You are here: Home>Search Search Currently displaying: 13 results You've searched for: Subject: "Local characters" xDecade: "2010s" x Search term Filter by Collection Stony Stratford High Street - Properties & People (1)That Reminds Me (1)The Wolverton On Film Collection (2) Filter by Format Document (5)Audio Visual (7) Filter by Subject Wolverton Works (2)Working conditions (1)1900s-1940s (1)Local characters (13)Wolverton (6)Family (1)Events (6)Domestic life (6)placemaking (5)communities (5) Filter by Decade 2010s (13) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest Week 22: THE KNITWITS WOF/023 This film tells the story of a mysterious group of guerrilla knitters who ‘yarn-bombed’ Wolverton in 2013. This posting coincides with Knit in Public Day on 13th June, which is marked with its own pillar at the MK Rose. If you enjoyed watching this film please consider clicking on the link below to make a £1 donation ... Week 30: HORTICULTURAL SHOW AND WORKS OPEN DAY WOF/031 A couple of clips from an 8mm film shot by Ernie Arthur. Ernie’s films were rescued some years ago from a skip. The clips are of the Horticultural Show and a Railway Works Open Day. But what year is it? The clue is Saturday August 19th… Week 36: WOLVERTON & THE ROYAL TRAIN WOF/037 It’s a testament to the reputation for craftsmanship that Wolverton Railway Works had that it is the place where many of the Royal Trains were built, and the current one is still stored today. Generations of Wolverton workers served on successive royal trains and also helped to build them and this film tells their story. The ... Week 40: PAWS FOR THOUGHT DOG SHOW WOF/043 In 2016 Victoria Park Wolverton echoed to the sound of excited dogs (and their owners!) taking part in the Paws for Thought Dog Show. Week 50: WOLVERTON ADVENT WINDOWS WOF/053 As a fairly new arrival to Wolverton, Charlie Mountford-Hill sought to encourage local residents to create a decorated Advent Window. What started as a small event now engages many, many families in brightening up the town during the festive season. Week 52: WOLVERTON SENIOR CITIZENS' CHRISTMAS PARTY WOF/055 Ah, those were the days, when groups could come together, have food, drink and a knees-up and celebrate the season. Here members of Wolverton Senior Citizens’ Club, ably led by Bernard Dackombe and Bernice Taylor-Brown, have their Christmas Party. Week 56: A GLIMPSE OF WOLVERTON WOF/059 This film was made specially for a screening at a street party in Cambridge Street in 2013 as part of the 175th anniversary of the first train stopping at Wolverton Station in 1838. Talk Of Shooting Put Man On Path To Socialism (19 October 1973) TRM/042 I arrived at Bletchley in time to attend the last meeting of what could be called its “long parliament”. This was the war-time urban council which by 1946 had reigned for seven electionless years and was due for a change. Politically it had been evenly-balanced, though after the illness and death during that period of ... Stony Stratford High Street - Even Numbers Part 1 SSH/001 Stony Stratford High Street - Odd Numbers Part 1 SSH/003 Stony Stratford High Street - Odd Numbers Part 2 SSH/004 Stony Stratford High Street - Even Numbers Part 2 SSH/002 Stony Stratford High Street - Properties & People SSH The High Street in Stony Stratford has seen many and varied residents and businesses through the last century. In 2019, one of our volunteers, Helen Aylott, decided to research the past occupants of the buildings along the street. Having spent a good many years in the town, Helen initially drew from her own memories and those ...
