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Family life, outings and events in Wolverton. That Reminds Me TRM That Reminds Me was a weekly column published in the Bletchley Gazette from January 1973 to December 1978. Originally from Yorkshire, Harold (Heppy) Hepworth had worked on The Gazette for twenty years. He preferred to describe himself as a reporter, though his title was officially Leader Writer or Assistant Editor. Later, we believe after his retirement, ... 1947 - Now That Was The Year For Snow (23 February 1973) TRM/008 It is hazardous to write about the weather nine days before the expected time of publication. Nevertheless, I am tempted to waive a lifetime’s rule by the fact that for almost the first time this winter I woke this Valentine’s Day to find a covering of snow on the ground. Not that I am going ... Week 23: AFLOAT WITH SUCCESS WOF/024 From 1963 to 1976, the annual carnival was an important feature of Wolverton’s summer. Eye-witnesses and participants share their memories of these events, illustrated by film footage shot at the time. If you enjoyed watching this film please consider clicking on the link below to make a £1 donation and help us make lots more films ... Week 19: OUR TRAM WOF/020 This film was made some years ago by the late Chris Bellchambers, son of the late Ray Bellchambers. Chris was a professional film-maker and he made this film at the special request of his Dad. It tells the story of the Wolverton to Stony Stratford tram. Our Tram is part of the Wolverton on Film 6 ... With My Two Votes I Knew I Had A Winner (4 May 1973) TRM/018 In this year’s county council elections I voted for a winning candidate. So rare has that experience been for me all my voting life that if you, dear reader, are working for a particular candidate in any kind of public election the best thing you can do is to persuade me to vote for the ... Week 29: A GLANCE FROM A TRAIN WOF/030 For this week’s Wolverton On Film Brad Bradstock and Eric Thompson create a lockdown version of their show A Glance From A Train. Funny and poignant, A Glance from a Train is a very different kind of show. It tells the true story of a community faced with traumatic upheaval including two World Wars. And just ... Week 28: SHOPPING IN WOLVERTON WOF/029 This film was made for children at Bushfield School to explain how shopping has changed over the years in Wolverton. Gone Is The Personal Touch Under A Cloud Of Numbers (13 April 1973) TRM/015 Recently the Post Office lumbered us all with a set of six letters and figures to remember. They represent part of our new postal address. And thus, as far as the Post Office are concerned, we no longer live in Bucks. We live in MK something or other. I don’t like it. Not that I blame ... Week 35: NOBBY’S LAST RUN WOF/036 September 5th 1964 saw the closure of the Nobby Newport train line as a result of the Beeching Plan. It had run between Newport Pagnell and Wolverton since 1867. We are lucky that back in the 60s, 70s and 80s Alan Herring had an 8mm cine camera and recorded significant local events. But the films were ... All Aboard For Town's First Bus Service (8 June 1973) TRM/023 A reporter in a growing town is bound to be in at the birth of many things, some of which live on and others which die almost as soon as they are born. It was thus that I became the very first passenger on the Bletchley town bus service when it came into operation on December ... Week 41: SHOPPING AS IT USED TO BE - THE HISTORY OF THE CO-OP IN WOLVERTON WOF/044 At one point there were 13 different Co-op stores in Wolverton selling groceries, furniture, meat, shoes, clothes, hardware, radios and TVs – just about anything you would need to live. This film tells the story of this shopping phenomenon. Long And Malodorous History Of The Town's Sewage Works (14 September 1973) TRM/037 One trouble with a rapidly growing town is that it suffers greatly from growing pains. Bletchley has had plenty of them in the past during its expansion under the 1952 Town Development Act and now it is having them again under the Milton Keynes new city plan. The problem is that of providing essential services for ... Growing Town Brought A Touch Of Colour To The Water Supply (21 September 1973) TRM/038 An adequate supply of wholesome piped water is taken pretty much for granted today. Yet history, even mid-20th century history in Bletchley and Fenny Stratford, teaches that this first requirement of any community is the last that should be presumed. Practically all the towns and villages in North Bucks are where they are because originally there ... 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. Week 57: BRITAIN IN BLOOM 2008 WOF/060 Wolverton and Greenleys decided to enter the Britain in Bloom competition in 2007. This film was made for the judges visiting in the second year 2008. It’s great to see that key environmental projects mentioned then – the Secret Garden, the Community Orchard and the Urb Farm, are still thriving today. When Nissen Huts Were Homes For Squatters (14 December 1973) TRM/049 Recent reports in this District bring to mind the greater amount of squatting that occurred hereabouts shortly after the last war. In fact, that was the first time I heard used for the unlawful occupation of premises for the purpose of living there, so it might have been coined about that time. It was a ... Does The Price Of Beer No Longer Count? (29 March 1974) TRM/060 What has happened to all the clubs that used to dot the urban scene? I do not mean those private gambling clubs one hears about in the big cities. I mean those licensed social clubs run largely or wholly by bodies of ordinary working chaps, like the Bletchley and Fenny Stratford Working Men’s Social Club, ... Hawtin's Tales 6: Polly Parrot HAW/006 Hawtin Mundy was a remarkable storyteller. Born in 1896, his memories inspired two books and a documentary play. Brad Bradstock devised a one-man show using Hawtin’s words that got a rave review at the Edinburgh Festival. Here he tells Hawtin’s memories of Scottie Edwards’ parrot. Hawtin's Tales 4 - My First Bike & Crime HAW/004 Hawtin Mundy was a remarkable storyteller. Born in 1896, his memories inspired two books and a documentary play. Brad Bradstock devised a one-man show using Hawtin’s words that got a rave review at the Edinburgh Festival. Here he tells Hawtin’s memories of getting his first bike and a brush with the law. Hawtin's Tales 3 - Nicknames & Wasps HAW/003 Hawtin Mundy was a remarkable storyteller. Born in 1896, his memories inspired two books and a documentary play. Brad Bradstock devised a one-man show using Hawtin’s words that got a rave review at the Edinburgh Festival. Here he tells Hawtin’s memories of childhood nicknames and the perils of poking a wasp nest. Hawtin's Tales 1 - Birth HAW/001 Hawtin Mundy was a remarkable storyteller. Born in 1896, his memories inspired two books and a documentary play. Brad Bradstock devised a one-man show using Hawtin’s words that got a rave review at the Edinburgh Festival. Here he tells Hawtin’s memories of his birth and early childhood. Hawtin's Tales 2 - Great Linford to New Bradwell HAW/002 Hawtin Mundy was a remarkable storyteller. Born in 1896, his memories inspired two books and a documentary play. Brad Bradstock devised a one-man show using Hawtin’s words that got a rave review at the Edinburgh Festival. Here he tells Hawtin’s memories of the family moving from his birth place in Brackley to Great Linford and ... Hawtin's Tales 5 - My First Romance HAW/005 Hawtin Mundy was a remarkable storyteller. Born in 1896, he recounted his memories inspired two books and a documentary play. Brad Bradstock devised a one-man show using Hawtin’s words that got a rave review at the Edinburgh Festival. Here he tells Hawtin’s memories of his first girlfriend. PAGE: 123Next >
