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Greyhound Racer Led Me To Grow My Own Tobacco (16 November 1973)

TRM/046

An activity now taken pretty much for granted is the greyhound racing at Groveway, Simpson. Hundreds of people from far and near go there twice a week to enjoy the racing and other amenities and the public at large hears little about it. But it was not always so. Some people were greatly concerned, even alarmed, ...
62: OLD SCHOOL HOUSE – GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY

WOF/064

The renovation and development of the Old School House in Old Wolverton has been a wonderful example of a community initiative. The film captures the groundbreaking ceremony, before all the renovation started in March 2018.
Fine To Have An Alias - Like Smith Or Jones (9 November 1973)

TRM/045

One difficulty I encountered on coming to this district concerned local surnames and their spelling – a matter of no little importance where a local newspaper is concerned. To put it briefly, I found I had left all the “royds” and most of the “thwaites,” “bottoms” and worths” behind me and had entered a world ...
61: THE LITTLE STREETS AND THE GABLES

WOF/063

With the news that the Gables is about to be demolished, it’s a good time to see a film of it being built! This super8 film, shot by Reg Tite, shows the demolition of the Little Streets and the construction of the houses in St Georges Way and the Gables. It ends with the panoramic views ...
Getting To Know Newcomers - 20 Years Ago (2 November 1973)

TRM/044

September marked the 21st anniversary of the arrival of the first “Londoners” in Bletchley under the town expansion scheme. The Saints Estate was the first to be built for the scheme and early in September, 1952, the key to the door of 3 St. Andrew’s Road was handed to Mr. Arthur Attwell, who had come with ...
60: WOLVERTON MUSIC HALL 1985

WOF/062

From the Syd and Jean Pearson Archive comes this extract from a film of a Music Hall evening in 1985, organised by the Wolverton Gilbert & Sullivan Society and held in the Scout Hall. It’s the final number, with the whole company singing Down at the Old Bull & Bush.
Building Is Gone But Old Roof Still Lingers On (26 October 1973)

TRM/043

A development which has pleased me greatly during my time in North Bucks has been the restoration of the so-called Rectory Cottages in Church Green Road, Bletchley, and in particular the conversion of the attached barn with its rare and ancient hammer-beam roof into a useful and pleasant hall. My interest was aroused early through coming ...
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 ...
The Calverton Webbs

THE WEBB FAMILY By Sheila Saunders (nee Webb) Introduction As a young girl, growing up in the 1960s/70s I was very fortunate ...
59: BUSHFIELD PLAYGROUND RHYMES

WOF/061

In 2000 Living Archive MK and the Open University linguistics department worked with the community of Wolverton on exploring language and accents between the generations. As part of that, people were asked to recall playground rhymes. In this film 4 children from Bushfield School, Ruby, Rochelle, Sydney and Claudra give 5 examples of playground rhymes ...
Eileen Corden' s Artefacts

ECO/003

Eileen Corden’ s Artefacts – two badges.
Eileen Corden' s Documents

ECO/002

Eileen Corden’ s Documents. This Group includes 20 documents, dating from 1940 to 2010.