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  • When There Weren't Even Standpipes (25 June 1976)

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    When There Weren't Even Standpipes (25 June 1976)
    The news that Milton Keynes citizens may soon be queueing for water from standpipes is serious.  Nevertheless, if it does come to pass, it will not be the end of the world. Curiously, except for the disabled, the people it will mainly inconvenience will be the very people who have known most about it in the ...
  • Tragedy Ended His Gold Medal Dream (18 June 1976)

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    Tragedy Ended His Gold Medal Dream (18 June 1976)
    I suppose that if I start talking about Constable just now most people will think I am referring to the bicentennial of John Constable, the great English landscape painter. This year, however, sees an exciting event of a different sort – the Olympic Games in Montreal.  And the Constable I am talking about is not John, ...
  • What Bletchley Might Have Been (11 June 1976)

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    What Bletchley Might Have Been (11 June 1976)
    Casting a baleful eye on the big black blocks that now bestrew the bailiwick of Bletchley, I am reminded that this year, 1976, was to have seen the end of the town’s planned post-war expansion – a population target of 19,300 duly achieved over a period of 25 years. In 1951 the population numbered between 10,000 ...
  • The Hall That Was A School 77 Years Ago (4 June 1976)

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    The Hall That Was A School 77 Years Ago (4 June 1976)
    A recent news item that caught my eye concerned the local Freemasons’ acquisition of the former urban council offices at the junction of Queensway and Victoria Road, Fenny Stratford, and the sale of their former hall in the High Street. To many elderly local people, of course, the High Street hall is still known as the ...
  • The Point - under a fiery sky

    The Point - under a fiery sky

  • The Point - bleak & stark

    The Point - bleak & stark

  • Banner takes centre stage at Fishermead’s 50th Birthday on July 2nd, 2023

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    Banner takes centre stage at Fishermead’s 50th Birthday on July 2nd, 2023
  • Completed Fishermead 50th Birthday Banner. Artist Emi Fujisawa with pupils of Willows School and community of Fishermead, June 2023

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    Completed Fishermead 50th Birthday Banner. Artist Emi Fujisawa with pupils of Willows School and community of Fishermead, June 2023
  • 50th Anniversary Banner Making Workshop with Emi Fujisawa at Willows School, April 21st, 2023

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    50th Anniversary Banner Making Workshop with Emi Fujisawa at Willows School, April 21st, 2023
  • Ex-Teacher Julia answers a question at post-screening of Educating Zerena Q&A, April 21st, 2023

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    Ex-Teacher Julia answers a question at post-screening of Educating Zerena Q&A, April 21st, 2023
  • Fishermead resident Matthew asks a question at post screening of Educating Zerena Q&A, April 21st, 2023

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    Fishermead resident  Matthew asks a question at post screening of Educating Zerena  Q&A, April 21st, 2023
  • Gloria asks a question of ex-pupils following screening of Educating Zerena, April 21st, 2023

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    Gloria asks a question of ex-pupils following screening of Educating Zerena, April 21st, 2023
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