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1 Winter ’75 Cover Sketch map of Crown © Whittlesford Reserved 1 Winter ’75 2 Editorial 1 Winter ’75 3–4 Society News AGM: Chair Tony Carter, Vice-Chair Jack Briggs, Hon Sec. Gladys Bywaters, Hon.Treas. Rex Birchenough; Others Ian Forster, Joyce Giles, Charles Jones, Frances Parry, Christopher C. (Chris) Taylor, Christopher T. Taylor, Joyce Webster 1 Winter ’75 5–6 Who’s Who Parish Council and other Committees Charles Jones 1 Winter ’75 7–8 What’s On List of clubs, societies and groups of all kinds Pat Carter 1 Winter ’75 9 The Parish Pump 50 Years of the Women’s Institute in Whittlesford Joyce Webster 1 Winter ’75 10 Planning News M11; Birds Chemical Works 1 Winter ’75 11 The Whittlesford Society Committee, Application form for Membership, Subscription form for Newsletter

2 Spring ’76 Cover Unicorn Cottage Drawing R. J. Arnold 2 Spring ’76 2 Editorial 2 Spring ’76 3 Society News 20 Nov ’75 J. Hellingsworth & J. Maginson (tree officers, district and county councils) on their work on tree preservation; Tree-planting – c. 30 trees around village; The Mill House to become Hamilton Kerr Institute 2 Spring ’76 4–5 Who’s Who Local Government; Parish Charities (Nicholas Swallow and Charles Jones others, William Westley Charity); Education (William Westley Primary School) 2 Spring ’76 6 What’s On Good Neighbour scheme; Youth Group; Tennis Club; Cricket Club Pat Carter 2 Spring ’76 7 The Parish Pump Friendship Club Harry Douglas 2 Spring ’76 8–9 Whittlesford Landscapes High Street NB this series in Issues 2-11 was re-printed with Chris C.Taylor updates & ‘Reconsiderations’ in Issues 41-48 1986-88 2 Spring ’76 9 Scotts Drawing R.J.Arnold 2 Spring ’76 10 Planning Notes M11 route Jack Briggs 2 Spring ’76 11 Whittlesford Society Chair Tony Carter, Vice-Chair Jack Briggs, Hon Sec. Gladys Bywaters, Hon.Treas. Rex Birchenough, Editor Christopher T. Taylor; inf. on Whither Wh’ford 2 Spring ’76 12 Advertisements Patrick Bradley, Property alterations and repairs; A.C.Cutter, Electrical Contractor; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; Guildhall Antiques; Whittlesford Filling Station

3 Summer ’76 Cover The Manor House Drawing R. J. Arnold 3 Summer ’76 2 Editorial (Editor) 3 Summer ’76 3 Society News 8 Apr. talk E.J.Wilson, District Council Planning Officer: ‘Planning from Grass Roots’; 24 June Garden Party Acre Green (the Carters); New treasurer: Denis Murphy 3 Summer ’76 4 Know Your village Quiz 3 Summer ’76 5–6 The Parish Pump The Cricket Club Tom Allcock 3 Summer ’76 6 Advertisement Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray 3 Summer ’76 7–8 Whittlesford Landscapes North Road; Road Works in North Road Chris C. Taylor Tony Carter 3 Summer ’76 9 Sketch map North Road (from Bees in the Wall to the Vicarage) 3 Summer ’76 9–10 Planning Notes Proposal for a warehouse across B1379 from Birds Chemical Jack Briggs Works; Proposal from local horticulturalist for warehouse nr junction of A505 & Duxf. Rd; Application to legitimise using ground on Duxford side of Station Rd as caravan site (?temp); Non-contentious application for alterations to Red Lion; Social Club lavatories – trials and tribulations; Orchard Terr.: permission granted for new house, subject to preservation of Aristolochia clematitis; Debate on western by-pass suspended until Nov. 3 Summer ’76 10 The Whittlesford Society Chair Tony Carter, Vice-Chair Jack Briggs, Hon. Sec. Gladys Bywaters, Hon.Treas. Rex Birchenough (sic - ?Denis Murphy), Editor Christopher T. Taylor 3 Summer ’76 11 Answers to Quiz (p. 4)

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3 Summer ’76 12 Advertisements Patrick Bradley, Property alterations and repairs; A.C.Cutter, Electrical Contractor; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; Guildhall Antiques; Whittlesford Filling Station

4 Autumn ’76 Cover Rayner’s Farm Line-drawing ? 4 Autumn ’76 2 Editorial 4 Autumn ’76 3–5 Society News AGM: Committee: Chair Jack Briggs, Sec Joan Bougourd, Treas Denis Murphy; Others Gladys Bywater, Tony Carter, Ian Forster, Joyce Giles, Charles Jones; Christopher C. Taylor, Christopher T. Taylor, Joyce Webster; Subscriptions – now due; Village Trail – report; Drawing competition; Christmas cards – not this year; Future programme – ‘Gardeners’ question time’ 4 Autumn ’76 5 Who’s Who Parish Council and other committees Pat Carter 4 Autumn ’76 6 Whittlesford Landscapes Middlemoor Chris C. Taylor 4 Autumn ’76 7 Charity Farmhouse Drawing Emma Bedford- Roberts (13 yrs) 4 Autumn ’76 8–9 The Parish Pump The Foootball Club Peter Hawkins 4 Autumn ’76 9 Advertisement Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray 4 Autumn ’76 10–11 Planning Notes Cambridge structure plan; Proposal by Essex Rendering to Jack Briggs reinstate Birds Chemical site as factory for rendering butchers’ waste to be subject of public enquiry 4 Autumn ’76 11 Whittlesford Society Main Officers: Chair Tony Carter, Vice-Ch to be apptd, Hon Sec. Gladys Bywaters, Hon.Treas. Rex Birchenough (sic - ?Denis Murphy), Editor Christopher T. Taylor; Whither Wh’ford subscriptions 4 Autumn ’76 12 Advertisements Patrick Bradley, Property alterations and repairs; A.C.Cutter, Electrical Contractor; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; Guildhall Antiques; Whittlesford Filling Station

5 Winter ’76–7 Cover Markings Farm Drawing 5 Winter ’76–7 2–3 Editorial 5 Winter ’76–7 4–5 Whittlesford Landscapes West End Chris C. Taylor 5 Winter ’76–7 5 Who’s Who Local councils, societies, organisations etc with timetable and a Pat Carter few leaders’ names 5 Winter ’76–7 6 The Whittlesford Society Committee: Chair Jack Briggs, Vice-Chair to be apptd, Sec Joan Bougourd. Treas Denis Murphy; Others Gladys Bywaters, Joyce Giles, Joyce Webster, Tony Carter, Ian Forster, Charles Lloyd Jones, Chris Taylor, Ken Winterbottom; Editor Jack Briggs; Membership inf., Whither Wh’ford 5 Winter ’76–7 7–8 The Parish Pump Whittlesford Badminton Club Jim Houghton 5 Winter ’76–7 8 Club Secretaries Invitation to secretaries to submit features 5 Winter ’76–7 9 Planning Notes Application for printing works at A505/B1379 junct; Essex A.H.C.Carter Rendering Co’s appeal to be heard shortly; Suggestion that planning sub-committee should consider necessity of some development in NW Whittlesford in view of shortage of local housing 5 Winter ’76–7 10 Advertisements Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; A.C.Cutter, Electrical Contractor; Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Guildhall Antiques; Bradley, Property alterations and repairs; Whittlesford Filling Station

6/ 7 Spr/Sum ’77 Cover Lawn Cottage by Night Drawing from oil-painting by D.N.Puckridge A.H.C.Carter 6/ 7 Spr/Sum ’77 2 Editorial Death of Bob Bamlett; Whither the Whittlesford Society? 6/ 7 Spr/Sum ’77 3–5 Society News 14 May Coach trip to Norwich, guide Tony Cartwright; Whittlesford Recalled publication 6/ 7 Spr/Sum ’77 5 Duxford Road Drawing A.H.C.Carter 6/ 7 Spr/Sum ’77 6–8 Whittlesford Landscapes Church Lane and the Lawn [Chris C. Taylor] 6/ 7 Spr/Sum ’77 8 Lawn with old URC Church Drawing A.H.C.Carter in distance 6/ 7 Spr/Sum ’77 9–11 The Jubilee Details of celebrations [Date?] 6/ 7 Spr/Sum ’77 11 Advertisement Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray 2 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

6/ 7 Spr/Sum ’77 12 Farming Notes Oilseed rape Joyce Webster 6/ 7 Spr/Sum ’77 13–14 Gardening Notes ‘Alliaria’ [Jack Briggs] 6/ 7 Spr/Sum ’77 15–19 Nature Notes [Part 1] What to look for in Whittlesford month by month; Animal Life; Colin Plant Life; Nature Study for the Summer Holidays Humphries 6/ 7 Spr/Sum ’77 20–23 The Parish Pump Whittlesford Charity School 1742–1859 John Matthias 6/ 7 Spr/Sum ’77 24–27 Nicholas Swallow & Other To be continued (Issue 8) [AHCC?] Charities 6/ 7 Spr/Sum ’77 28 Advertisements Patrick Bradley, Property alterations and repairs; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; Guildhall Antiques; Whittlesford Filling Station

8 Autumn ’77 Cover ‘The M11 comes to Whitelands’ Drawing A.C. 8 Autumn ’77 2 Editorial 8 Autumn ’77 3 Society News Garden Party, Acre Green (the Carters) 21 July 8 Autumn ’77 4–5 Whittlesford Landscapes Duxford Road 8 Autumn ’77 5–7 Farming Notes 8 Autumn ’77 7–8 Gardening Notes 8 Autumn ’77 9–13 Nature Notes Part 2 Animal life in the village; Plant life calendar; Things your children Monthly Calendar (Oct–Dec) can do at weekends 8 Autumn ’77 14–17 The Parish Pump Whittlesford Charity School 1742–1859 Part 2 J.G.Matthias 8 Autumn ’77 17–20 Nicholas Swallow & Other (part 2) – (part 1 in Issue 7) AHCC Charities 8 Autumn ’77 21 Planning Notes M11 Motorway; The Essex Rendering Company; The Amey Roadstone Construction Company 8 Autumn ’77 21 Advertisements K & E Parsons (Garages) Ltd; Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Cambs Friends of Earth Elderly Home Insulation Project ; Christmas Cards – village scenes; Butler Bros (Marine) Whittlesford 8 Autumn ’77 23 Advertisements A.C.Cutter, Electrical contractor; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing and Heating engineer; Guildhall Antiques; Whittlesford Filling Station

9 Christmas ’77 Cover Parish Church Photo 9 Christmas ’77 2 Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Chris Taylor, Vice-Chair Ken Winterbottom, Sec Joan Bougourd, Treas Denis Murphy; Others Jack Briggs, Tony Carter, Joyce Giles, Trevor Grigg, Hilary Haynes, Janet Layton, Pam Medley, Betty Yule; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 9 Christmas ’77 3 Editorial 9 Christmas ’77 4 Society News Talk by Mike Petty, Curator of Cambridgeshire Collection 9 Christmas ’77 5–6 Whittlesford Landscapes Station and Royston Roads 9 Christmas ’77 6 Advertisement Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 9 Christmas ’77 7 Who’s Who Members of Village Councils and Committees Pam Medley 9 Christmas ’77 8–11 The Parish Pump Whittlewomen – origins of, including committee Meg Holland 9 Christmas ’77 10 The Jubilee Remembered Apology for non-appearance of promised souvenir of celebrations 9 Christmas ’77 11 Hot Punch Recipe Joan Bougourd 9 Christmas ’77 12–15 Nature Notes Part 3 (Jan – Animal life; Plant life; Things children can do at weekends; Some Colin Mar) birds of economic benefit in gardens and farms in the village Humphries 9 Christmas ’77 16–17 Gardening Notes Trees for smaller gardens 9 Christmas ’77 18 Advertisement Friends of the Earth Home Insulation Project 9 Christmas ’77 19 Advertisements K & E Parsons (Garages) Ltd; Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite (Ciba–Geigy); Butler Bros (Marine) Whittlesford 9 Christmas ’77 20 Advertisements A.C. Cutter, Electrical Contractor; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; Guildhall Antiques; Whittlesford Filling Station

10 Spring ’78 Cover The Mill House Drawing S.A.M.Folkas 10 Spring ’78 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Chris Taylor, Vice-Chair Ken Winterbottom, Sec Joan Bougourd, Treas Denis Murphy; Others Jack Briggs, Tony Carter, Joyce Giles, Trevor Grigg, Hilary Haynes, Janet Layton, Pam Medley, Betty Yule; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 3 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

10 Spring ’78 3–5 Editorial ‘What is the Whittlesford Society’; Trees; Notelets; Meetings; 9 Feb talk by Rowland Parker: ‘The Great Rebuilding’ in Foxton 10 Spring ’78 5 Announcements Appeal for help with leadership of Whittlesford Youth Group; Whittlewomen announce that ‘certain foods and beverages’ are available to all qualified for membership of The Friendship Club + price list 10 Spring ’78 6–7 What’s On Councils, Societies, Managers, Brownies etc 10 Spring ’78 7 Planning Notes Proposed gravel pits; Borrow Pit site (lake projected between AHCC B1379 & R. Cam); Essex Rendering; County Council to extend depot nr station; Approach by County Land Agent to Parish Council for village to purchase the allotments 10 Spring ’78 8–9 Whittlesford Landscapes Mill Lane Chris C Taylor 10 Spring ’78 9 Simnel Cake Recipe Phyllis Cincius 10 Spring ’78 10 The Jubilee Remembered 12 photos Peter & Frances Dumbleton 10 Spring ’78 12–15 Nature Notes Part 4 (Apr– 12 Animal life; 13 Plant life; 13–14 Things your children can do Colin Jun) at weekends; 14–15 Some birds of economic benefit in gardens Humphries and farms 10 Spring ’78 16–17 Gardening Notes Broad beans; possible formation of Gardening Club ‘Alliaria’ [Jack Briggs] 10 Spring ’78 17 The Village Sign Invitation for suitable subject/motif for sign to be made by Harry Carter of Swaffam 10 Spring ’78 17 Advertisement Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 10 Spring ’78 18 Announcement VG Stores 1 High St opening Wed 22 March 10 Spring ’78 19 Advertisements K & E Parsons (Garages) Ltd; Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite (Ciba–Geigy); Butler Bros (Marine) Whittlesford 10 Spring ’78 20 Advertisements A.C.Cutter, Electrical Contractor; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; Guildhall Antiques; Whittlesford Filling Station

11 Summer ’78 Cover White Bridge/Mill House Drawing Norman Good 11 Summer ’78 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Chris Taylor, Vice-Chair Ken Winterbottom, Sec Joan Bougourd, Treas Denis Murphy; Others Jack Briggs, Tony Carter, Joyce Giles, Trevor Grigg, Hilary Haynes, Janet Layton, Pam Medley, Betty Yule; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 11 Summer ’78 3–4 Editorial 11 Summer ’78 5 Society News Talk by Mr C. Shaw (Nature Conservancy at Huntingdon) 13 April; Visit to Regalia Rooms, King’s Lynn, 13 May; Announcements: Visit to Cavendish Vineyard 23 Sep; Ceilidh Memorial Hall 14 Oct 11 Summer ’78 6–7 The Parish Pump Tintinnabulation (or Bell Ringing) Michael O’Callaghan 11 Summer ’78 8–9 Whittlesford Landscapes The Parish Roads Chris C Taylor 11 Summer ’78 10 Farming Notes 11 Summer ’78 11 Gardening Notes Garden Club Formed 11 Summer ’78 12–13 Arts and Crafts Spinning Hilary Haynes 11 Summer ’78 13 Cottage industry (spinning, Drawing Anon. churning butter) 11 Summer ’78 14 Advertisements VG Foodstore; John Haynes, Ships and Architectural Models etc.; Hilary Haynes, Spinning and Weaving; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 11 Summer ’78 15 Advertisements K & E Parsons (Garages) Ltd; Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite (Ciba–Geigy); Butler Bros (Marine)Whittlesford 11 Summer ’78 16 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment Hire; A.C.Cutter, Electrical Contractor; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; Guildhall Antiques; Whittlesford Filling Station 11 Summer ‘78 Insert Competition Join the dots

12 Autumn ’78 Cover Wood, fields & gardens at Sketch map time of enclosure

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12 Autumn ’78 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Chris Taylor, Vice-Chair Ken Winterbottom, Sec Joan Bougourd, Treas Denis Murphy; Others Jack Briggs, Tony Carter, Joyce Giles, Trevor Grigg, Hilary Haynes, Janet Layton, Pam Medley, Betty Yule; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 12 Autumn ’78 3–5 Editorial Reroofing URC; Mr Wakefield gives up newsagency; report on progress with M11 12 Autumn ’78 5–6 Society News Garden Party at Acre Green (Carters) 24 June; Profit from Whittlesford Recalled donated to School; Forthcoming events: visit to Cavendish Vineyard 23 Sep, Ceilidh 14 Oct, AGM 18 Oct 12 Autumn ’78 7–8 Arts and Crafts Lacemaking Frances Parry 12 Autumn ’78 9 Advertisements Barn Dances; VG Foodstore; John Haynes, Ships and Architectural Models etc.; Hilary Haynes, Spinning and Weaving; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 12 Autumn ’78 10–11 The Great Fields at Sketch map Enclosure 1809 12 Autumn ’78 12–13 Whittlesford Landscapes The Fields Chris Taylor 12 Autumn ’78 14–15 The Parish Pump The Women’s Fellowship Helen York Moore 12 Autumn ’78 16 Gardening Notes Ode on a wet summer 12 Autumn ’78 17–18 Planning Notes Lake; chemical works on old Bird’s site; applications for field at jct A505 and B1379 continue ...... 12 Autumn ’78 19 Advertisements K & E Parsons (Garages) Ltd; Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite (Ciba–Geigy); Butler Bros (Marine) Whittlesford 12 Autumn ’78 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment Hire; A.C.Cutter, Electrical Contractor; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; Guildhall Antiques; Whittlesford Filling Station

13 Christmas ’78 Cover Thriplow Church Drawing L.A.Hamey 13 Christmas ’78 2 Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Betty Yule, Sec Joan Bougourd, Treas Denis Murphy; Others Jack Briggs, Tony Carter, Jackie Cliff, Trevor Grigg, Hilary Haynes, Chris Taylor, Ken Winterbottom; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 13 Christmas ’78 3–6 Our Neighbours Thriplow Chris Taylor 13 Christmas ’78 7–10 Christmas past . . . Christmas at war; Christmas at school; Christmas in a new home; Members of Christmas at war (again) Committee 13 Christmas ’78 11–12 Embroidery Kathleen Wilson 13 Christmas ’78 13–14 Editorial . . . including results of competition in Issue 11 13 Christmas ’78 14 Society News AGM (18 Oct) – chairman Chris Taylor retires; bank balance ‘healthy’; membership 229; Joyce Giles and Pam Medley retire; talk by Rodney Tibbs of Cambridge Evening News on Fenland Waterways; report on outing to Cavendish Vineyard (23 Sep) and Ceilidh (14 Oct) 13 Christmas ’78 15 Farming Notes Work at Thriplow farms Jonathan Grigg 13 Christmas ’78 16 Advertisements Barn Dances; VG Foodstore; John Haynes, Ships and Architectural Models etc.; Hilary Haynes, Spinning and Weaving; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 13 Christmas ’78 17 Announcements 2 RSPB films to be shown in Memorial Hall on 25 Jan 1979 13 Christmas ’78 18 Who’s Who Members of Village Councils and Committees Jackie Cliff 13 Christmas ’78 19 Advertisements K & E Parsons (Garages) Ltd; Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite (Ciba–Geigy); Butler Bros (Marine) Whittlesford 13 Christmas ’78 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment Hire; A.C.Cutter, Electrical Contractor; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; Guildhall Antiques; Whittlesford Filling Station

14 Spring ’79 Cover Coach House Lane, Drawing L.A.Hamey Newton 14 Spring ’79 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Betty Yule, Sec Joan Bougourd, Treas Denis Murphy; Others Jack Briggs, Tony Carter, Jackie Cliff, Trevor Grigg, Hilary Haynes, Chris Taylor, Ken Winterbottom; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 14 Spring ’79 3–4 Our Neighbours Newton Chris Taylor 14 Spring ’79 4 Thatched cottages, Newton Drawing L.A.Hamey 5 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

14 Spring ’79 6–7 Planning Notes Incinerator at Ciba–Geigy; Bird’s Chemical Works; major A.H.C.C. changes in train services foreseen, electrification of line from Bishops Stortford to Cambridge planned for early 80s, plans to provide car-park for 300 vehicles, anxiety in Station Rd over parking; plans by County Council to upgrade street lighting; need for low-cost housing 14 Spring ’79 7 Announcement Gardening Club outing to Wisley, 20 May 14 Spring ’79 8 Editorial Whittlesford’s vanishing milestones; Trees 14 Spring ’79 9–11 Gardening Notes How to plant a tree ‘Alliaria’ 14 Spring ’79 12 What’s On List of clubs, societies and groups of all kinds 14 Spring ’79 13–14 Arts and Crafts Ship modelling John Haynes 14 Spring ’79 15 Advertisements Barn Dances; VG Foodstore; John Haynes, Ships and Architectural Models etc.; Hilary Haynes, Spinning and Weaving; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 14 Spring ’79 16–18 A Movable Feast An Easter Dialogue (calculating date of Easter Sunday) 14 Spring ’79 18 Announcements Visit to Burghley House and Stamford (guide: Chris Taylor) 12 May; Garden Party, Acre Green (Carters) 23 June; Visit to Rockingham Castle, 22 Sep; Ceilidh, October 14 Spring ’79 19 Advertisements K & E Parsons (Garages) Ltd; Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite (Ciba–Geigy); Butler Bros (Marine) Whittlesford 14 Spring ’79 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment Hire; A.C.Cutter, Electrical Contractor; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; Guildhall Antiques; Whittlesford Filling Station

15 Summer ’79 Cover Pampisford Drawing L.A.Hamey 15 Summer ’79 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Betty Yule, Sec Joan Bougourd, Treas Denis Murphy; Others Jack Briggs, Tony Carter, Jackie Cliff, Trevor Grigg, Hilary Haynes, Chris Taylor, Ken Winterbottom; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 15 Summer ’79 3–6 Our Neighbours Pampisford Chris Taylor 15 Summer ’79 6 Pampisford Drawing L.A.Hamey 15 Summer ’79 7–8 Editorial ‘Duxford Chatterbox’; Call for new committee members; Trees; Bulbs 15 Summer ’79 9 Society News Reports on: Visit to Burghley House, 12 May; Garden Party, Acre Green, 23 June 15 Summer ’79 9–10 Announcements Visit to Kirby Hall & Rockingham Castle 22 Sep.; Ceilidh 27 Oct. 15 Summer ’79 10–11 The Parish Pump The Whittlesford Gardening Club Mary Briggs 15 Summer ’79 11 What’s On – Addendum Details of Badminton Club omitted from previous issue 15 Summer ’79 12–17 Planning Notes Ciba–Geigy; Phoenix Site; Mardon Flexibles; Station Industrial A.H.C.Carter Site; Caravans at jct of A505 & B1439 15 Summer ’79 15 Advertisements Barn Dances; VG Foodstore; John Haynes, Ships and Architectural Models etc.; Hilary Haynes, Spinning and Weaving; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 15 Summer ’79 17 Announcement Whittlesford Gardening Club 15 Summer ’79 17–18 Advertisements Civic Trust News; David D’Arcy Antiques; Council for Protection of Rural England, Cambs Branch 15 Summer ’79 19 Advertisements K & E Parsons (Garages) Ltd; Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite (Ciba–Geigy); Butler Bros (Marine) Whittlesford 15 Summer ’79 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment Hire; A.C.Cutter, Electrical Contractor; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; Guildhall Antiques; Whittlesford Filling Station

16 Autumn ’79 Cover St Peter’s St, Duxford Drawing L.A.Hamey 16 Autumn ’79 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Ken Winterbottom, Sec Joan Bougourd, Treas Joyce Webster; Others Penny Clark, Jackie Cliff, Trevor Grigg, Hilary Haynes, John Houghton, Roger Leigh, Marion Soper, Betty Yule; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 16 Autumn ’79 3 Editorial 16 Autumn ’79 4–8 Our Neighbours Duxford Chris Taylor 16 Autumn ’79 8 Duxford Drawing L.A.Hamey 16 Autumn ’79 9–11 Society News AGM, talk by Mr Peters of Bovis(roads); report on trip to Kirby Hall & Rockingham Castle, and on Oct Ceilidh

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16 Autumn ’79 11–12 Planning Notices Phoenix Works site, Mardon Flexible Packaging unable to Tony Carter comply with noise-level requirements 16 Autumn ’79 12 Announcement Whittlesford Gardening Club 16 Autumn ’79 12 Advertisement David D’Arcy Antiques 16 Autumn ’79 13 Advertisements Barn Dances; VG Foodstore; John Haynes, Ships and Architectural Models etc.; Hilary Haynes, Spinning and Weaving; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 16 Autumn ’79 14 Gardening Notes Winter moths 16 Autumn ’79 15–18 Nature Notes Observations of the Ley Grove Gravel Pit Colin Humphries 16 Autumn ’79 18 New bus services 16 Autumn ’79 19 Advertisements K & E Parsons (Garages) Ltd; Fly-Tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite Ciba–Geigy; Butler Bros (Marine) Whittlesford 16 Autumn ’79 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment Hire; A.C.Cutter, Electrical Contractor; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; Guildhall Antiques; Whittlesford Filling Station

17 Winter ’80 Cover Ickleton Church Drawing L.A.Hamey 17 Winter ’80 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Ken Winterbottom, Sec Joan Bougourd, Treas Joyce Webster; Others Penny Clark, Jackie Cliff, Trevor Grigg, Hilary Haynes, John Houghton, Roger Leigh, Marion Soper, Betty Yule; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 17 Winter ’80 3–6 Our Neighbours Ickleton 17 Winter ’80 6 Ickleton Drawing L.A.Hamey 17 Winter ’80 7 Editorial Parish, District & County elections; Litter 17 Winter ’80 8–10 Planning Notes Safety of A505/B1379 junction 17 Winter ’80 9 Sketch map Parish Council suggestions re A505/B1379 junction 17 Winter ’80 11–12 Home Notes Burning Winter Fuel Colin Humphries 17 Winter ’80 13 Advertisements VG Foodstore; John Haynes, Ships andArchitectural Models etc; Hilary Haynes, Spinning and Weaving; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 17 Winter ’80 14–15 Ghost Story (Part I) Watching in the Church Porch on St Mark’s Eve – Poem by Robert Robert Maynard Maynard 17 Winter ’80 16 Society News Planting of daffodil bulbs and trees 17 Winter ’80 17 Announcements Mr Bones of the National Trust to talk on work of Trust on 18 March; Garden Party 21 June at The Grove; Whittlesford Gardening Club 17 Winter ’80 18 Who’s Who Members of Village Councils and Committees Jackie Cliff 17 Winter ’80 19 Advertisements K & E Parsons (Garages) Ltd ; Fly-Tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite Ciba–Geigy; Butler Bros (Marine) Whittlesford 17 Winter ’80 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment Hire; A.C.Cutter, Electrical Contractor; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; Guildhall Antiques; Whittlesford Filling Stn

18 Spring ’80 Cover Sawston Drawing L.A.Hamey 18 Spring ’80 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Ken Winterbottom, Sec Joan Bougourd, Treas Joyce Webster; Others Penny Clark, Jackie Cliff, Trevor Grigg, Hilary Haynes, John Houghton, Roger Leigh, Marion Soper, Betty Yule; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 18 Spring ’80 3–4 Editorial Call to tidy up village 18 Spring ’80 4 Announcements Trip by river to Stretham Pumping Station 21 May; Annual Garden Party 21 June 18 Spring ’80 5–8 Our Neighbours Sawston Part 1 Chris Taylor 18 Spring ’80 8 Sawston Drawing L.A.Hamey 18 Spring ’80 9 Society News First winter meeting: Chris Taylor spoke on ‘The Archaeology of Gardens’; 18 Mar Mr Bones of Nat Trust on Trust’s work 18 Spring ’80 9 Announcements Gardening Club; Gardening Club’s trip to Saville Garden 11May 18 Spring ’80 10–11 Home Notes The Village Sign Pat Carter 18 Spring ’80 11–13 Nature Notes Did You Know Farmers Grow Oil? Colin Humphries 18 Spring ’80 14 Advertisement VG Foodstore; John Haynes; Hilary Haynes; David Whitaker 18 Spring ’80 15–17 Ghost Story (Part II) Watching in the Church Porch on St Mark’s Eve – poem by Robert Robert Maynard (Part I Issue 17) Maynard 18 Spring ’80 18 What’s On Councils, Clubs, Groups etc Jackie Cliff 18 Spring ’80 19 Advertisements K & E Parsons (Garages) Ltd ; Fly-Tox Creepy Crawly Spray; 7 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

Araldite Ciba–Geigy; Butler Bros (Marine) Whittlesford 18 Spring ’80 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment Hire; A.C.Cutter; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge; Guildhall Antiques; Whittlesford Filling Station

19 Summer ’80 Cover Ward’s House, Sawston Drawing N.Good 19 Summer ’80 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Ken Winterbottom, Sec Joan Bougourd, Treas Joyce Webster; Others Penny Clark, Jackie Cliff, Trevor Grigg, Hilary Haynes, John Houghton, Roger Leigh, Marion Soper, Betty Yule; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 19 Summer ’80 3 Editorial Daffodil bulb planting; tidied-up village; where are our milestones? 19 Summer ’80 4–7 Our Neighbours Sawston Part II Chris Taylor 19 Summer ’80 7 Sawston Drawing N.Good 19 Summer ’80 8 Society News Report on trip to Stretham 17 May; Report on Garden Party at The Grove (Dr & Mrs Gurdon) 21 Jun; Announcement of AGM, Men’s Institute 21 Oct 19 Summer ’80 9–10 Planning Notes Planning Sub Comm disbanded, New Parish Council will all Tony Carter consider major/controversial issues; future development of village; road safety on A505 ref. possible widening at Airfield 19 Summer ’80 11–12 Gardening Notes Hardiness (‘Alliaria’ is the nom de plume of Jack Briggs) ‘Alliaria’ 19 Summer ’80 13 Advertisements Nettie Trigg, Antiques etc; VG Foodstore; John Haynes,; Hilary Haynes; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 19 Summer ’80 14–15 Place Names of Whence Whittlesford Part 1 Charles Jones Whittlesford 19 Summer ’80 16–18 Arts and Crafts Bees & Beekeeping Part I Michael Wilcox 19 Summer ’80 18 Straw Skep, Modern Hive Drawings 19 Summer ’80 19 Advertisements K & E Parsons (Garages) Ltd ; Fly-Tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite Ciba–Geigy; Butler Bros (Marine) Whittlesford 19 Summer ’80 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment Hire; A.C.Cutter; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge; Guildhall Antiques; Whittlesford Filling Station

20 Autumn ’80 Cover All Saints, Little Shelford Drawing ? 20 Autumn ’80 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Ken Winterbottom, Sec Joan Bougourd, Treas Joyce Webster; Others Penny Clark, Jackie Cliff, Trevor Grigg, Hilary Haynes, John Houghton, Roger Leigh, Marion Soper, Betty Yule; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 20 Autumn ’80 3 Editorial Missing milestones; Announcement of AGM 21 Oct 20 Autumn ’80 4–7 Our Neighbours Little Shelford Chris Taylor 20 Autumn ’80 7 Little Shelford Drawing ? 20 Autumn ’80 8–10 Nature Notes Know and Value Trees – 1 Jack Briggs 20 Autumn ’80 9 English Elm Drawing N.Good 20 Autumn ’80 10 Beech Drawing N.Good 20 Autumn ’80 11–13 Place Names of Whence Whittlesford – Part 2 Charles Jones Whittlesford 20 Autumn ’80 14 Advertisements Nettie Trigg, Antiques etc; VG Foodstore; John Haynes; Hilary Haynes; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 20 Autumn ’80 15–16 Arts and Crafts Bees & Beekeeping Part II Michael Wilcox 20 Autumn ’80 16 Part of a comb inside the hive Drawing 20 Autumn ’80 17–18 The Parish Pump Whittlesford’s Pre-school Playgroup Liz James 20 Autumn ’80 18 Announcements Whittlesford Gardening Club; Victorian Music Hall 22 Nov 20 Autumn ’80 19 Advertisements K & E Parsons (Garages) Ltd.; Fly-Tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite Ciba–Geigy; Butler Bros (Marine) Whittlesford 20 Autumn ’80 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment Hire; A.C.Cutter; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge; Guildhall Antiques; Whittlesford Filling Station

21 Winter ’81 Cover St Mary the Virgin, Gt Drawing L.A.Hamey Shelford 21 Winter ’81 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Charles Hunt, Sec Joan Bougourd, Treas Joyce Webster; Others Penny Clark, Jackie Cliff, Trevor Grigg, Hugh Holland, John Houghton, Eve Sockett, Marion Soper, Ken Winterbottom; Editors Hilary Haynes, Penny Clark; Whither Wh’ford; Membership

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21 Winter ’81 3–4 Editorial Penny Clark, Hilary Haynes 21 Winter ’81 4 Announcements Talk by Mrs Statham , Sec. of Bury St Edmunds Past and Present Soc, and County Archivist, 2 April; Whittlesford Soc Garden Party 20 June, The Grove 21 Winter ’81 5–9 Our Neighbours Great Shelford Chris Taylor 21 Winter ’81 9 Great Shelford Drawing L.A.Hamey 21 Winter ’81 10 Advertisements Nettie P. Trigg, Ickleton Antiques & Bric-a-Brac; VG Foodstore; John Haynes, Ships and Architectural Models etc; Hilary Haynes, Spinning and Weaving; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 21 Winter ’81 11–13 Nature Notes Know and Value Trees Jack Briggs 21 Winter ’81 11 Rowan or Mountain Ash Drawing N.G.Good 21 Winter ’81 12 Silver Birch Drawing N.G.Good 21 Winter ’81 13 Whitebeam Drawing N.G.Good 21 Winter ’81 14 Society News Musical Evening with ‘Pot Pourri’ 22 Nov 21 Winter ’81 14 Advertisement A. Ronen, Heating, Plumbing & Electrical Engineer 21 Winter ’81 15–17 R.A.F. Duxford (1920–60 Including list of squadrons Colin Humphries 21 Winter ’81 17 Announcement Whittlesford Gardening Club 21 Winter ’81 18 Who’s Who Parish Council, SCambsDC, CambsCC, MP, Lawn Mgment Comm, Memorial Hall Comm 21 Winter ’81 19 Advertisements K & E Parsons (Garages) Ltd ; Fly-Tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite Ciba–Geigy; Butler Bros (Marine) Whittlesford 21 Winter ’81 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment Hire; A.C.Cutter, Electrical Contractor; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; Guildhall Antiques; Whittlesford Filling Station

22 Spring ’81 Cover Stapleford Church Drawing 22 Spring ’81 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Charles Hunt, Sec Joan Bougourd, Treas Joyce Webster; Others Penny Clark, Jackie Cliff, Trevor Grigg, Hugh Holland, John Houghton, Eve Sockett, Marion Soper, Ken Winterbottom; Editors Hilary Haynes, Penny Clark; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 22 Spring ’81 3–4 Editorial Why does Whittlesford do so badly in The Best Kept Village Penny Clark, competition? Forthcoming Garden Party 20 June at The Grove Hilary Haynes 22 Spring ’81 5–8 Our Neighbours Stapleford Chris Taylor 22 Spring ’81 8 Johnson Hall, Stapleford Drawing ?? 22 Spring ’81 9–11 Nature Notes Know and Value Trees – 3 Jack Briggs 22 Spring ’81 9 Wild Cherry Drawing N.G.Good 22 Spring ’81 10 Horse Chestnut Drawing N.G.Good 22 Spring ’81 11 Ash Drawing N.G.Good 22 Spring ’81 12 Advertisements Nettie P. Trigg, Ickleton Antiques & Bric-a-Brac; VG Foodstore; John Haynes, Ships and Architectural Models etc,; Hilary Haynes, Spinning and Weaving; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 22 Spring ’81 13–14 In the First World War Part 1 Jane Main 22 Spring ’81 15–16 Society News Tree planting; publication of Village Guide; missing milestones; talk on surrounding villages by Chris Taylor; Essex Rendering – offensive smells 22 Spring ’81 16 Advertisement A. Ronen Heating, Plumbing & Electrical Engineer 22 Spring ’81 17–18 What’s On Councils, Clubs, Societies etc 22 Spring ’81 18 Village Memory Creek’s Haven - A Story Harry Douglas 22 Spring ’81 18 Announcement Gardening Club outing to Kew Gdns & Syon House 9 May 22 Spring ’81 19 Advertisements S.M.Eastwell Upholsterer; Gardening Club; Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite, CIBA–Geigy; Jean Whitaker, Woodturner 22 Spring ’81 20 Cambridge Catering Equipment; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; A.C.Cutter, Electrical Contractor; Whittlesford Filling Station

23 Summer ’81 Cover Hinxton Drawing L.A.Hamey 23 Summer ’81 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Charles Hunt, Sec Joan Bougourd, Treas Joyce Webster; Others Penny Clark, Jackie Cliff, Trevor Grigg, Hugh Holland, John Houghton, Eve Sockett, Marion

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Soper, Ken Winterbottom; Editors Hilary Haynes, Penny Clark; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 23 Summer ’81 3–4 Editorial Stansted Airport Ken Winterbottom 23 Summer ’81 5–8 Our Neighbours Hinxton Chris Taylor 23 Summer ’81 8 Hinxton Drawing L.A.Hamey 23 Summer ’81 9–10 The ‘Almost’ Disaster Overflowing sewers ‘A. Resident’ 23 Summer ’81 11–12 In The First World War Part 2 Jane Main 23 Summer ’81 13–15 Village Industry V. A. Pedley Ltd V. Pedley 23 Summer ’81 15–18 Society News Announcement of AGM 20 Oct; Adopt a Tree; Report on Garden Party at The Grove; Announcement of Ceilidh 14 Nov; Announcement of visit to Bury St Edmunds 23 Summer ’81 16 Advertisements Nettie P. Trigg, Ickleton Antiques & Bric-a-brac; VG Foodstore; John Haynes, Ships and Architectural Models etc,; Hilary Haynes, Spinning and Weaving; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 23 Summer ’81 17 Advertisement A. Ronen Heating, Plumbing & Electrical Engineer 23 Summer ’81 19 Advertisements S.M.Eastwell Upholsterer; Gardening Club; Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite, CIBA–Geigy; Jean Whitaker, Woodturner 23 Summer ’81 20 Cambridge Catering Equipment; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; A.C.Cutter, Electrical Contractor; Whittlesford Filling Station

24 Autumn ’81 Cover House in Chrishall Drawing 24 Autumn ’81 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Charles Hunt, Sec Joan Bougourd, Treas Joyce Webster; Others Penny Clark, Jackie Cliff, Trevor Grigg, Hugh Holland, John Houghton, Eve Sockett, Marion Soper, Ken Winterbottom; Editors Hilary Haynes, Penny Clark; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 24 Autumn ’81 3–4 Society News AGM to be held 22 Oct; Notice of public enquiry in Cambridge into 2 planning applications for gypsy sites; £25 being spent on daffodil bulbs; more trees to be planted; Village Guide (25p) about to be reprinted 24 Autumn ’81 4–5 Obituary Death on 28 Aug of Jane Elizabeth Douglas aged 104 24 Autumn ’81 6–9 Our Neighbours Chrishall Chris Taylor 24 Autumn ’81 9 House in Chrishall Drawing N.G.Good 24 Autumn ’81 10–12 What’s in a Name? (Anglo-Saxon origins) G.J.Curtis 24 Autumn ’81 12 Advertisement A. Ronen Heating, Plumbing & Electrical Engineer 24 Autumn ’81 13–14 The Parish Pump The Adventure Club; Whittlesford United Colts Ian Hinton 24 Autumn ’81 15 Village Memory Harry Douglas 24 Autumn ’81 16 Advertisements Nettie P. Trigg, Ickleton Antiques, & Bric-a-Brac; VG Foodstore; John Haynes, Ships and Architectural Models etc.; Hilary Haynes, Spinning and Weaving; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 24 Autumn ’81 17–18 Village Industry Dumbleton Studios Ltd Frances Dumbleton 24 Autumn ’81 18 Announcement Whittlesford Society Ceilidh 14 Nov 24 Autumn ’81 19 Advertisements S.M.Eastwell Upholsterer; Gardening Club; Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite, CIBA–Geigy; Jean Whitaker, Woodturner 24 Autumn ’81 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; A.C.Cutter, Electrical Contractor; Whittlesford Filling Station

25 Winter ’81 Cover Whittlesford Parish Church Colour photograph 25 Winter ’81 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Charles Hunt, Sec Joyce Giles, Treas Joyce Webster; Others Basil Bonner, Mary Briggs, Trevor Grigg, Hugh Holland, John Houghton, Marion Soper, Arthur Turner, Ken Winterbottom; Editors Penny Clark, Hilary Haynes; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 25 Winter ’81 3–6 Our Neighbours Babraham Chris Taylor 25 Winter ’81 4 The George Inn, Babraham Drawing N.G.Good 25 Winter ’81 6 Babraham Drawing L.A.Hamey 10 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

25 Winter ’81 6 Announcement Univ of Camb Board of Extra-Mural Studies courses 25 Winter ’81 7–9 Society News AGM, with talk by Dean of Ely, Michael Carey, on Ely Cathedral; Committee News: 25 Winter ’81 9 Advertisement A. Ronen, Heating, Plumbing & Electrical Engineer 25 Winter ’81 10–11 Christmas Crackers! A Christmas hanging decoration; Anagram; Maze; ‘Crozzle’ 25 Winter ’81 12–14 Village Industry The Whittlesford Christmas Decorations Factory W. A. Banks 25 Winter ’81 14 Acknowledgements Thanks to Keith Amos for gift of the colour cover for this 25th edition of Whither Wh’ford; Thanks to Briggs family for photo on cover 25 Winter ’81 15 The Parish Pump The Keep Fit Class 25 Winter ’81 15 Announcement Christmas cards & Notelets of Whittlesford available K. Winterbottom 25 Winter ’81 16 Advertisements Nettie P. Trigg, Ickleton Antiques & Bric-a-Brac; VG Foodstore; John Haynes, Ships and Architectural Models etc,; Hilary Haynes, Spinning and Weaving; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 25 Winter ’81 17–18 The Lawn Part I Cecil Bywaters 25 Winter ’81 19 Advertisements S.M.Eastwell Upholsterer; Gardening Club; Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite, CIBA–Geigy; Jean Whitaker, Woodturner 25 Winter ’81 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment; Duxford Dairy; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; A.C.Cutter, Electrical Contractor; Whittlesford Filling Station

26 Spring ’82 Cover Bar Lane Drawing (from old photo) Bill (Bil) Wight 26 Spring ’82 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Charles Hunt, Sec Joyce Giles, Treas Joyce Webster; Others Basil Bonner, Mary Briggs, Trevor Grigg, Hugh Holland, John Houghton, Marion Soper, Arthur Turner, Ken Winterbottom; Editors Penny Clark, Hilary Haynes; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 26 Spring ’82 3–4 Editorial Annual Parish Meeting 26 Spring ’82 5–8 Village Memory Bar Lane (including ‘a ditty’ on many Whittlesford street names) Edna Wight 26 Spring ’82 8 Announcement Midsummer Garden Party, 19 June at The Grove 26 Spring ’82 9–10 Arts and Crafts Bargello Tapestry Tina Padbury 26 Spring ’82 10 Tapestries Drawing 26 Spring ’82 11 Advertisements Nettie P. Trigg, Antiques, Bric-a-Brac & Hardware; VG Foodstore; S. M. Eastwell, Upholsterer; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 26 Spring ’82 12–13 The Lawn Part II Cecil Bywaters 26 Spring ’82 13 Advertisement John R. Haynes, Fine Ship Models 26 Spring ’82 14 Society News 4 Feb Mrs P. Weissinger from Fizwilliam Museum on the museum; 25 March Tony Carter on science of dendro-chronology 26 Spring ’82 15–18 The Parish Pump An Electrifying Experience; Please Don’t – let your dog foul the Perran Newman village, or ride motor bikes on footpaths; Thanks to Chris Taylor (on holiday this issue) 26 Spring ’82 18 Advertisement A. Ronen, Heating Engineer 26 Spring ’82 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite, CIBA– Advertisements Geigy; Jean Whitaker, Woodturner 26 Spring ’82 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment; Plumb & Webb, milk, butter etc etc; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; Reg Wells, Plants, Vegetables, Flowers; Pilgrims’ Parlour, Ely

27 Summer ’82 Cover Whittlesford Post Office 1844 Drawing from pen drawing in County Records Office N.G.Good 27 Summer ’82 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Charles Hunt, Sec Joyce Giles, Treas Joyce Webster; Others Basil Bonner, Mary Briggs, Trevor Grigg, Hugh Holland, John Houghton, Marion Soper, Arthur Turner, Ken Winterbottom; Editors Penny Clark, Hilary Haynes; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 27 Summer ’82 3–4 Editorial C.E.Hunt 27 Summer ’82 4 Society News Report on Garden Party; Notice of AGM 14 Oct 27 Summer ’82 5–6 The Parish Pump Whittlesford Post Office in Stephen Lofts’ Time J.G.Mathias 27 Summer ’82 7–10 Arts and Crafts Sketching; Random Thoughts of an Amateur L.A.Hamey 27 Summer ’82 10 Duxford Drawing L.A.Hamey 11 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

27 Summer ’82 11 Advertisements Nettie P. Trigg, Antiques, Bric-a-Brac & Hardware; VG Foodstore; S. M. Eastwell, Upholsterer; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 27 Summer ’82 12–13 Village Memory The Wall Ida Sadler 27 Summer ’82 13 Plaque on Ascham Lane wall Drawing 27 Summer ’82 14 Announcement Whittlesford Society Ceilidh 16 Oct 27 Summer ’82 14–15 Village Industry Arndale Fuels Ltd; Rolph’s Motor Spares A. H. Rolph 27 Summer ’82 15 Advertisement John R. Haynes, Fine Ship Models 27 Summer ’82 16–17 What’s On Councils, Institutes, Clubs, etc 27 Summer ’82 17 Advertisement A. Ronen, Heating Engineer 27 Summer ’82 18 Who’s Who SCDC, CCC, MP, Lawn M/nt Comm, Memorial Hall Comm 27 Summer ’82 18 Can you help? Call for any info on village c. 1750–1850 Judith Allen 27 Summer ’82 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite, CIBA– Advertisements Geigy; Jean Whitaker, Woodturner 27 Summer ’82 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment; Plumb & Webb, milk, butter etc etc; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; Reg Wells, Plants, Vegetables, Flowers; Pilgrims’ Parlour, Ely

28 Autumn ’82 Cover Nunn’s Cottage Drawing L.A.Hamey 28 Autumn ’82 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Charles Hunt, Sec Joyce Giles, Treas Joyce Webster; Others Basil Bonner, Mary Briggs, Trevor Grigg, Hugh Holland, John Houghton, Marion Soper, Arthur Turner, Ken Winterbottom; Editors Penny Clark, Hilary Haynes; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 28 Autumn ’82 3 Editorial Whittlesford ‘On the Air’: 2 Sep – Radio Cambridgeshire local ‘Down your Way’ 28 Autumn ’82 4 Society News Problems with large sale boards erected by estate agents.Whit Soc is writing to Heritage Outlook (journal of Civic Trust) and the Council for the Preservation of Rural England to complain; AGM to be held on 14 Oct 28 Autumn ’82 5–11 Our Village The Sad Tale of Samuel Rickard Judith Allen 28 Autumn ’82 6 Family tree 28 Autumn ’82 8 Sketch map of West End 28 Autumn ’82 11 Advertisement A. Ronen, Heating Engineer 28 Autumn ’82 12–14 The Parish Pump Whittlesford Belfast Project, An Account by Two Host Families Vivienne Cavallo & Lorraine Sams 28 Autumn ’82 14 Announcement Whittlesford Society Ceilidh 16 October 28 Autumn ’82 15 Advertisements Nettie P. Trigg, Antiques, Bric-a-Brac & Hardware; VG Foodstore; S. M. Eastwell, Upholsterer; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 28 Autumn ’82 16–17 Village Memory The Little Place – a poem Edna Wight 28 Autumn ’82 17 Drawing 28 Autumn ’82 18 Recipe Japonica jelly 28 Autumn ’82 18 Advertisement John R. Haynes, Fine Ship Models 28 Autumn ’82 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite, CIBA– Advertisements Geigy; Jean Whitaker, Woodturner 28 Autumn ’82 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment; Plumb & Webb, milk, butter etc etc; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; Reg Wells, Plants, Vegetables, Flowers; Pilgrims’ Parlour, Ely

29 Christmas ’82 Cover The Village Blacksmith, Drawing Norman Good Whittlesford 29 Christmas ’82 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Hugh Holland, Sec Joyce Giles, Treas Arthur Turner; Others Angela Amos, Jan Arriens, Basil Bonner, Joan Bougourd, Mary Briggs, Liz James, Ken Winterbottom; Editors Penny Clark, Hilary Haynes; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 29 Christmas ’82 3–4 Editorial Proposal to set up a databank of memories and anecdotes about Hugh Holland the village; historical exhibition ‘Whittlesford Recalled’ to be held next May; Footpath Walk 25 Sep; Garden Party 2 July 29 Christmas ’82 4 Advertisement Mary White, The Squirrel Collection – Childrens’ Clothing 29 Christmas ’82 5–7 Village Memory Memories of a Tyreing Boy Ida Sadler 12 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

29 Christmas ’82 7 3 High Street, Whittlesford Drawing Norman Good 29 Christmas ’82 8 Genealogy of the Tofts Family 29 Christmas ’82 8 Advertisement John R. Haynes, Fine Ship Models 29 Christmas ’82 9–11 Society News Report of AGM held on 14 Oct – including various items re planning 29 Christmas ’82 12 Committee Notes Report of first committee meeting after AGM – including decision to raise subscription rate to 50p/person, 25p/person for OAPs 29 Christmas ’82 13 Advertisements Nettie P. Trigg, Antiques, Bric-a-Brac & Hardware; VG Foodstore; S. M. Eastwell, Upholsterer; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 29 Christmas ’82 14–16 The Parish Pump Whittlesford Pre-School Playgroup Hallowe’en Party Vivian Cavallo 29 Christmas ’82 16 Forthcoming Event Announcement of exhibition on 18 Jan of old papers relating to the village 29 Christmas ’82 16 Advertisement A. Ronen, Heating Engineer 29 Christmas ’82 17–18 Christmas Crackers! Fireside Chat (log fires); Hawaiian Christmas Pudding 29 Christmas ’82 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite, CIBA– Advertisements Geigy; Jean Whitaker, Woodturner 29 Christmas ’82 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment; Plumb & Webb, milk, butter etc etc; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; Pilgrims’ Parlour, Ely

30 Spring ’83 Cover Parish Church porch Drawing L.A.Hamey 30 Spring ’83 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Hugh Holland, Sec Joyce Giles, Treas Arthur Turner; Others Angela Amos, Jan Arriens, Basil Bonner, Joan Bougourd, Mary Briggs, Liz James, Ken Winterbottom; Editors Penny Clark, Hilary Haynes; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 30 Spring ’83 3–5 Society News Forthcoming events; CIBA-Geigy has taken over printing of Whither Wh’ford; no success with campaign against over-large for sale boards on verges; report on talk by vicar (Charles Jones): ‘Clerical Errors’ 30 Spring ’83 5 Advertisement A. Ronen, Heating Engineer 30 Spring ’83 6 Home Notes Whittlesford Church Jo Sockett (age 10) 30 Spring ’83 6 Advertisement John R. Haynes, Fine Ship Models 30 Spring ’83 7 Advertisements Nettie P. Trigg, Antiques, Bric-a-Brac & Hardware; VG Foodstore; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 30 Spring ’83 8–9 Arts and Crafts The Joy of Water Colours Patricia Downes 30 Spring ’83 10–12 Village Memory Village Memories of Cambridgeshire Dialect Ida Sadler 30 Spring ’83 13–18 Here & There Weather – Then and Now – Witser and the Wider World Pat & Tony Carter 30 Spring ’83 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite, CIBA– Advertisements Geigy; Jean Whitaker, Woodturner 30 Spring ’83 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment; Plumb & Webb, milk, butter etc etc; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; A.H.Turner, Minor repairs, Decorating, Furniture

31 Summer ’83 Cover Fern Cottage, Duxford Rd Drawing Norman Good 31 Summer ’83 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Hugh Holland, Sec Joyce Giles, Treas Arthur Turner; Others Angela Amos, Jan Arriens, Basil Bonner, Joan Bougourd, Mary Briggs, Liz James, Ken Winterbottom; Editors Penny Clark, Hilary Haynes; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 31 Summer ’83 3–5 Our Village The Inclosure of Whittlesford Michael Farrar 31 Summer ’83 6–8 Village Industry CIBA–Geigy Agro-Chemicals Part 1 Tony King 31 Summer ’83 8–9 Society News Committee Notes; Forthcoming Events: Village Footpath Walk 15 Sep; AGM 13 Oct 31 Summer ’83 9 John R. Haynes, Fine Ship Models 31 Summer ’83 10–11 Historical Exhibition Call for material for planned exhibition 15 & 16 Sep 31 Summer ’83 12 Editor’s thanks Thanks to Mr A.Hamey (now retiring) for his many drawings 13 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

31 Summer ’83 12 Whittlesford Recalled Notice of reprint 31 Summer ’83 12 Advertisement Nettie’s Store, Duxford 31 Summer ’83 13–14 Arts and Crafts Dance Exercise and Jazz Ballet Vivien Cavallo 31 Summer ’83 15 Advertisements Whittlesford Recalled; VG Foodstore; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 31 Summer ’83 16–18 Editorial Minutes of Annual Parish Meeting 31 Summer ’83 18 Advertisement A.Ronen, Heating Engineer 31 Summer ’83 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite, CIBA– Advertisements Geigy; Jean Whitaker, Woodturner 31 Summer ’83 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment; Plumb & Webb, milk, butter etc etc; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; A.H.Turner, Minor repairs, Decorating, Furniture; Ann Davis, Wedding Cakes

32 Autumn ’83 Cover Whittlesford Guild Hall Drawing Jane Duce (age 11) 32 Autumn ’83 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Hugh Holland, Sec Joyce Giles, Treas Arthur Turner; Others Angela Amos, Jan Arriens, Basil Bonner, Joan Bougourd, Mary Briggs, Liz James, Ken Winterbottom; Editors Penny Clark, Hilary Haynes; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 32 Autumn ’83 3–4 Historical Exhibition Call for memorabilia to exhibit; exhib to be held in school 32 Autumn ’83 4 William Westley School Drawing Christian Scott (age 6) 32 Autumn ’83 4 Society News Announcement of AGM 13 Oct; Farewell to Hilary & John Haynes 32 Autumn ’83 5 Historical Exhibition Form to accompany exhibits 32 Autumn ’83 6 Advertisements John R. Haynes, Fine Ship Models; VG Foodstore; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 32 Autumn ’83 7–9 Historical Exhibition The School Project Pat & Sarah Carter 32 Autumn ’83 7 Maynards Drawing David Peters 32 Autumn ’83 8 Whittlesford Water Mill Drawing Vanessa Bowman (age 10) 32 Autumn ’83 9 Advertisement Nettie’s Store, Duxford 32 Autumn ’83 10–14 Village Industry Ciba-Geigy Agrochemicals Part 2 Tony King 32 Autumn ’83 14 Advertisement A.Ronen, Heating Engineer 32 Autumn ’83 15–18 The Parish Pump The Whittlesford Holiday Activity Scheme: Jazz Dance; Music; Vivian Cavallo Athletics; Arts & Crafts Sarah Carter Jan Arriens Sarah Carter & Rosy Garwood 32 Autumn ’83 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite, CIBA– Advertisements Geigy; Jean Whitaker, Woodturner 32 Autumn ’83 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment; Plumb & Webb, milk, butter etc etc; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; A.H.Turner, Minor repairs, Decorating, Furniture; Ann Davis, Wedding Cakes

33 Winter ’84 Cover Schoolgirls in the time of Drawing Nicole Abson William Westley’s Charity School in the mid 18th c. 33 Winter ’84 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Hugh Holland, Sec Joyce Giles, Treas Arthur Turner; Others Jan Arriens, Basil Bonner, Paul Cavallo, Liz James, Brian Johnson; Editors Penny Clark, Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 33 Winter ’84 3 Historical Exhibition Report on highly successful exhibition 33 Winter ’84 4 Advertisements John R. Haynes, Fine Ship Models; VG Foodstore; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning; Hand Made Furniture by David Whitaker 33 Winter ’84 5 Historical Exhibition Domestic Life 33 Winter ’84 5 The Guildhall, Whittlesford Drawing Carol Abson 33 Winter ’84 5 Historical Exhibition The Village Landscape 33 Winter ’84 6 Historical Exhibition Schooldays 33 Winter ’84 6 Historical Exhibition Church and Charities 14 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

33 Winter ’84 7–9 Historical Exhibition The Duxford Connection Alister Raby 33 Winter ’84 9–10 Historical Exhibition Wartime Whittlesford 33 Winter ’84 9 Historical Exhibition Wartime Whittlesford – drawing of exhibition 33 Winter ’84 10 Historical Exhibition Percy’s letter from the Front, 2 March 1917 33 Winter ’84 11 Historical Exhibition The Hollick Tickell Family 33 Winter ’84 11 Announcements AGM 1 March; 14 May Quiz Evening for all village groups 33 Winter ’84 12–13 Historical Exhibition Documents Jack Briggs 33 Winter ’84 14–16 Historical Exhibition World of Work Eric Bougourd 33 Winter ’84 15 Old Whittlesford High Street Drawing Carol Abson 33 Winter ’84 16–17 Historical Exhibition Tools of Work (loaned by Mr S. Fuller) Joan Bougourd 33 Winter ’84 17 Historical Exhibition Leisure Editor 33 Winter ’84 18 Historical Exhibition The Cambridge Collection Joyce Giles 33 Winter ’84 18 Advertisement A.Ronen, Heating Engineer 33 Winter ’84 19–20 Historical Exhibition Random Thoughts from an Interested Outsider 33 Winter ’84 20 Advertisement Nettie’s Store, Duxford 33 Winter ’84 21 A Time to Speak Report of negative results of much-reduced opening of Basil Bonner Whittlesford surgery 33 Winter ’84 22 Society News Report on AGM (last in October - date will change to Spring) 33 Winter ’84 23 Announcement, Gardening Club; Fly-tox Creepy Crawly Spray; Araldite, CIBA– Advertisements Geigy; Jean Whitaker, Woodturner 33 Winter ’84 24 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment; Plumb & Webb, milk, butter etc etc; Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; A.H.Turner, Minor repairs, Decorating, Furniture; Ann Davis, Wedding Cakes

34 Spring ’84 Cover The Grove, North Road Drawing Carol Abson 34 Spring ’84 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Hugh Holland, Vice Chair Joyce Giles, Sec Basil Bonner, Treas Arthur Turner; Others Carol Abson, Paul Cavallo, Brian Johnson, Elizabeth Maclachlan, Suzanne O’Callaghan, Keith Sykes, Derrick White; Editors Penny Clark, Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 34 Spring ’84 3(1) Society News AGM (1.3.84); Forthcoming events: Quiz Evening 14 May; Garden Party at The Grove 7 July; Footpath Walk Sep; Autumn: Whittlesford 1984 (exhibition of paintings, drawing and photos) 34 Spring ’84 3(1) Notice Invitation to inform the Cambs Local Pharmaceutical Comm if not satisfied with service of Sawston Health Centre service 34 Spring ’84 4–6 Surgery: A Time to Write Imminent/threatened closure of Whittlesford surgery – problems Basil Bonner (2–4) of getting to Sawston – encouragement to write and protest; Report on questionnaire re Sawston Health Centre 34 Spring ’84 5(3) The Survey Results Summary of 354 completed questionnaires 34 Spring ’84 6(4) Notice Assistance requested in tracing family heritage of Mr Damian Smith of Victoria, Australia 34 Spring ’84 7(5)– Whittlesford Diary (Rev Part 1 Spring 1913 G. C. Britten 12(10) George Charles Britten – Minister, Wh. Congregational Ch 1913–14) 34 Spring ’84 7(5) The New Congregational Architect’s drawing Church 34 Spring ’84 10 (8)– Farewell to the Vicar (Charles 11(9) Jones) 34 Spring ’84 13(11)- Here & There Weather – Then and Now: 2 Apocalyptic Happenings in Whitsur Pat & Tony 18(16) Carter 34 Spring ’84 18(16) Notice Call for help with Whittlesford Summer Holiday Activity Scheme 34 Spring ’84 19(17) Announcement, Gardening Club; Nuvan-Top (cat-flea spray) CIBA–GEIGY; Advertisements Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; A.H.Turner, Minor repairs, Decorating, Furniture 34 Spring ’84 20(18) Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment; VG Foodstore; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

35 Summer ’84 Cover The Beech Tree – Fagus Drawing Norman Good sylvatica

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35 Summer ’84 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Jan Arriens, Vice Chair Joyce Giles, Sec Basil Bonner, Treas Arthur Turner; Others Carol Abson, Paul Cavallo, Brian Johnson, Elizabeth Maclachlan, Suzanne O’Callaghan, Keith Sykes, Derrick White; Editors Penny Clark, Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 35 Summer ’84 3 Society News PTA Quiz; Garden Party 35 Summer ’84 4–5 Parish Council Report Duxford Airfield; A505; Planning; Footpath; William Westley School 35 Summer ’84 5 Announcement Whittlesford Soc Quiz on Foot – 16 Sep 35 Summer ’84 6 Who’s Who Parish Council Members and other representatives 35 Summer ’84 6 Announcement Whittlesford Soc Painting, Drawing & Photography Exhib April 85 35 Summer ’84 7–9 Profile The Rev Colin Davison 35 Summer ’84 10–11 Trees: The Whittlesford Notice of meeting 18 Sep of people concerned about the trees of Heritage – Planning now for Whittlesford the Future 35 Summer ’84 10 Whitebeam; Wildcherry Drawings Norman Good 35 Summer ’84 11 Ash; Rowan or Mountain Ash Drawings Norman Good 35 Summer ’84 12–13 Skeleton Service? More on closure of local surgery – Cambs Family Practitioner Basil Bonner Comm rejected total closure 35 Summer ’84 14–18 Whittlesford Diary – Rev. Part 2: Summer 1913 G. C. Britten George Charles Britten 35 Summer ’84 18 Village Memory Amusing names Ida Sadler 35 Summer ’84 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Nuvan-Top (cat-flea spray) CIBA–GEIGY; Advertisements Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; A.H.Turner, Minor repairs, Decorating, Furniture 35 Summer ’84 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment; VG Foodstore; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

36 Autumn ’84 Cover Parish Church Drawing Norman Good 36 Autumn ’84 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Jan Arriens, Vice Chair Joyce Giles, Sec Basil Bonner, Treas Arthur Turner; Others Carol Abson, Paul Cavallo, Brian Johnson, Elizabeth Maclachlan, Suzanne O’Callaghan, Keith Sykes, Derrick White; Editors Penny Clark, Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 36 Autumn ’84 3 Society News Report of talk by Perdita Hunt about Aldeburgh; Announcement of talk by Rachel Britten on her grandfather’s diaries, 7 March (see WW issues 34, 35, 36, 37) 36 Autumn ’84 3 Announcement Whittlesford Soc Painting, Drawing & Photography Exhib April 85 36 Autumn ’84 4 Whittlesford Surgery and Further news Basil Bonner Dispensary 36 Autumn ’84 4 Announcement Whittlesford tea-towels on sale at St Andrews Fair featuring Parish Church drawn by Norman Good 36 Autumn ’84 5 The ‘Wheatsheaf’ (Duxford) Chris Pickup, Mill Lane, Whittlesford, Chairman Chas S. Wood Bowling Club 36 Autumn ’84 5 The ‘Wheatsheaf’ Drawing Norman Good 36 Autumn ’84 6–7 The Save the Children Fund Report on the Whittlesford Group Joan Bougourd 36 Autumn ’84 7 Announcement ‘Famine lunch’ to raise money for the SCF Ethiopia Appeal 36 Autumn ’84 8 Profile John Womack 36 Autumn ’84 9–12 A Quiz on Foot Report on Whittlesford Soc event 16 Sep Keith Sykes 36 Autumn ’84 10–11 Map for the Quiz walk 36 Autumn ’84 13–15 Whittlesford Diary – Rev Part 3: Autumn 1913 G. C. Britten George Charles Britten 36 Autumn ’84 15 The Lawn and Congregational Drawing Church 36 Autumn ’84 16 Parish Council Report Surgery; Trees; Village amenities; Duxford Airfield; Footpaths; Nicholas Swallow Charity; Planning 36 Autumn ’84 17 Trees Setting up of Whittlesford Tree Group – aim to devise long-term Basil Bonner plan for trees in the parish 36 Autumn ’84 18 Village Memory Ida Sadler

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36 Autumn ’84 18 Blowing our own Trumpet Whither Whittlesford achieved 3rd place in competition sponsored by Camb Evening News and the Brit Ass of Industrial Editors (East Anglia) 36 Autumn ’84 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Nuvan-Top (cat-flea spray) CIBA–GEIGY; Advertisements Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; A.H.Turner, Minor repairs, Decorating, Furniture 36 Autumn ’84 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment; VG Foodstore; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

37 February ’85 Cover Dumbletons Drawing Norman Good 37 February ’85 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Jan Arriens, Vice Chair Joyce Giles, Sec Basil Bonner, Treas Arthur Turner; Others Carol Abson, Paul Cavallo, Hugh Holland, Brian Johnson, Elizabeth Maclachlan, Suzanne O’Callaghan, Keith Sykes, Derrick White; Editors Penny Clark, Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 37 February ’85 3 Society News Forthcoming: AGM 11 March; Village clean-up 14 April; ‘Impressions of Whittlesford’ 27–28 April; School PTA Quiz Evening 15 May; Whit Soc outing to Aldeburgh 22 June; Garden Party at The Grove 6 July 37 February ’85 3 Greetings From ex-residents Chris Taylor, Mary Casey 37 February ’85 3 Stop press Bellringing open day 20 April 37 February ’85 4–5 Chairman’s Report 1984–5 Jan Arriens 37 February ’85 6–8 Whittlesford Diary – Rev Part 4: 1914 G. C. Britten George Charles Britten 37 February ’85 8 Announcement Rachel Britten, George Charles Britten’s granddaughter, to talk after the AGM 37 February ’85 9 Village Memory On the theme of 1914 by daughter of Percy Overhill: see Issue 33 Peggy Hampton p. 10 37 February ’85 10–11 ‘Impressions of Whittlesford’ Forthcoming exhibition (27 April), call for contributions, and general information 37 February ’85 12 Profile The Reverend Keith Overton 37 February ’85 13 The Tree Group Progress Ian Sterry 37 February ’85 13 Apologies Corrections to last issue: Tom Allcock a Charities Trustee 37 February ’85 13 Announcement Possible excursion to Aldeburgh 37 February ’85 14 Surgery Surgery to remain open through the winter 37 February ’85 14 Second-hand Nursery Playgroup to organise sales of second-hand equipment Equipment 37 February ’85 15 Prize-winning Whither Presentation in Newnham College on 15 November ‘An Editor’ Whittlesford 37 February ’85 16–17 Village Activities Timetable of all societies activities 37 February ’85 17 Parish Council Report Cambridge Green Belt Local Plan; Playground Equipment; Carpet Bowls; Planning matters 37 February ’85 18 On the Buses Report of residents’ meeting with representatives of Cambus to discuss problems 37 February ’85 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Nuvan-Top (cat-flea spray) CIBA–GEIGY; Advertisements Peter Hollidge, Plumbing & Heating Engineer; A.H.Turner, Minor repairs, Decorating, Furniture 37 February ’85 20 Advertisements Cambridge Catering Equipment; VG Foodstore; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

38 May ’85 Cover Whittlesford Parish Church Drawing Carol Abson 38 May ’85 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Derrick White, Vice Chair Jan Arriens, Sec Basil Bonner, Treas Keith Sykes; Others Deborah Clements, David Gilchrist, Elizabeth Maclachlan, Suzanne O’Callaghan, Anne Squire, Arthur Turner; Editors Penny Clark, Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 38 May ’85 3–5 Hung, Drawn & Painted Report on ‘Impressions of Whittlesford’ Exhibition Carol Abson, Brian Johnson 38 May ’85 5 The Guildhall, Whittlesford Drawing Norman Good 38 May ’85 6 Personal Impressions ‘Impressions of Whittlesford’ Patricia Downes 38 May ’85 6 Footnote Some statistics of the ‘Impressions of Whittlesford’ Exhibition

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38 May ’85 7 Chairman’s Letter Derrick White 38 May ’85 7 Announcement Garden Party: The Grove, 6 July 38 May ’85 8 AGM Report 38 May ’85 8 The May Dolling Song Words and music remembered Edna Wight 38 May ’85 9 Mayday 1 Village Memory – May Day /dolling The Merry Sisters Ida Sadler, Edna Wight 38 May ’85 9 May Day Garlands 1901 Photograph. courtesy Cambridge County Folk Museum W.H.Hayden?? 38 May ’85 10–11 May Day 2 A Victorian Scrapbook John Mathias 38 May ’85 12–14 Maintaining the Parish Michael Church Building O’Callaghan 38 May ’85 13 Re-roofing the Church Porch Drawing Rod Kirkby 38 May ’85 14 Advertisement Whittlesford Teatowel 38 May ’85 15 Profile Tim Scott Tim Scott 38 May ’85 16 Sunday and Bank Holiday Basil Bonner Buses direct to and from London 38 May ’85 16 Dates for your Diary Aldeburgh trip 22 June; Garden Party (The Grove) 6 Jul; Quiz on Foot 29 Sep; 10th Anniversary celebration 19 Oct 38 May ’85 17 Society News Village quiz; Village clean up; Hill Farm Rd/Newton Rd Footpath; A505 Dualling; The New Domesday 38 May ’85 18 Surgery The End Basil Bonner 38 May ’85 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA– Advertisements GEIGY; Cambridge Catering Equipment; A.H.Turner, Minor repairs, Decorating, Furniture 38 May ’85 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex VG Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

39 Summer ’85 Cover Moot Hall Aldeburgh Drawing Derrick White 39 Summer ’85 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Derrick White, Vice Chair Jan Arriens, Sec Basil Bonner, Treas Keith Sykes; Others Deborah Clements, David Gilchrist, Elizabeth Maclachlan, Suzanne O’Callaghan, Anne Squire, Arthur Turner; Editors Penny Clark, Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 39 Summer ’85 3 Announcement The Whittlesford Society 10th Anniversary Wine & Cheese Party 12 Oct 39 Summer ’85 4 1975–1985 Plans for celebration of 10 years of Whittlesford Society 39 Summer ’85 4 For reference Contact details for magazine deliverers 39 Summer ’85 5 Various announcements Bus to Sawston Health Centre; Appointment of tree warden; Course on emergency planning in the community; Call for help with tending the garden at Whittlesford Station 39 Summer ’85 6 Society News Report on Garden Party; Whittlesford Walking Quiz 29 Sep; Joint meeting with Gardening Club 12 March 39 Summer ’85 6 Dates for your Diary Walking Quiz 29 Sep; Whit Soc Tenth Anniversary Party now 12 Oct; Joint Meeting with Gardening Club 12 Mar 86 39 Summer ’85 7 Whit Soc outing to Aldeburgh Report on the expedition Jan Arriens 39 Summer ’85 7 Theatre Trips Trips to A Taste of Honey and Pygmalion organised by Basil Bonner 39 Summer ’85 8 Whittlesford Holiday Club Report Rosie Garwood 39 Summer ’85 9–11 Painting Romany Gypsies Reprinted (more legibly) in Issue 91 Patricia Downes 39 Summer ’85 9 Gypsy caravans Drawing Patricia Downes 39 Summer ’85 10 Gypsies at Whittlesford Drawing Patricia Downes 39 Summer ’85 11 Gypsy mother and child Drawing Patricia Downes 39 Summer ’85 12 More Gypsies Reprinted in Issue 91 Sara Holland 39 Summer ’85 12 Gypsy fiddler Drawing 39 Summer ’85 13–18 Fifty Years working with Memories of a Rare Horseman George William Horses Eastland Sadler 39 Summer ’85 13 Cart horses Drawings 39 Summer ’85 15 Suffolk Punch Drawings 39 Summer ’85 16 Shire Horse Drawing 39 Summer ’85 17 Cambridge News - extract Wagon pulled by pedigree Shires belonging to Mr G. W. Sadler 18 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

39 Summer ’85 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA– Advertisements GEIGY; Cambridge Catering Equipment; A.H.Turner, Minor repairs, Decorating, Furniture 39 Summer ’85 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex VG Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

40 November ’85 Cover Tenth Anniversary 40 November ’85 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Derrick White, Vice Chair Jan Arriens, Sec Basil Bonner, Treas Keith Sykes; Others Deborah Clements, David Gilchrist, Elizabeth Maclachlan, Suzanne O’Callaghan, Anne Squire, Arthur Turner; Editors Penny Clark, Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 40 November ’85 3–5 Wine & Cheese Party Report on the evening – Cabaret; Speeches on serious matters of concern to the village 40 November ’85 5 Unicorn Cottage Drawing – cover of Whither Whittlesford Issue 2 R. J. Arnold 40 November ’85 6 Who’s been Who in the List of chairmen, and dates of members joining the committee Whittlesford Society 40 November ’85 7–11 Ten Years of Whither Drawing Jack Briggs Whittlesford 40 November ’85 7 Illustration – cover of Whither Whittlesford Issue 1 40 November ’85 9 Rayners Farm Drawing – cover of Whither Whittlesford Issue 4 ? 40 November ’85 11 The Hamilton Kerr Institute Drawing – cover of Whither Whittlesford Issue 10 S.A.M.Folkas 40 November ’85 12–14 Village Walking Quiz David Gilchrist 40 November ’85 15 Society News – Dates for your AGM 28 Feb; Joint meeting with Gardening Club 12 Mar; Diary Village Clean Up 20 Apr; Aldeburgh Trip 21 June 40 November ’85 15 Society News A Blot on the Landscape – new hanger on Duxford Airfield 40 November ’85 16, 18 Christmas Quizzes 1 Know your Village; 2 Numbers and Letters 40 November ’85 17 Where have all the Meadows Lament for loss of Middlemoor and its orchids Edna Wight, Ida Gone Sadler 40 November ’85 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA– Advertisements GEIGY; Cambridge Catering Equipment; A.H.Turner, Minor repairs, Decorating, Furniture 40 November ’85 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex VG Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

41 March ’86 Cover Scotts Drawing Tom Serpell 41 March ’86 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Keith Sykes, Vice Chair Derrick White, Sec Basil Bonner, Treas David Gilchrist; Others Jan Arriens, Rob Howard, Elizabeth Maclachlan, Frances Morris, Anne Squire, Stephanie Taylor, Arthur Turner, Eve Wilcox (Tree Wdn); Editors Penny Clark, Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 41 March ’86 3–4 Annual General Meeting Report on the year; talk by Dr Brian Johnson, Reader in Organic Chemistry, University of Cambridge 41 March ’86 4 Letter from the New Keith Sykes Chairman 41 March ’86 5–6 The Shape of Things to Come Talk by Dr Brian Johnson 41 March ’86 7–10 Christmas Quizzes Answers to the Christmas Quizzes (Issue 40, pp. 16, 18) 41 March ’86 10 Society News Dates for your Diary: Aldeburgh Trip cancelled owing to clash with Save the Children Fund Pet Show; Village Clean-Up 20 April; Garden Party, The Grove, 5 July 41 March ’86 Pull- Songs of Whittlesford Words of 10th Anniversary Cabaret Edna Wight, Ida out Sadler 41 March ’86 11–12 Whittlesford Landscapes 1 High Street – Reprint from Issue 2 Spring ’76 Chris Taylor 41 March ’86 11 Old Whittlesford – High Drawing CGA Street 41 March ’86 13–14 (Ten Years On) High Street Reconsidered Chris Taylor 41 March ’86 13 Sheads House Drawing CGA 41 March ’86 14 The Guildhall Drawing 41 March ’86 15–16 The BBC Domesday Project John Mathias

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41 March ’86 15 Artist’s impression of Drawing Vanessa Whittlesford Water Mill Bowman? (age 10) 41 March ’86 17 News from the Tree Group 100 new trees planted 41 March ’86 17 Hot News From On the Buses 41 March ’86 17 Seats in bus shelters Installed in response to prompting from Whittlesford Society 41 March ’86 17 A Friend of the Earth Needs a Advertisement for helper 3 hours a week Helper 41 March ’86 18 Blot on the Landscape Reply to article in Issue 40 p.15 41 March ’86 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA– Advertisements GEIGY; Cambridge Catering Equipment; A.H.Turner, Minor repairs, Decorating, Furniture 41 March ’86 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex VG Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

42 June ’86 Cover The Vicarage Drawing Norman Good 42 June ’86 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Keith Sykes, Vice Chair Derrick White, Sec Basil Bonner, Treas David Gilchrist; Others Jan Arriens, Rob Howard, Elizabeth Maclachlan, Frances Morris, Anne Squire, Stephanie Taylor, Arthur Turner, Eve Wilcox (Tree Wdn); Editors Penny Clark, Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 42 June ’86 3–4 Society News Report on: Village Clean-up; Quiz Evening; Walking Quiz 42 June ’86 4 Planning Concerns The Red Lion; The Vicarage 42 June ’86 5 Announcement The Garden Party – 5 July 42 June ’86 6–7 Whittlesford Landscapes 2 North Road – Reprint from Issue 3 Summer ’76 Chris Taylor 42 June ’86 8–9 Ten Years On North Road Reconsidered Chris Taylor 42 June ’86 9 The Tickell Arms, Drawing D.White Whittlesford 42 June ’86 10 Village Memory On the Box Ida Sadler 42 June ’86 10 The Old Forge Drawing 42 June ’86 11–12 The Vicarage Planning issues Keith Sykes 42 June ’86 11 The Vicarage Drawing (as on cover) Norman Good 42 June ’86 12 Lucy Jones Obituary 42 June ’86 13–14 Village Activities Details of village groups and societies 42 June ’86 14–15 Whittlesford Indoor Bowls Thelma Club Willmott 42 June ’86 15 How about a Pantomime? Proposal for possible production Rosie Garwood 42 June ’86 16–18 Harry Douglas Obituary 42 June ’86 17 Chaff Cutter Drawing 42 June ’86 17 Maynards Iron Works Drawing 42 June ’86 18 Advertisement Patricia – Hairdressing in your own Home 42 June ’86 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA– Advertisements GEIGY; Cambridge Catering Equipment; A.H.Turner, Minor repairs, Decorating, Furniture 42 June ’86 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex VG Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

43 September ’86 Cover Markings Farm Drawing ? 43 September ’86 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Keith Sykes, Vice Chair Derrick White, Sec Basil Bonner, Treas David Gilchrist; Others Jan Arriens, Rob Howard, Elizabeth Maclachlan, Frances Morris, Anne Squire, Stephanie Taylor, Arthur Turner, Eve Wilcox (Tree Wdn); Editors Penny Clark, Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 43 September ’86 3–4 Society News Report on the Garden Party; announcement of Footpath Walk 43 September ’86 3–5 Dates for your diary Sponsored Footpath Walk 12 Oct; Visit to Hamilton Kerr Institute 22 Oct; Exhibition by local artists Apr ’87 43 September ’86 5 Hamilton Kerr Institute Drawing 43 September ’86 5 Village Activities Jazz Dance Classes; Beginners Art Group; Quest ’86; Riding and Pony Care

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43 September ’86 6 Public Transport Report on current developments with public transport – Basil Bonner appointed Convenor of liaison group 43 September ’86 7–8 The Race Against Time Sport Aid – Report on Whittlesford Mini-Marathon Jan Arriens 43 September ’86 8 Tree Warden(s) Call for more volunteers Jack Briggs 43 September ’86 9–11 Whittlesford Landscapes 3 West End – Reprint from Issue 5 Winter ’76 –’77 Chris Taylor 43 September ’86 9–10 Orchard Terrace, Whittlesford Drawing C.G.A. 43 September ’86 12 Ten Years On West End Reconsidered Chris Taylor 43 September ’86 12 31 West End Drawing 43 September ’86 13–16 Imperial War Museum David Jones Duxford 43 September ’86 15 Imperial War Museum – Drawing visitors 43 September ’86 17–18 Emergency Planning in the Community 43 September ’86 18 Advertisement Patricia – Hairdressing 43 September ’86 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA– Advertisements GEIGY; Cambridge Catering Equipment; A.H.Turner, Minor repairs, Decorating, Furniture 43 September ’86 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex VG Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

44 Winter ’86–7 Cover The Red Lion Whittlesford Drawing Norman Good 44 Winter ’86–7 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Keith Sykes, Vice Chair Derrick White, Sec Basil Bonner, Treas David Gilchrist; Others Jan Arriens, Rob Howard, Elizabeth Maclachlan, Frances Morris, Anne Squire, Stephanie Taylor, Arthur Turner, Eve Wilcox (Tree Wdn); Editors Penny Clark, Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 44 Winter ’86–7 3–4 Society News Visit to the Hamilton Kerr Institute Elizabeth Maclachlan 44 Winter ’86–7 3 The Hamilton Kerr Institute Drawing 44 Winter ’86–7 4 Dates for Your Diary AGM 18 March; Art Exhibition April 1987 44 Winter ’86–7 5–10 Christmas Remembered Memories of Mrs Elaine Warren von Stein from CT USA Elaine Warren von Stein 44 Winter ’86–7 7 Note on the author Stella Sterry 44 Winter ’86–7 5, 9 Clubmobile van Drawings Rod Kirkby 44 Winter ’86–7 11 The Duxford Connection Alastair Raby 44 Winter ’86–7 11 The Red Lion Drawing Norman Good 44 Winter ’86–7 12 ‘Walkies!’ Annual Fun Run Walk in aid of MAGPAS 44 Winter ’86–7 13–15 Whittlesford Landscapes 4 Middlemoor – Reprint from Issue 4 Autumn ’76 Chris Taylor 44 Winter ’86–7 13 Bees in the Wall Drawing Anne Squire 44 Winter ’86–7 14 Rayner’s Farm, North Road Drawing 44 Winter ’86–7 15 Middlemoor Reconsidered Chris Taylor 44 Winter ’86–7 16 Who’s Who Members of the Parish Council 44 Winter ’86–7 17 Advertisement for Whit Soc Drawing of Tudor Cottage Rod Kirkby Art Exhibition 44 Winter ’86–7 18 Advertisement Financial Guidance from Trevor Grigg 44 Winter ’86–7 18 More on the Buses Bus timetable services 144 , 143, 112 44 Winter ’86–7 18 Advertisement Patricia – Hairdressing 44 Winter ’86–7 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA– Advertisements GEIGY; Cambridge Catering Equipment; A.H.Turner, Minor repairs, Decorating, Furniture 44 Winter ’86–7 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex VG Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

45 Spring ’87 Cover Parsonage Farm Drawing Developer Development, West End

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45 Spring ’87 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Keith Sykes, Vice Chair Derrick White, Sec Basil Bonner, Treas David Gilchrist; Others Jan Arriens, Rob Howard, Elizabeth Maclachlan, Frances Morris, Anne Squire, Stephanie Taylor, Arthur Turner, Eve Wilcox; Editors Penny Clark, Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 45 Spring ’87 3 Dates for Your Diary AGM 18 March; Duxford Airfield free entry 4 Apr; 25 & 26 Apr The 1987 Whittlesford Exhibition; 10 May Village Clean-up; Duxford Airfield free entry 16 June; 13 or 27 June Concert trip to Aldeburgh; 4 July Garden Party at The Grove 45 Spring ’87 4–7 Whittlesford Landscapes 5 Church Lane & The Lawn – Reprint from Issue 6/7 Chris Taylor Spring/Summer ’77 45 Spring ’87 5 Floor plan of Storeys Cottage; Drawings Church Lane in the ’50s 45 Spring ’87 6 Lawn Cottage Drawing 45 Spring ’87 4 ‘Whittlesford Lodge’ Drawing Rod Kirkby 45 Spring ’87 8 Church Lane Reconsidered Chris Taylor 45 Spring ’87 9 The 1987 Whittlesford Details re forthcoming exhibition Exhibition 45 Spring ’87 10 The 1987 Whittlesford Exhibit submission form (bottom copy) Exhibition 45 Spring ’87 11 The 1987 Whittlesford Instructions to Exhibitors Exhibition 45 Spring ’87 12 The 1987 Whittlesford Exhibit submission form (top copy/receipt) Exhibition 45 Spring ’87 13–15 Chairman’s Report Parsonage Farm; ex-Surgery building; Vicarage and grounds; Keith Sykes derelict cottages on the High Street; Village Clean-Up; offer to pay for ‘Please drive carefully. . .’ signs; events of past year 45 Spring ’87 16 A Concert Plus Proposal for outing to Aldeburgh or Bury St Edmunds 45 Spring ’87 16 Postscript to ‘Christmas William George Remembered’ (Issue 44, van Stein Winter ’86–7) 45 Spring ’87 17 Village Memory Storeys Cottage Eve Wilcox 45 Spring ’87 18 Transport News Whittlesford to be served by electric trains; bus services to be reassessed 45 Spring ’87 18 Announcement Annual Parish Meeting 6 April 45 Spring ’87 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA– Advertisements GEIGY; Cambridge Catering Equipment; A.H.Turner, Minor repairs, Decorating, Furniture 45 Spring ’87 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex VG Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

46 Summer ’87 Cover Duxford Road, Whittlesford Drawing Norman Good 46 Summer ’87 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Basil Bonner, Vice Chair Rob Howard, Sec Stephanie Taylor, Treas Frances Morris; Others Richard Bennett, Mark Kierstan, Robert Price, Keith Sykes, Arthur Turner, Derrick White, Eve Wilcox, Jack Briggs (co- opted); Editors Meg Holland, Penny Clark; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 46 Summer ’87 3 Announcement The Garden Party, The Grove, 4 July 46 Summer ’87 4–5 Annual General Meeting Report – new committee, talk by Chris Taylor on The Royal Commission on Historical Monuments 46 Summer ’87 6–7 The 1987 Whittlesford Report on the exhibition Exhibition 46 Summer ’87 8–9 Whittlesford Landscapes 6 Duxford Road – Reprint from Issue 8 Autumn ’77 Chris Taylor 46 Summer ’87 9 Men’s Institute & Memorial Drawing Norman Good Hall 46 Summer ’87 10–13 Memories of Mile Stones Edna Wight & Ida Sadler 46 Summer ’87 14–15 Obituary Mrs Ida Sadler 46 Summer ’87 16 The Village Quiz Report on 4th Annual Village Quiz

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46 Summer ’87 16 Announcement Basil Bonner has place on the Anglian Water Customer Consultative Committee for Cambridge (East) 46 Summer ’87 17 Whittlesford Tree Group Report on planting; The Gardening Club is to present a Tulip Tree for the Lawn 46 Summer ’87 17 Whittlesford New Electric Increased service; times of ‘The Fenman Express’ Train Service 46 Summer ’87 18 Isn’t it Lovely to See the Sun Poem Barbara Walker 46 Summer ’87 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA– Advertisements GEIGY; Cambridge Catering Equipment; A.H.Turner, Minor repairs, Decorating, Furniture 46 Summer ’87 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex VG Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

47 Autumn ’87 Cover Maynards Drawing Norman Good 47 Autumn ’87 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Basil Bonner, Vice Chair Rob Howard, Sec Stephanie Taylor, Treas Frances Morris; Others Richard Bennett, Mark Kierstan, Robert Price, Keith Sykes, Arthur Turner, Derrick White, Eve Wilcox, Jack Briggs (co- opted); Editors Meg Holland, Penny Clark; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 47 Autumn ’87 3 Know Your Village Guided Walk to be held on 18 Oct 47 Autumn ’87 4 What’s On in Whittlesford 47 Autumn ’87 4 The Garden Party Report on party held on 4 July at The Grove 47 Autumn ’87 5 Phoenix Warehouse Report on Outline Planning application for 59 houses Development 47 Autumn ’87 5 Scotts Lane Drawing Patricia Downes 47 Autumn ’87 6 Phoenix Warehouse Whittlesford Society Official Response Development 47 Autumn ’87 7 Phoenix Warehouse Maynards Works Development 47 Autumn ’87 8 Phoenix Warehouse The Long-standing Phoenix Site Problems Development 47 Autumn ’87 8 High Street/North Road Drawing ? junction 47 Autumn ’87 9 The Chairman Writes Whittlesford Station; Phoenix Site application 47 Autumn ’87 10–11 The Holiday Scheme When Chicago came to Whittlesford 47 Autumn ’87 12–13 Whittlesford Landscapes 7 Station Rd & Royston Rd – Reprint from Issue 9 Xmas ’77 Chris Taylor 47 Autumn ’87 13 Veterinary Surgery in Station Drawing Norman Good Rd, Whittlesford 47 Autumn ’87 14 Ten Years On Station Rd & Royston Rd Reconsidered Chris Taylor 47 Autumn ’87 14 Royston Rd/Duxford Rd Drawing Norman Good corner 47 Autumn ’87 15–16 William Westley School About the school 47 Autumn ’87 16 William Westley School Drawing Christian Scott (age 6) 47 Autumn ’87 17–18 Village Activities List of all councils, churches, clubs and societies plus contact names 47 Autumn ’87 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA– Advertisements GEIGY; Cambridge Catering Equipment; A.H.Turner, Minor repairs, Decorating, Furniture 47 Autumn ’87 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex VG Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

48 Winter ’88 Cover Mill Lane, Whittlesford Drawing Norman Good 48 Winter ’88 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Basil Bonner, Vice Chair Rob Howard, Sec Stephanie Taylor, Treas Frances Morris; Others Richard Bennett, Mark Kierstan, Robert Price, Keith Sykes, Arthur Turner, Derrick White, Eve Wilcox, Jack Briggs (co- opted); Editors Meg Holland, Penny Clark; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 48 Winter ’88 3 Society News AGM to be held on 10 March- talk by John Gurdon 48 Winter ’88 4 Anglian Water Report from Basil Bonner Basil Bonner

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48 Winter ’88 5 Society News Village Walk held on 18 Oct; Garden Party to be held on 2 July at The Grove 48 Winter ’88 6 Gud enuf 2 eet Tasteful Contribution to the Children’s Hospice Fund 48 Winter ’88 7–8 Whittlesford Landscapes 8 Mill Lane – Reprint from Issue 10 Spring ’78 Chris Taylor 48 Winter ’88 9 A Living Link with the Past The Charity of Nicholas Swallow and Others Trevor Grigg 48 Winter ’88 10–14 Hidden Depths in Survey of birdlife in Earl’s Hook Tom Serpell Whittlesford’s Woodland 48 Winter ’88 15–18 Whittlesford’s School Part 1 of A History of the Charity School from 1742–1859 – John Matthias Reprinted from Issue 6/7 Spring/Summer ’77 48 Winter ’88 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA– Advertisements GEIGY; Cambridge Catering Equipment; A.H.Turner, Minor repairs, Decorating, Furniture 48 Winter ’88 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex VG Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

49 Spring ’88 Cover The Guildhall, Whittlesford Drawing Carol Abson 49 Spring ’88 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Rob Howard, Vice Chair Robert Price, Sec Stephanie Taylor, Treas Mark Kierstan; Others Richard Bennett, Basil Bonner, Clare Kendon, Penny Poole, Arthur Turner, Eve Wilcox, John Wyatt, Jack Briggs (co-opted); Editors Meg Holland, Penny Clark; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 49 Spring ’88 3 Society News – Dates for 22 April ‘Recollections of Old Whittlesford’, a talk by The Your Diary Squire; 24 April Annual Village Clean-Up; 9 May PTA Quiz; 2 July Garden Party; 3 July Open Gardens in aid of Save the Children Fund 49 Spring ’88 4 Chairman’s Report 49 Spring ’88 5 Annual General Meeting Report 49 Spring ’88 6 Appeal for help for Editor Appeal from Penny Clark as she leaves the village Penny Clark 49 Spring ’88 7 Guided Village Walk 22 May – led by Tony Carter 49 Spring ’88 7 The Old Guildhall at Drawing D.R. Brown Whittlesford 1895 49 Spring ’88 8–9 Whittlesford Landscapes Fields Chris Taylor 49 Spring ’88 9 The Great Fields at Enclosure Map 1809 49 Spring ’88 10–12 At Home on the Range How I Learned to Hate Chickens Penny Clark 49 Spring ’88 13 Simnel Cake Recipe 49 Spring ’88 14 Garden Party Garden Party Sub-committee – volunteers required 49 Spring ’88 14 The Grove Drawing 49 Spring ’88 15–18 Whittlesford’s School Part 2 of a History of the Charity School from 1742–1859 – John Matthias Reprinted from Issue 8 Autumn ’77 49 Spring ’88 16 Children Drawing 49 Spring ’88 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA– Advertisements GEIGY; Cambridge Catering Equipment; A.H.Turner, Minor repairs, Decorating, Furniture 49 Spring ’88 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex VG Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

50 Summer ’88 Cover The Old School, Whittlesford Drawing Norman Good 50 Summer ’88 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Rob Howard, Vice Chair Robert Price, Sec Stephanie Taylor, Treas Mark Kierstan; Others Richard Bennett, Basil Bonner, Clare Kendon, Penny Poole, Arthur Turner, Eve Wilcox, John Wyatt, Jack Briggs (co-opted); Editors Meg Holland, Penny Clark; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 50 Summer ’88 3 Society News Stapleford Umbrella Drama Soc 1 Oct; Report on Garden Party 50 Summer ’88 4–5 Society News Report on Guided Village Walk 50 Summer ’88 5 Society News Report on Village Clean-up 50 Summer ’88 6 Society News Report on Village Quiz Evening 50 Summer ’88 7 The Role of the Whittlesford Role of the Soc with regard to planning generally and esp the Rob Howard Soc proposed development south of the A505

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50 Summer ’88 8 Town or Village Importance of keeping on eye on minor village developments, Rob Howard esp front gardens, to maintain village character 50 Summer ’88 9 Trees Report on activities of Tree Group; Advice on pollarding; Tree Jack Briggs maintenance day – 3rd Sat of month 50 Summer ’88 10–11 Open Gardens Programme and list of gardens 50 Summer ’88 12–13 Recollections of Old Report of Kim Tickell’s talk Whittlesford 50 Summer ’88 13 Tudor Cottage Drawing Norman Good 50 Summer ’88 14 Gardening Club Tenth Report on anniversary dinner Birthday 50 Summer ’88 15–17 The National School 1859– Continuation of the story of the Whittlesford School Eve Wilcox 1972 50 Summer ’88 17 The Peppin Brown Gallery Gallery now in part of old school 50 Summer ’88 18 Sweeping Statements Thoughts on birds Bil Wight 50 Summer ’88 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA– Advertisements GEIGY; Cambridge Catering Equipment; Daveena Wigg, Made to Measure Curtains, Bedcovers etc 50 Summer ’88 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex VG Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

51 Autumn ’88 Cover Tawny Owl Drawing Norman Good 51 Autumn ’88 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Rob Howard, Vice Chair Robert Price, Sec Stephanie Taylor, Treas Mark Kierstan; Others Richard Bennett, Basil Bonner, Clare Kendon, Penny Poole, Arthur Turner, Eve Wilcox, John Wyatt, Jack Briggs (co-opted); Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 51 Autumn ’88 3 Apology from the Editor Meg Holland 51 Autumn ’88 3 Society News Charity Cabaret Evening 51 Autumn ’88 4 Whittlesford Recalled Call for volunteers to revise this publication 51 Autumn ’88 4 Planning Matters The Old Vicarage 51 Autumn ’88 5 Footpath Re-opening Re-opening walk along renovated and re-routed Footpath 6 51 Autumn ’88 5 Bees in the Wall, Whittlesford Drawing Norman Good 51 Autumn ’88 6–7 Footpath No. 6 Claypit Belt Walk Tony Carter 51 Autumn ’88 8 Nature Trail Leaflet on Sale ‘The Perennial and Plants of Autumn’ 51 Autumn ’88 9–12 Village Memories of Bygone Seventy Years On Edna Wight Days 51 Autumn ’88 9 Ward’s Bakery, Orchard Drawing Colin Hollidge Terrace 51 Autumn ’88 10–11 The Village Blacksmith Drawing Colin Hollidge 51 Autumn ’88 13 Comings & Goings Arrival of the Rev. Keith Overton; departure of the Rev. Colin Davison; departure of Marguerite Roberts and Elaine Briggs from William Westley School 51 Autumn ’88 14 The Tawny Owl Description 51 Autumn ’88 15–17 The Tawny Owls of Ashley Arbon Whittlesford 51 Autumn ’88 15 Map Territories of local owls 51 Autumn ’88 18 Whittlesford Society Patch Representatives 51 Autumn ’88 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA– Advertisements GEIGY; Cambridge Catering Equipment; Daveena Wigg, Made to Measure Curtains, Bedcovers etc 51 Autumn ’88 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex The Village Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

52 February ’89 Cover Outside the Bees in the Wall Drawing Rob Howard After the Walk 52 February ’89 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Rob Howard, Vice Chair Robert Price, Sec Stephanie Taylor, Treas Mark Kierstan; Others Richard Bennett, Basil Bonner, Clare Kendon, Penny Poole, Arthur Turner, Eve Wilcox, John Wyatt, Jack Briggs (co-opted); Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 52 February ’89 3 Society News AGM 15 March; Village Clean-Up 23 Apr; Barnaby Fair 18 June 25 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

52 February ’89 4 What’s On in Whittlesford Intro to lists on pp. 17–18; details on new entries 52 February ’89 4 Quizzers Invitation to join Whittlesford Soc team 52 February ’89 5–6 The Chairman’s Report Events of the last year 52 February ’89 7–8 Planning Matters Village Plans (Whittlesford/Heathfield); Maynards Site (High St/West End); British Rail application for additional parking at Whittlesford Station 52 February ’89 9 Barnaby Fair Proposal for a family afternoon on 18 June with the hope that this would develop into a revival of the ancient Barnaby Fair 52 February ’89 10–11 Village Memories of Bygone The Snowplough Edna Wight Days 52 February ’89 10–11 Snowplough Found Here Drawing 52 February ’89 13 Reynardine by Judith Lennox- Description of first novel by Judith Lennox-Smith of Station Rd, Smith Whittlesford, including local events and places 52 February ’89 14–16 Bees & Beekeeping 1 About bees and the beekeeper’s year – prize-winning entry in the Craig Abson children’s section of the 1988 Cambridgeshire Beekeepers’ Association Honey Show 52 February ’89 17–18 Village Activities List of all councils, churches, clubs and societies plus contact names 52 February ’89 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA– Advertisements GEIGY; Cambridge Catering Equipment; Daveena Wigg, Made to Measure Curtains, Bedcovers etc 52 February ’89 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex The Village Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

53 Spring ’89 Cover The Grey Squirrel Drawing Norman Good 53 Spring ’89 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Robert Price, Vice Chair Rob Howard, Sec Stephanie Taylor, Treas Mark Kierstan; Others Richard Bennett, Basil Bonner, Mike Eno, Clare Kendon, Penny Poole, Tom Serpell, Arthur Turner, Jack Briggs (co-opted); Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 53 Spring ’89 3 Society News Barnaby Fair 18 June; PTA Village Quiz – report; Society’s Road Safety petition available to be signed 53 Spring ’89 4–5 100 Years Of Whittlesford Football Trevor Griggs 53 Spring ’89 5 The Pavilion, Whittlesford Drawing Norman Good 53 Spring ’89 6–9 Bees and Beekeeping 2 David J. Abson 53 Spring ’89 9 Heritage Weekend and The Society has been sent details of two Heritage Weekends in Landmark Trust Lincoln between June and October 53 Spring ’89 10–11 Barnaby Fair Programme 53 Spring ’89 10–11 Memorial Hall & Men’s Drawing Norman Good Institute 53 Spring ’89 12 AGM Report 53 Spring ’89 12 Annual Village Clean-Up Report 53 Spring ’89 13–14 The Chairman Writes Into the 1990s – changes and developments in and around Whittlesford 53 Spring ’89 15–18 The Grey Squirrel Ashley Arbon 53 Spring ’89 18 Trees for your Garden or Spare County Council trees available Woodland 53 Spring ’89 19 Announcement, Gardening Club; Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA– Advertisements GEIGY; Cambridge Catering Equipment; Daveena Wigg, Made to Measure Curtains, Bedcovers etc 53 Spring ’89 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex The Village Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

54 Summer ’89 Cover View from the Station Rd Drawing Norman Good corner, including Volvo & St John’s Church, Duxford 54 Summer ’89 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Robert Price, Vice Chair Mike Eno, Sec Penny Poole, Treas Mark Kierstan; Others Richard Bennett, Basil Bonner, Rob Howard, Clare Kendon, Tom Serpell, Arthur Turner, Jack Briggs (co-opted); Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership

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54 Summer ’89 3 Society News Dates for your Diary: Rural Walk 24 Sep; Musical Evening 14 Oct 54 Summer ’89 3 Officer Changes 54 Summer ’89 4–6 Barnaby Fair Report on event - £500 donated to Memorial Hall Committee 54 Summer ’89 7–9 Bees & Beekeeping 3 David J. Abson 54 Summer ’89 7 Common Mallow Drawing 54 Summer ’89 9 Observations on a Beehive Poem David J. Abson 54 Summer ’89 9 Worker bee carrying pollen Drawing 54 Summer ’89 10–11 Planning Matters SCARE (South Cambridgeshire Against Rural Extinction) esp in regard to the ‘Duxford Initiative’; amended CIBA application for housing development on Maynard’s Site 54 Summer ’89 12 What’s in a Name? Trevor Grigg 54 Summer ’89 12 The Rev. Colin Davison News of his sudden death 54 Summer ’89 13–17 The ‘Natural History’ of our Ashley Arbon Lawn 54 Summer ’89 18 Advertisement BR Villa and Apartment Specialists 54 Summer ’89 19 Advertisements Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA–GEIGY; Peppin Brown Gallery, Picture Framing; Daveena Wigg, Made to Measure Curtains, Bedcovers etc 54 Summer ’89 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex The Village Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

55 Autumn ’89 Cover Butler’s Row, Whittlesford Drawing Patricia Downes 55 Autumn ’89 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Robert Price, Vice Chair Mike Eno, Sec Penny Poole, Treas Mark Kierstan; Others Richard Bennett, Basil Bonner, Rob Howard, Clare Kendon, Tom Serpell, Arthur Turner, Jack Briggs (co-opted); Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 55 Autumn ’89 3 Society News Dates for your Diary 55 Autumn ’89 3 Society News Note on increased Subscriptions 55 Autumn ’89 4 Society News Musical Evening 55 Autumn ’89 5–6 Society News Rural Walk 55 Autumn ’89 6 Society News Planning matters – SCARE 55 Autumn ’89 7 Outward Bound from Account of walking holiday in Lake District organised by Ian Whittlesford 1989 Hinton 55 Autumn ’89 8 Duxford Reprint, in connection with threat to Duxford, of article from Christopher 1979 (Issue 16, pp 4–8) Taylor 55 Autumn ’89 8 Duxford Drawing A. Hamey 55 Autumn ’89 9 C16th building in Hinxton Drawing – from greeting card sold in aid of SCARE Norman Good 55 Autumn ’89 10–11 The Green, Duxford Drawing Martin Tomlinson 55 Autumn ’89 13–15 Earthworms Ashley Arbon 55 Autumn ’89 16–17 Christmas is Coming Local Present Brainwaves; Numbers and Letters Quiz 55 Autumn ’89 18 Advertisement BR Villa and Apartment Specialists 55 Autumn ’89 19 Advertisements Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA–GEIGY; Peppin Brown Gallery, Picture Framing; Daveena Wigg, Made to Measure Curtains, Bedcovers etc 55 Autumn ’89 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex The Village Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

56 March ’90 Cover Fallen beech tree on The Drawing Colin Hollidge Lawn 56 March ’90 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Robert Price, Vice Chair Mike Eno, Sec Penny Poole, Treas Mark Kierstan; Others Richard Bennett, Basil Bonner, Rob Howard, Clare Kendon, Tom Serpell, Arthur Turner, Jack Briggs (co-opted); Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 56 March ’90 3 Society News Dates for your Diary 56 March ’90 4–5 The Chairman’s Report Bob Price 56 March ’90 6 Numbers and Letters Quiz Solutions 56 March ’90 7–8 ‘Weather Wisdom’ Talk by Tony Carter 27 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

56 March ’90 9–12 Ickleton Reprint of article from 1980 (Issue 17, pp. 3–6) Christopher Taylor 56 March ’90 11 Ickleton Church Drawing Norman Good 56 March ’90 13–15 Ickleton Ten Years On Written in connection with Grosvenor development proposal Lawrence Wragg 56 March ’90 13 Ickleton, Cambs Drawing L. A. Hamey 56 March ’90 16–17 Village Activities List of all churches, groups and societies with contact nos. 56 March ’90 18 Advertisement BR Villa and Apartment Specialists 56 March ’90 19 Advertisements Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA–GEIGY; Peppin Brown Gallery, Picture Framing; Daveena Wigg, Made to Measure Curtains, Bedcovers etc 56 March ’90 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex The Village Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

57 June 1990 Cover High St, Ickleton, 16th-C Drawing Norman Good building 57 June 1990 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Mike Eno, Vice Chair & Treas Mark Kierstan, Sec Penny Poole; Others Neil Barber, Basil Bonner, Rosie Garwood, Rob Howard, Iain Smith, Nick Totty, Arthur Turner, Robert Price (co-opted); Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 57 June 1990 3 Dates for Your Diary SCARE’s Midsummer Barbecue 16 June; Barnaby Fair 17 June; 9 Sep Guided walk led by Tony Carter, Ashley Arbon 57 June 1990 4 Society News Whittlesford Recalled reprint; AGM report 57 June 1990 5–6 Society News Barnaby Fair June 90 – information 57 June 1990 5 Sports pavilion Drawing Norman Good 57 June 1990 7–8 Duxford Present and Future Update on Chris Taylor’s article Issue 55, p.8 Brian L. Jones 57 June 1990 9–11 Whittlesford’s Wild Flowers Tom Serpell 57 June 1990 12–15 Hinxton 1980 Reprint article from Summer 1981, Issue 23, pp. 5–8 Chris Taylor 57 June 1990 13 Hinxton Church Drawing L. A. Hamey 57 June 1990 14 Church of St Mary & St John, Drawing Hinxton 57 June 1990 15 Hinxton Drawing Norman Good 57 June 1990 16–17 Whither Hinxton? By a Hinxton resident 57 June 1990 18 Advertisement BR Villa and Apartment Specialists 57 June 1990 19 Advertisements Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA–GEIGY; Peppin Brown Gallery, Picture Framing; Daveena Wigg, Made to Measure Curtains, Bedcovers etc 57 June 1990 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex The Village Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

58 September ’90 Cover Whittlesford Station, 31 Drawing – based on a contemporary photo Rod Kirkby August 1940 58 September ’90 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Mike Eno, Vice Chair & Treas Mark Kierstan, Sec Penny Poole; Others Neil Barber, Basil Bonner, Rosie Garwood, Rob Howard, Iain Smith, Nick Totty, Arthur Turner, Robert Price (co-opted); Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 58 September ’90 3 Society News Guided Village Walks: 2 Sep Poisonous Plants (Ashley Arbon); 9 Sep Whittlesford’s Eastern and Southern boundaries (Tony Carter) 58 September ’90 4 Advertisement BR Villa and Apartment Specialists 58 September ’90 5 Barnaby Fair Report 58 September ’90 5 Notice of death of Kim Tickell 58 September ’90 6–9 All on a Bright Summer’s Diary of events in Whittlesford Sat 31 Aug 1940 Tony Day Cartwright 58 September ’90 10–11 Guided Village Walk Sat 9 Map Sep 58 September ’90 12–13 Back from the Future Duxford, reprinted from Issue 200 March 2026 58 September ’90 14–16 Foster-Owl Ashley Arbon

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58 September ’90 17–18 Neighbourhood Watch What the scheme is, how it works, invitation to join Mike Eno 58 September ’90 19 Advertisements Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA–GEIGY; Peppin Brown Gallery, Picture Framing; Daveena Wigg, Made to Measure Curtains, Bedcovers etc 58 September ’90 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex The Village Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

59 December ’90 Cover Memorial Hall and Men’s Drawing Norman Good Institute 1989 59 December ’90 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Mike Eno, Vice Chair & Treas Mark Kierstan, Sec Penny Poole; Others Neil Barber, Basil Bonner, Rosie Garwood, Rob Howard, Iain Smith, Nick Totty, Arthur Turner, Robert Price (co-opted); Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 59 December ’90 3 Society News Dates for your Diary: 1 Feb 1991 Mike Petty on The Cambridge Collection; 20 March AGM 59 December ’90 3 Society News Welcome to Whittlesford report; Litter Bins 59 December ’90 4 Barnaby Fair Report on two fairs; decision not to organise more 59 December ’90 5 Neighbourly Links Duxford Local History Group 59 December ’90 6–7 Village Walks Report on Riverside Guided Walk, Poisonous Plants walk 59 December ’90 7 Announcement Whittlesford Recalled new edition now on sale 59 December ’90 8–9 The Golden Dock Ashley Arbon 59 December ’90 10–12 Shenanigans in the The sheela-na-gig carved on the church tower Judith Smith Churchyard 59 December ’90 10 The Sheela-na-gig Drawing Colin Hollidge 59 December ’90 11 The Grimes Graves chalk Drawing Colin Hollidge ‘goddess’ 59 December ’90 13–17 Whittlesford Memorial Hall Tony Cartwright 59 December ’90 13–17 Memorial Hall & Men’s Drawings Norman Good Institute 59 December ’90 18 Advertisements Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA–GEIGY; Peppin Brown Gallery, Picture Framing 59 December ’90 19 Margo’s Christmas Word-search Puzzle 59 December ’90 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex The Village Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

60 March 1991 Cover Mary Queen of Scots Portrait by Nicholas Hilliard in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, which features on the cover of the new novel by Judith Smith 60 March 1991 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee; Chair Mike Eno, Vice Chair & Treas Mark Kierstan, Sec Penny Poole; Others Neil Barber, Basil Bonner, Rosie Garwood, Rob Howard, Iain Smith, Nick Totty, Arthur Turner, Robert Price (co-opted); Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 60 March 1991 3 Society News Dates for your Diary: 1 Mar Mike Petty on The Cambridgeshire Collection; 19 Mar Annual Parish Meeting; 20 Mar AGM; 119– 28 Apr National Environment Week; 21 Apr Village Clean-up; 23 Jun Society trip to Brecklands 60 March 1991 4–6 Chairman’s Report SGM (Peter Kellner); success in PTA Quiz; litter problem – Mike Eno Society’s purchase of waste-bin; petition for Slow signs on road at Guildhall corner; Barnaby Fair; walks; planning (Duxford development), Phoenix Site (Maynards); reprint Whittlesford Re- called; formal links with Ickleton Society; disappointing response to Neighbourhood Watch scheme 60 March 1991 7 Announcement Society venture to Thetford 23 June 60 March 1991 7–9 Village Activities & List of all councils, churches, clubs and societies plus contact Organisations details 60 March 1991 10 Second Book Out New book (Till the Day Goes By) by Judith Lennox-Smith 60 March 1991 11–14 Battle of Britain Memory Follow up to Tony Cartwright’s article Issue 58 Michael Arnold Follow-Up

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60 March 1991 15–18 Whittlesford Memorial Hall Continuing the historical notes in Issue 59 Tony Cartwright 60 March 1991 18 Whittlesford Memorial Hall Postscript Basil Bonner 60 March 1991 18 1970s view across the Lawn Drawing ? to the Memorial Hall 60 March 1991 19 Advertisements Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA–GEIGY; Peppin Brown Gallery, Picture Framing 60 March 1991 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex The Village Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

61 June 1991 Cover Ring Mere, East Wretham Drawing Colin Hollidge Heath Nature Reserve, Breckland 61 June 1991 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Mark Kierstan, Vice Chair Mike Eno, Treas Gillian Edmiston, Sec Alan Dunn; Others Neil Barber, Basil Bonner, Iain Smith, Shelagh Stone, Nick Totty, Arthur Turner; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 61 June 1991 3 Society News Dates for Your Diary: 23 Jun Breckland Coach Outing, 15 Jun SCARE Barbecue, 8 Sep Quiz-on-Foot, 23 Nov Cabaret Evening (Peter Wood) 61 June 1991 4–6 Society News AGM report (20 Mar) – guest speaker Tony Strong (Du Pont Stevenage) on ‘Chemicals in the Environment’ Report on ‘The Cambridgeshire Collection’by Mike Petty (1 Mar) Report on The Village Quiz 13 May 61 June 1991 7–8 Breckland Excursion Description of terrain, proposed timetable Tony Carter 61 June 1991 7 Thompson Water Drawing 61 June 1991 9–14 The Wildlife of the Breckland Ashley Arbon 61 June 1991 10–11 Breckland Map 61 June 1991 15 The Hamilton Kerr Institute Report of visit organised by PTA 61 June 1991 16 The Case for Neighbourhood Encouragement to set up Neighbourhood Watch schemes Watch 61 June 1991 17 Facts & Figures about Crime in Whittlesford 61 June 1991 17 SCARE News Update on South Cambridgeshire against Rural Extinction 61 June 1991 18 Whit Soc patch representatives 61 June 1991 19 Advertisements Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA–GEIGY; Peppin Brown Gallery, Picture Framing 61 June 1991 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex The Village Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

62 September’9 Cover ‘Stop Fish from Suffering’ Drawing Ben Foakes (9 1 years) 62 September’9 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Mark Kierstan, Vice Chair Mike 1 Eno, Treas Gillian Edmiston, Sec Alan Dunn; Others Neil Barber, Basil Bonner, Iain Smith, Shelagh Stone, Nick Totty, Arthur Turner; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 62 September’9 3 Society News Dates for Your Diary: 8 Sep Quiz-on-Foot, 30 Nov Cabaret 1 Evening 62 September’9 4 Society News Details of above; new play equipment for the Lawn 1 62 September’9 5–8 Breckland Expedition Report 1 62 September’9 5 The East Wretham Nature Sketch map 1 Reserve 62 September’9 6, 7 St Martin’s Church, Drawings and description 1 Thompson 62 September’9 9 Pollution Art competition for Junior Art Club organised by Darryl Nantais 1 (Peppin Brown Gallery)

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62 September’9 9–11 Pollution Drawings by Junior Art Club Joanne 1 Merriman, Margo Holland, Michael Kellner, Charlotte Brander, Clare Jennings, Catherine Atkinson, Emily Williamson 62 September’9 12–13 Whittlesford Crabs Jack Briggs 1 62 September’9 13 Crab-apple Jelly Recipe 1 62 September’9 14–17 The Pubs of Whittlesford – 1 Past & Present 62 September’9 14 The Village Blacksmith Drawing (1982) Norman Good 1 formerly The Gentle Shepherd (The Old Forge) 62 September’9 14 Cromwell Cottage, formerly Drawing ? 1 The Three Horseshoes 62 September’9 15 The Bees in the Wall Drawing (1988) Norman Good 1 62 September’9 16 The Tickell Arms Drawing (1985) Derek White 1 62 September’9 16 The Bees in the Wall Drawing (1985) Anne Squire 1 62 September’9 17 The former Brewery Tap Drawing J. Arnold 1 62 September’9 17 The Red Lion Drawing 1986 Norman Good 1 62 September’9 18 News Update Dedication of seat in Vicarage Lane provided by Nicholas 1 Swallow and Other Village Charities, also in honour of the services to the village of Cecil Bywater; proposal to call housing development on former vicarage site in North Rd ‘Charles Jones Croft’; SCARE preparations for Public Enquiry (starting 5 November) 62 September’9 19 Advertisements Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA–GEIGY; Peppin 1 Brown Gallery, Picture Framing 62 September’9 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex The Village Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & 1 Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

63 December Cover Holly, ivy & mistletoe Drawing ’91 63 December 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Mark Kierstan, Vice Chair Mike ’91 Eno, Treas Gillian Edmiston, Sec Alan Dunn; Others Neil Barber, Basil Bonner, Iain Smith, Shelagh Stone, Nick Totty, Arthur Turner; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 63 December 3 Society News Fund-raising for lawn equipment and planning matters; ’91 Christmas Treat for Senior Citizens at Red Lion; Dinner Dance at Red Lion, 20 Mar 63 December 3 Society News Dates for Your Diary: 11 Jan SCARE quiz evening; 1 Apr AGM ’91 63 December 4–5 Society News Reports: Quiz-on-Foot, Cabaret evening ’91 63 December 6–7 The UK Poisonous Plants and ’91 Fungi Project 63 December 8 Planning Matters Maynards Site; The Duxford Initiative ’91 63 December 9–12 The Pubs of Whittlesford – 1. The Red Lion (owner Agapios Gregorios Pippas – ‘Greg’) Jeremy ’91 Past & Present Edmiston 31 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

63 December 10–11 The Red Lion Drawing ’91 63 December 12 ‘Customs, Canons & Maxims Photo of document of 1764 ’91 of the Red Lion Hospice at Whittlesford Bridge’ 63 December 13–16 One World Fair Report of event (One World Week followed by Fair) organised ’91 by local groups held in URC school room (UNICEF, Christian Aid, Women’s Institute, Cambridgeshire & Bedfordshire Wildlife Trust, Oxfam, Amnesty International, Save the Children) 63 December 17–18 From a village cream tea . . . Welcome to Hell by Jan Arriens – letters from prisoners on death ’91 row in the USA 63 December 18 Books for Christmas with a Sally Rodwell, A Visitor’s Guide to Historic Hong Kong; Judith ’91 local connection Lennox-Smith, Reynardine, Till the Day Goes Down, The Glittering Strand; Whittlesford Recalled 63 December 19 Advertisements Nuvan Top (cat- and dog-flea spray) CIBA–GEIGY; Peppin ’91 Brown Gallery, Picture Framing 63 December 20 Advertisements N.D.Rex The Village Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Design & ’91 Installation Services; Ablewight, Chimney cleaning

64 March ’92 Cover Artist’s impression of a cottage in Drawing Colin Hollidge High Street (currently being rebuilt) 64 March ’92 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Mark Kierstan, Vice Chair Mike Eno, Treas Gillian Edmiston, Sec Alan Dunn; Others Neil Barber, Basil Bonner, Iain Smith, Shelagh Stone, Nick Totty, Arthur Turner; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 64 March ’92 3 Society News Dates for your Diary: 1 Apr AGM; 14 Jun Open Gardens; 13 Sep Norfolk coach trip (see further p. 5) 64 March ’92 4–5 Society News Reports on: Quizzes; Charity Dinner Dance at The Red Lion 20 Mar 64 March ’92 5 Society News More on proposed coach trip to Norfolk 13 Sep to be led by Tony Carter & Ashley Arbon 64 March ’92 6 Ecology Corner Management of grass verges; Wildlife events 64 March ’92 7–8 Chairman’s Report Report on planning issues; Report on Whittlesford Society Mark Kierstan events 64 March ’92 8 Quiz 64 March ’92 9 The Pubs of Whittlesford – 2. Cromwell Cottage – ‘The Three Horseshoes’ Past & Present 64 March ’92 9 ‘The Three Horseshoes’ Drawing 64 March ’92 10 Happenings in High Street! Rebuilding and development of two derelict cottages (one of them ‘Seeby’s Cottage’) 64 March ’92 11–15 The Fall and Rise of Jack Reminiscences Mike Arnold Frost’s Cottage 64 March ’92 11 Old Whittlesford – High Drawing CGA Street 64 March ’92 13 Fire Engine Drawing 64 March ’92 15 Seeby’s Cottage after the fire Drawing 64 March ’92 16–18 Village Activities and Organisations 64 March ’92 16 Whittlesford Memorial Hall Proposed plan for re-vamped Memorial Hall 64 March ’92 16 Advertisement Ablewight, Chimney Cleaning 64 March ’92 19 Advertisements Peppin Brown Gallery, Picture Framing; Nuvan Top, Nuvan Staykil, Total Flea Control 64 March ’92 20 Advertisements N.D. Rex, The Village Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Installations

65 June ’92 Cover Ward’s bread cart fails to disturb Drawing from photograph in Whittlesford Recalled Colin Hollidge a game of marbles on Guildhall corner

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65 June ’92 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Alan Dunn, Vice Chair Basil Bonner, Treas Gillian Edmiston, Sec Mark Kierstan; Others Neil Barber, Liz Clarke, Mike Eno, Iain Smith, Shelagh Stone, Derrick White, Arthur Turner; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 65 June ’92 3 Society News Report on AGM; Annual Village Clean-Up; Donations to the Playgroup Portacabin and Lawn Play Equipment Fund from Red Lion Charity Dinner Dance 65 June ’92 4 More Society News PTA Quiz; History Festival; the Drama Group; Coming events 65 June ’92 4 Advertisement Ablewight, Chimney Cleaning 65 June ’92 5 Grassland Summer Flowers Guided walk 19 July on the Devil’s Dyke 65 June ’92 6 Election Results May Local Council elections 65 June ’92 7 Local Representatives and Details of names and addresses main sub-committees 65 June ’92 8–9 Play Equipment Project Fund-raising activities 65 June ’92 10–11 The Pubs of Whittlesford – 3. ‘The Village Blacksmith’ Past & Present 65 June ’92 10–11 ‘The Village Blacksmith’ Drawing 65 June ’92 12 Born and bred in Whittlesford Edna Wight’s family pubs 65 June ’92 12 3 High Street Drawing Norman Good 65 June ’92 13–16 Childhood Memories of ‘The Edna Wight Village Blacksmith’ 65 June ’92 17 How much of 3 High St is recognisable from Edna Wight’s account? 65 June ’92 18 The Little Place Poem Edna Wight 65 June ’92 19 Advertisements Peppin Brown Gallery, Picture Framing; Nuvan Top, Nuvan Staykil, Total Flea Control 65 June ’92 20 Advertisements N.D. Rex, The Village Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Installations

66 September’9 Cover Castle Acre Priory Drawing Colin Hollidge 2 66 September’9 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Acting Chair Basil Bonner, Treas Gillian 2 Edmiston, Sec Mark Kierstan; Others Neil Barber, Liz Clarke, Mike Eno, Iain Smith, Shelagh Stone, Derrick White, Arthur Turner; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 66 September’9 3 Society News Departure of Chairman Alan Dunn; Retirement of John Mathias, 2 Headmaster of William Westley School 66 September’9 3 Society News Dates for Your Diary: 13 Sep Outing to Norfolk; 26 Sep 2 Sponsored Walk in aid of Play Equipment Fund 66 September’9 4 Community news Village composting; Village photograph 2 66 September’9 5 Guided coach outing to Itinerary 2 Norfolk 66 September’9 6 Swaffham 2 66 September’9 7–15 Castle Acre History, The Castle, sketch map, The Priory, The Town, The 2 ‘open’ parish of Castle Acre, Lodge Farm 66 September’9 8 Castle Acre Drawing Richard 2 Warmington 66 September’9 9 The castle from the south in Drawing 2 the 1730s 66 September’9 13 Western range from the Priory Drawing 2 cloister 1780 66 September’9 15 Advertisement Ablewight, Chimney Cleaning 2

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66 September’9 16–18 The Pubs of Whittlesford – The Village Blacksmith Inn – the 1950s and 1960s Roger & 2 Past & Present Jocelyn Whitehouse 66 September’9 19 Advertisements Peppin Brown Gallery, Picture Framing; Nuvan Top, Nuvan 2 Staykil, Total Flea Control 66 September’9 20 Advertisements N.D. Rex, The Village Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating 2 Installations

67 December Cover The Hip Bath Drawing Patricia Downes ’92 67 December 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Acting Chair Basil Bonner, Treas Gillian ’92 Edmiston, Sec Mark Kierstan; Others Neil Barber, Liz Clarke, Mike Eno, Shelagh Stone, Derrick White, Arthur Turner; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 67 December 3 Society News Runner-up award in the annual Community News Contest ’92 67 December 3 Society News 31 Mar AGM, guest speaker Kate Inman, Spicers; Basil Bonner ’92 now Acting Chairman; 8/9 Jan first village pantomime, Dick Whittington, in Memorial Hall 67 December 4–5 Water Pollution Control Bob Price ’92 67 December 6–7 Oak Trees The Common or Pedunculate Oak; Tree Lore & Folk Beliefs ’92 67 December 8 Safety Matters Speed of traffic through the village ’92 67 December 8 Advertisement Ablewight, Chimney Cleaning ’92 67 December 9–11 Norman Good Obituary with some of his drawings ’92 67 December 12–16 Childhood Memories, written ‘Magic Whittlesford’ Part One; Christmas Memories Patricia Downes ’92 and illustrated by Patricia Downes 67 December 13 Fetching Water from the Drawing Patricia Downes ’92 Village Pump 67 December 14 Snow scene, Church Lane Drawing Patricia Downes ’92 67 December 16 Lawn Cottage by Night Drawing, from an oil painting by D.N.Ruckridge ? ’92 67 December 17 Happy Christmas – Trees Community composting scheme – shredder on 9 Jan ’92 67 December 18 Advertisements Peppin Brown Gallery, Picture Framing; Nuvan Top, Nuvan ’92 Staykil, Total Flea Control 67 December 19 The Bees in the Wall Drawing Norman Good ’92 67 December 19 Village Memory Story retold from Issue 22, p.18 Harry Douglas ’92 67 December 20 Advertisements N.D. Rex, The Village Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating ’92 Installations

68 March ’93 Cover Public Baptism in the river at Drawing G.J.Maynard Whittlesford 1760 68 March ’93 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Basil Bonner, Treas Gillian Edmiston, Sec Mark Kierstan; Others Neil Barber, Liz Clarke, Mike Eno, Shelagh Stone, Derrick White, Arthur Turner; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 68 March ’93 3 Society News Subscriptions due – offer of Life Membership (£10/£5); contribution by Whit Soc of 30m hedge around new vicarage site 68 March ’93 3 Society News Dates for your Diary: 31 Mar AGM; 25 Apr Village Clean-Up 68 March ’93 4 Acting Chairman’s Report Basil Bonner 68 March ’93 5 Cover Story ‘Public Baptisms’: ‘Letter to the Editor’ from the East Anglian Magazine of Mar 1960, from J. Maynard 68 March ’93 6 Walks Society’s plans for walks, environmental and local history

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68 March ’93 7 Talks Evening of talks as part of the ‘Looking at Our Village’ Exhibition organised by the Cambridge and County Folk Museum: Christine Allison; Christopher Taylor on Whittlesford 68 March ’93 8–12 Childhood Memories Spring in Whittlesford Patricia Downes 68 March ’93 8 ‘The bird’s funeral Drawing Patricia Downes 68 March ’93 9 ‘The Devil’s button’ Drawing Patricia Downes 68 March ’93 10 ‘The village Post office and Drawing Patricia Downes store’ 68 March ’93 11 ‘The knife grinder’ Drawing Patricia Downes 68 March ’93 12 ‘Cheese by the yard, gossip by Drawing Patricia Downes the ton’ 68 March ’93 13–16 Commotions and Confusions Sawston papermills Tony Cartwright 68 March ’93 13 The Rag Room Ladies Photo 68 March ’93 15 The Picking Room Drawing Colin Hollidge 68 March ’93 17–18 Village Activities and Details, names etc Organisations 68 March ’93 19 Advertisements Peppin Brown Gallery, Picture Framing; Nuvan Top, Nuvan Staykil, Total Flea Control 68 March ’93 20 Advertisements N.D. Rex, The Village Stores; Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping; Peter Hollidge, Heating Installations

69 June ’93 Cover ‘Putting ginger beer in the Drawing Patricia Downes well to cool’ 69 June ’93 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Mark Kierstan, Vice Chair Basil Bonner, Treas Gillian Edmiston, Minutes Sec Shelagh Stone, Membership Robin Foden; Others Michael Arnold, Neil Barber, Liz Clarke, Sally Rodwell, Arthur Turner, Frank Williams; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 69 June ’93 3 Society News Report on AGM and Village Clean-up 69 June ’93 4–6 Spicers ‘Europe’s Biggest Paper making; Spicers’ stationery; Farming interests; Kate Inman Stationery Cupboard’ (talk Wholesaling; What do they do? The Central Distribution Centre; given at AGM by Spicer’s What about the Future? Public Relations Manager) 69 June ’93 7 Spicers’ Norfolk Horn Flock Margo Holland 69 June ’93 8 Rural Walk Report on guided walk to Thriplow, 6 June 69 June ’93 9–13 Childhood Memories Whittlesford in Summer Patricia Downes 69 June ’93 10 ‘Jenny Cooper and her cigar Drawing Patricia Downes ends and her row of cottages on Duxford Road’ 69 June ’93 11 ‘Flypapers for sale’ Drawing Patricia Downes 69 June ’93 12 ‘Gypsies at Whittlesford’ Drawing Patricia Downes 69 June ’93 13 Little girl with doll Drawing Patricia Downes 69 June ’93 14–16 Commotions and Confusions Sawston Papermills continued Tony Cartwright 69 June ’93 14 The Rag-Room Ladies Photo 69 June ’93 15 ‘Fetching water from the Drawing Patricia Downes village pump’ 69 June ’93 17 Chairman’s Letter Publications and walks Mark Kierstan 69 June ’93 18 Whittlesford Society Patch Representatives 69 June ’93 19 Advertisements Peppin Brown Gallery, Picture Framing; Nuvan Top, Nuvan Staykil, Total Flea Control 69 June ’93 20 Advertisements The Village Store – Opening Soon under New Management; Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping; Peter Hollidge, Heating Installations

70 Autumn ’93 Cover Red telephone booth, Church Photo Lane, granted Grade II listed status

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70 Autumn ’93 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Mark Kierstan, Vice Chair Basil Bonner, Treas Gillian Edmiston, Minutes Sec Shelagh Stone, Membership Robin Foden; Others Michael Arnold, Neil Barber, Liz Clarke, Sally Rodwell, Arthur Turner, Frank Williams; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 70 Autumn ’93 3 News Round-Up Lawn Developments – new play equipment, new sports pavilion; Society Events: Dates for Your Diary: 30 Oct Lawn Play Equipment Opening; 31 Oct St Martin’s Singers; 17 Nov Gardening Club, guest speaker Janet Jeacock 70 Autumn ’93 4 The Duxford Initiative Call for final representations to be made to Sec of State for the Environment by 1 Nov 70 Autumn ’93 4 10th Annual PTA Quiz Report 70 Autumn ’93 4 St Martin’s Singers Report on concert held on 31 Oct 70 Autumn ’93 5 Guided Rural Walk Report on walk held on 12 Sep 70 Autumn ’93 5 Sketch map of walk 70 Autumn ’93 6–7 Whittlesford Shops Mark Kierstan 70 Autumn ’93 6 Sheads House where the first Drawing co-op was started by Reuben Chapman 70 Autumn ’93 7 Mrs Ison’s shop at the front of Drawing Charity Farm 70 Autumn ’93 8–9 Village Memory Extracts from a letter prompted by Patricia Downes’ Childhood Gladys L. Memories Wallis 70 Autumn ’93 8 The National School 1859– Drawing 1972 70 Autumn ’93 9 The Honours Board Photo 70 Autumn ’93 10–11 William Westley School Art Exhibition 70 Autumn ’93 12 Newspaper Collection South Cambs trial collection scheme extended to Whittlesford Scheme 70 Autumn ’93 13–14 Whittlesford at a Crossroads The future of Whittlesford as a community Michael Arnold 70 Autumn ’93 15 Memorial Hall Matters Up-date on progress Tony Cartwright 70 Autumn ’93 16–17 The United Reformed Church Plans for the rebuilding of the URC Joan Woodley 70 Autumn ’93 17 ‘New Congregational Church, Drawing Whittlesford, Cambridge’ 70 Autumn ’93 18 Advertisements Peppin Brown Gallery, Picture Framing; Nuvan Top, Nuvan Staykil, Total Flea Control 70 Autumn ’93 19 The Meadows of Whittlesford Edna Wight 70 Autumn ’93 20 Advertisements Whittlesford Village Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Installations

71 Winter ’93 Cover Whittlesford Parish Church Pen and wash drawing Rob Howard 71 Winter ’93 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Mark Kierstan, Vice Chair Basil Bonner, Treas Gillian Edmiston, Minutes Sec Shelagh Stone, Membership Robin Foden; Others Michael Arnold, Neil Barber, Liz Clarke, Sally Rodwell, Arthur Turner, Frank Williams; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 71 Winter ’93 3 Society News Dates for Your Diary: 13, 14, 15 Jan Village Pantomime; 20 Mar Newcomers Walk; 17 Apr Whittlesford Society Quiz; 20 Apr AGM; 22 May Village Trees Walk; 19 Jun Pub and Gossip Walk 71 Winter ’93 3 Joint Meeting with the Report Gardening Club 71 Winter ’93 4 Advertisements Whittlesford Village Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Installations 71 Winter ’93 5 Whittlesford Society Awards Donations by the Society to William Westley School and to Sawston Village College 71 Winter ’93 6–7 Village Walks 1994 List of proposed walks 71 Winter ’93 8–9 Entertainment in Whittlesford Memories by Mrs Wallis who taught in the school in the ’80s Gladys Wallis 71 Winter ’93 10–11 Treading the Boards! Trudi Alexander 71 Winter ’93 11 Pantomime poster 1994 Aladdin 71 Winter ’93 12–13 Amateur Dramatics in Whittlesford

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71 Winter ’93 14 Advertisements Peppin Brown Gallery, Picture Framing; Nuvan Top, Nuvan Staykil, Total Flea Control 71 Winter ’93 15–19 Henry Arnold A Name on the School Honours Board Michael Arnold 71 Winter ’93 15 Part of the Arnold family tree 71 Winter ’93 16 Advertisement Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping 71 Winter ’93 19 Whittlesford Village School Photo

72 March ’94 Cover Maynards – conversion to Photo flats 72 March ’94 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Mark Kierstan, Vice Chair Basil Bonner, Treas Gillian Edmiston, Minutes Sec Shelagh Stone, Membership Robin Foden; Others Michael Arnold, Neil Barber, Liz Clarke, Sally Rodwell, Arthur Turner, Frank Williams; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 72 March ’94 3 Society News New date for AGM (27 Apr); Planning Matters 72 March ’94 3 Society News Forthcoming events: 20 Mar Guided Village Walk (Chris Taylor); 17 Apr Quiz Walk; 22 May Village Trees Walk (Ashley Arbon); 19 Jun Gossip and Pub Walk to Thriplow Meadows 72 March ’94 4–7 Village Memories The Maynards Edna Wight 72 March ’94 4 Maynards chaff cutter Photo 72 March ’94 5 Maynards buildings Photo 72 March ’94 6 Robert Maynard Photo 72 March ’94 7 Maynards being converted Photo 72 March ’94 8–10 Progress with the Pavilion The history of The Lawn and Butts Green; Sport in Whittlesford; The Pavilion 72 March ’94 8 Proposed pavilion Drawing 72 March ’94 9 The present pavilion Photo 72 March ’94 10 Sketch plan of lawn with new pavilion; plan of new pavilion 72 March ’94 11–12 Village Activities and Details, names etc Organisations 72 March ’94 13–15 Save the Children 75th Birthday Appeal Liz James 72 March ’94 16 Whittlesford Society AGM Chairman’s Report – year’s events, including provision by the Society of funds to the School to create a digital record of old photos of the village 72 March ’94 17–18 A Modern David and Goliath The Story of SCARE Neil Barber 72 March ’94 19 Advertisements Peppin Brown Gallery, Picture Framing; Nuvan Top, Nuvan Staykil, Total Flea Control; Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping 72 March ’94 20 Advertisements Whittlesford Village Stores; Peter Hollidge, Heating Installations

73 Summer & Cover Storey’s Cottages Historic photo Autumn ’94 73 Summer & 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Acting Chair Basil Bonner, Treas Frank Autumn ’94 Williams, Minutes Sec Shelagh Stone, Membership Robin Foden; Others Michael Arnold, Eve Baldwin, Neil Barber, Jeremy Edmiston, Sally Rodwell, Margaret Spufford, Arthur Turner; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 73 Summer & 3–4 Society News Including Honorary Life Membership for John Mathias Autumn ’94 73 Summer & 5 More Society News Local History Prize (sponsored by Society for senior students at Autumn ’94 Sawston Village College) 73 Summer & 5 Advertisement Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping Autumn ’94 73 Summer & 6–7 Didn’t we do well! Annual PTA Quiz Autumn ’94 73 Summer & 8–9 Air Museum Expansion Plans Autumn ’94 73 Summer & 10–11 Village Memory Storey’s Cottages Gladys Wallis Autumn ’94 73 Summer & 12–18 Village Walks Newcomers’ Walk – Chris Taylor; Annual Clean-Up and Quiz Autumn ’94 Walk; Village Tree Walk; ‘Pub & Gossip’ Walk; Guided Walk – Agricultural Weeds

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73 Summer & 19 Village News Guildhall Corner; New street names; Best Kept Village contest Autumn ’94 73 Summer & 20 Advertisements Peppin Brown Gallery, Picture Framing; Peter Hollidge, Heating Autumn ’94 Installations 73 Summer & 21–22 Village Dramatics A childhood memory Edna Wight Autumn ’94 73 Summer & 23 Advertisement Whittlesford Home & Pet Care Autumn ’94 73 Summer & 24 Advertisements Whittlesford Village Store; Nuvan Top, Nuvan Staykil, Total Autumn ’94 Flea Control

74 Winter Cover Tessa Reeve, staff and Morgan Photo ’94/’95 horses bring Santa Claus to the village 74 Winter 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Basil Bonner, Treas Frank ’94/’95 Williams, Minutes Sec Shelagh Stone, Membership Robin Foden; Others Michael Arnold, Eve Baldwin, Jeremy Edmiston, Sally Rodwell, Margaret Spufford, Arthur Turner; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 74 Winter 3 Society News 20th Anniversary Year ’94/’95 74 Winter 3 Society News Dates for the Diary: 2 Apr Annual Village Clean-Up, 8 May VE ’94/’95 Day celebrations & Memorial Hall Project Launch; 29 Mar AGM (speaker John Blake) 74 Winter 4 Village Heritage Appeal Donation of £500 from Whittlesford Soc to mark 20th anniversary ’94/’95 74 Winter 5 Dad’s Army, The Memorial Appeal by Mike Arnold for contributions to book on Whittlesford ’94/’95 Hall, VE Day Home Guard 74 Winter 6–8 Footpaths and Walks Mike Arnold ’94/’95 74 Winter 7 Foootpaths between Sketch map ’94/’95 Whittlesford and Sawston 74 Winter 8 Notice The Countryside Commission’s Countryside Code ’94/’95 74 Winter 8 Advertisement Whittlesford Home & Pet Care ’94/’95 74 Winter 9–11 Rayners Farmhouse Restoration of buildings by Colin & Sylvia Morton ’94/’95 74 Winter 9 Rayners Farm before Photo ’94/’95 restoration 74 Winter 10–11 Rayners Farm before, during Photos ’94/’95 and after restoration 74 Winter 12–13 Local History Prize Snippets from winning entry on Petty Cury by Naomi Blyth ’94/’95 74 Winter 14 Santa in Whittlesford Visit by Tessa Reeve + Morgan horses ’94/’95 74 Winter 15–19 Museum Site Development Imperial War Museum plans to unite both sides of the site, Christina ’94/’95 Plans closing a section of the A505 and building a bypass – Padbury Organisation of protest group 74 Winter 18 Advertisements Peppin Brown Gallery, Picture Framing; Peter Hollidge, Heating ’94/’95 Installations 74 Winter 20 Advertisements Whittlesford Village Store; Nuvan Top, Nuvan Staykil, Total ’94/’95 Flea Control

75 May ’95 Cover Rayners Farmhouse Engraving 75 May ’95 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Jeremy Edmiston, Vice Chair Basil Bonner, Treas Frank Williams, Minutes Sec Shelagh Stone, Membership Robin Foden; Others Michael Arnold, Eve Baldwin, Clive Jaques, Jane Rabagliati, Margaret Spufford, Arthur Turner; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 75 May ’95 3 Society News AGM 29 Mar, speaker John Blake; VE Day Commemorations and launch of Project 2000 – publication of Whittlesford at War 75 May ’95 3 Announcement Death of Sally Rodwell on 19 April 1995 38 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

75 May ’95 4 Society News Village Quiz, Annual Clean-Up, News from former headmaster John Mathias 75 May ’95 i–xii Rayners Farm – Its 1. Buying a Council House; 2. Duck or Grouse; 3. Colin Morton Acquisition and Conversion Preoccupations; 4. Homeless in Whittlesford; 5 Moving In 75 May ’95 i Where do we start? Photo Colin Morton 75 May ’95 iii The rear lobby Photo Colin Morton 75 May ’95 iv Fireplace Photo Colin Morton 75 May ’95 v The crown post in the loft Photo Colin Morton 75 May ’95 vi Photo Colin Morton 75 May ’95 vii South gable wall consisting of Photo Colin Morton polythene 75 May ’95 viii Chimneys Drawing 75 May ’95 ix Top to bottom restoration Photo Colin Morton 75 May ’95 x The campsite on a sunny day Photo Colin Morton 75 May ’95 xii First Christmas at Rayners Photo Colin Morton Farm 75 May ’95 5 The National Gardens Scheme List of gardens open – Open Gardens 75 May ’95 5 Advertisement Nuvan Top, Nuvan Staykil, Total Flea Control 75 May ’95 6 Advertisements Peter Hollidge, Heating Installations; Whittlesford Home & Pet Care 75 May ’95 7 Advertisements Peppin Brown Gallery, Picture Framing; Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping; Whittlesford Village Store 75 May ’95 8 Dates for the Diary 8 May VE Day commemorations & launch of Project 2000; 11 Jun Rayners Farm guided tour; 19 Jun Annual walk to Thriplow orchid meadow and Green Man; 19 Jun Open Gardens; 30 June Project 2000 Midsummer Dinner & Dance; 16 Jul Open Gardens

76 Autumn ’95 Cover Balloons to mark launch of Photo Rob Howard Project 2000 76 Autumn ’95 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Jeremy Edmiston, Vice Chair Basil Bonner, Treas Frank Williams, Minutes Sec Shelagh Stone, Membership Robin Foden; Others Michael Arnold, Eve Baldwin, Clive Jaques, Jane Rabagliati, Margaret Spufford, Arthur Turner; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 76 Autumn ’95 3 Society News £800 from sales of Whittlesford at War donated to Project 2000; other fund-raising events; 24 Nov Whittlesford Soc Members’ Evening – special view of Patricia Downes’ exhibition ‘Old Whittlesford’ 76 Autumn ’95 4 More Society News Rayners Farm visit; Pub & Gossip Walk; Postponement of Riverside Walk 76 Autumn ’95 5 Stop Press Spicers donation of area of meadow between church and cemetery for future extension to the burial ground 76 Autumn ’95 5 Swarms of Bee Orchids Orchids on Thriplow Meadow and Mike Arnold’s field 76 Autumn ’95 6 Advertisements Whittlesford Home & Pet Care; Nuvan Top, Nuvan Staykil, Total Flea Control 76 Autumn ’95 7–8 A Fine Romance – A Splash Memoir Claude Wedding Andrews 76 Autumn ’95 7 Splash Cottages Photo 76 Autumn ’95 9–15 VE Day Fiftieth Anniversary Account of the celebrations and Launch of Project 2000 76 Autumn ’95 9 High Street Photo Dominic Mahoney 76 Autumn ’95 10–11 Parade from Vicarage Lane, Photos Rob Howard along West End into High Street 76 Autumn ’95 11 Danielle Grant as the Queen Photo J. B. Grieve Mother 76 Autumn ’95 12 ? American Army jeep Photo Rob Howard 76 Autumn ’95 13 School float Photo Robin Foden 76 Autumn ’95 13 Playgroup’s float Photo Ros Watson 76 Autumn ’95 14 Edna Wight Photo Ros Watson

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76 Autumn ’95 14 Adam Stone & Dixie Noodles Photo Jack Briggs Jazz Band 76 Autumn ’95 15 Edmiston family netting Photo Edmiston balloons family 76 Autumn ’95 15 Barbecue Photo Rob Howard 76 Autumn ’95 16–18 Village Dramatics A Peep into the Past Edna Wight 76 Autumn ’95 19 Dramatic Revival Village Drama Club Olde Tyme Musical Hall 76 Autumn ’95 19 Advertisement Ablewight, Chimney Sweep 76 Autumn ’95 20 Advertisements Whittlesford Village Store; Peter Hollidge, Heating Installations

77 Winter’95/’ Cover Vic Tofts (postman, just Photo Cambridge 96 retired) Evening News 77 Winter’95/’ 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Jeremy Edmiston, Vice Chair 96 Basil Bonner, Treas Frank Williams, Minutes Sec Shelagh Stone, Membership Robin Foden; Others Michael Arnold, Eve Baldwin, Clive Jaques, Jane Rabagliati, Margaret Spufford, Robin Steward, Arthur Turner; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 77 Winter’95/’ 3 Society News OBE for Margaret Spufford; Dates for the diary: 19 Mar Annual 96 Parish Meeting; 27 Mar AGM (speaker Tessa Reeve); 21 Apr Annual Village Spring Clean 77 Winter’95/’ 4 Chairman’s Report Report on the year’s activities Jeremy 96 Edmiston 77 Winter’95/’ 5 AGM 27 Mar; speaker to be Tessa Reeve 96 77 Winter’95/’ 6 Village Postman Retires Retirement of Vic Tofts on 24 Jan 96 77 Winter’95/’ 6 Request for help with 96 Cambridge Philatelic Society project 77 Winter’95/’ 7 Announcement Publication of A Tapestry of Poems by Barbara Walker in aid of 96 the new United Reform Church 77 Winter’95/’ 7 The original Congregational Drawings 96 (later United Reformed) church and the new United Reformed Church 77 Winter’95/’ 8–9 20th Anniversary Celebration Nov: Concert in the Guildhall – Clive Jaques and friends; 96 Members Evening at exhibition of paintings by Patricia Downes 77 Winter’95/’ 8 Who’s been Who? List of Chairmen of the Whittlesford Society 96 77 Winter’95/’ 9 ‘The Old Barn, Whittlesford – Print Patricia Downes 96 a meeting-place of the Dissenters’ 77 Winter’95/’ 10–11 Update on the Memorial Hall 96 Appeal 77 Winter’95/’ 10–11 Model of new hall Photo 96 77 Winter’95/’ 12 Advertisements Whittlesford Home & Pet Care; Nuvan Top, Nuvan Staykil, Total 96 Flea Control 77 Winter’95/’ 13–19 Village Drama: A Peep into the Edna Wight 96 Past 77 Winter’95/’ 14 Sign for Parsonage Farm 96 Dairy 77 Winter’95/’ 15 Advertisement Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping 96 77 Winter’95/’ 20 Advertisements Whittlesford Village Store; Peter Hollidge, Heating Installations 96

78 Summer ’96 Cover The cross is hoisted into place Photo Dumbletons on the new URC

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78 Summer ’96 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Mike Arnold, Vice Chair Jane Rabagliati, Treas Frank Williams, Minutes Sec Eve Baldwin, Membership Robin Foden; Others Basil Bonner, Linda Carver, Margaret Spufford, Robin Steward, Arthur Turner; Publications Editor Meg Holland, Deputy Publications Editor Clive Jaques; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 78 Summer ’96 3 Society News AGM, Annual Spring-Clean; Dates for the Diary: 3 Aug Summer Walk in ‘Constable Country’, Sep Guided village walk with Tony Carter, Nov Talk on dendrochronology, Jan Early evening outing to Welney Wildfowl Trust 78 Summer ’96 4 Message from the Chairman 78 Summer ’96 5 Summer Walk in ‘Constable Details Country’ 78 Summer ’96 6 Society News AGM talk by Tessa Reeves; Pub & Gossip Walk; Barnaby Fair – possible revival by Fred Jacobs 78 Summer ’96 7 New URC nears completion 78 Summer ’96 7 URC building in progress, Photo including architect, David Easthope 78 Summer ’96 8–9 Our Local Representatives List of all representatives on all councils 78 Summer ’96 10–11 Horse Extravaganza Event held at Wells Park Farm in April 78 Summer ’96 12–15 Village Dramatics: A Peep Edna Wight into the Past 78 Summer ’96 13 Whittlesford Vicarage (1986) Drawing Norman Good 78 Summer ’96 15 Advertisement Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping 78 Summer ’96 16–17 Whittlesford Trees Report on tree walk in May – proposal to produce guide 78 Summer ’96 18 Advertisements Whittlesford Home & Pet Care; Nuvan Top, Nuvan Staykil, Total Flea Control 78 Summer ’96 19 Esso Living Tree Campaign Details of project for young people 78 Summer ’96 20 Advertisements Whittlesford Village Store; Peter Hollidge, Heating Installations

79 Autumn ’96 Cover Duxford Chapel, new URC Photos 79 Autumn ’96 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Mike Arnold, Vice Chair Jane Rabagliati, Treas Frank Williams, Minutes Sec Eve Baldwin, Membership Robin Foden; Others Basil Bonner, Linda Carver, Margaret Spufford, Robin Steward, Arthur Turner, John Turner; Publications Editor Meg Holland, Deputy Publications Editor Clive Jaques; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 79 Autumn ’96 3 Society News Dates for the Diary: 20 Nov ‘Dating and Interpreting the Past’, Tony Carter; 7 Dec Floodlit Swan Evening, Welney 79 Autumn ’96 4 Swallowcroft 25th Report on event on 22 Sep Anniversary 79 Autumn ’96 4 Swallowcroft 1982 Drawing Norman Good 79 Autumn ’96 5 Summertime Riverside Walk Report 79 Autumn ’96 5 Duxford Chapel from the Photo North 79 Autumn ’96 6–8 Village Memory Swimming at the Red Bridge Mike Arnold 79 Autumn ’96 7 The Village Swimming Pool Sketch map 79 Autumn ’96 9–11 The New URC Opens Officially opened 5 Oct 1996 – description of building and what takes place there 79 Autumn ’96 12 Extracts from A History of the Foundation in the 13th C; Developments in the 14th C; T. F. Teversham Hospice & Priory Chapel in Dissolution of the Monasteries the Hamlet of Whittlesford- Bridge (The Red Lion Hotel and Chapel) 79 Autumn ’96 13 Extracts from the Records 79 Autumn ’96 14–16 A Visit to Whittlesford- William Hone Bridge – for the Year Book of 1849 79 Autumn ’96 15 Duxford Chapel – Ancient Drawing Monument (1885)

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79 Autumn ’96 16 Teversham’s Postscript The place-name ‘Whittlesford – Wh a misreading – actual name was Witlesford or Wyttlesford etc with no ‘h’ 79 Autumn ’96 16 Advertisements Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping; Colin Hollidge Designs 79 Autumn ’96 17–19 The Red Lion of 1959 79 Autumn ’96 17 Magnificent 13th-C figure- Photo carving on beams in Red Lion 79 Autumn ’96 18 Advertisements Nuvan Top, Nuvan Staykil, Total Flea Control; Peter Hollidge, Heating Installations 79 Autumn ’96 20 Advertisements Whittlesford Home & Pet Care; Whittlesford Village Store

80 February Cover Pond-dipping by William Photo Michael Manni ’97 Westley children at opening Photographic of the Environmental Pond at Novartis headquarters, with John Terry, Anne Campbell MP, Tony King 80 February 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Mike Arnold, Vice Chair Jane ’97 Rabagliati, Treas Frank Williams, Minutes Sec Eve Baldwin, Membership Robin Foden; Others Basil Bonner, Linda Carver, Margaret Spufford, Robin Steward, Arthur Turner, John Turner; Publications Editor Meg Holland, Deputy Publications Editor Clive Jaques; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 80 February 3 Society News Dates for the Diary: 20 Mar AGM (speaker Ian McClure, ’97 Director, Hamilton Kerr Institute); 27 Apr Annual Village Spring Clean 80 February 4 The Chairman’s Review of Mike Arnold ’97 the Year 80 February 5–6 Launch of Novartis Crop ’97 Protection UK Ltd + Novartis Animal Health UK Ltd 80 February 5 Watercolour of Ciba Presented by Ciba to long-service employees to mark 25 years in Peter Gill ’97 Environmental Pond Whittlesford 80 February 6 Advertisement Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping ’97 80 February 7–11 Whittlesford Station R.C.H.Lock ’97 with notes by Pat & Tony Carter 80 February 7 About the author (Roddy ’97 Lock) 80 February 9 Ordnance Survey Map from Showing Whittlesford Station on north side of Station Rd ’97 1898 (predecessor of A505) 80 February 10–11 Whittlesford Station c. 1900 Photo Cambridgeshire ’97 Collection 80 February 12–14 Out and About with The Report on outings to Constable Country and the Wildfowl and Jane Rabagliati ’97 Whittlesford Society Wetlands Trust sanctuary at Welney 80 February 13 Welney Photo ’97 80 February 14 Advertisement Peter Hollidge, Heating Installations ’97 80 February 15–18 Dendrochronology – Dating Whittlesford Society Talk 20 Nov 1996 Tony Carter ’97 & Interpreting the Past 80 February 15 Rayners Farm - latest tree- Drawing ’97 ring datings of crown post & main beams Spring 1472 80 February 17 The Guildhall – samples from Drawing ’97 timbers date them to 1500 80 February 18 Advertisement PROGRAM Flea Control ’97 80 February 19 Village Plan and Design Parish Council currently contributing to South Cambs District ’97 Statement Local Plan 80 February 20 Advertisements Whittlesford Village Store; Nigel Carver, Home & Pet Care ’97 42 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

81 June ’97 Cover The Hamilton Kerr Institute Photo 81 June ’97 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Jane Rabagliati, Vice Chair Robin Steward, Treas Frank Williams, Sec Eve Baldwin, Membership Robin Foden; Others Michael Arnold, Basil Bonner, Linda Carver, Margaret Spufford, Arthur Turner, John Turner; Publications Editor Meg Holland, Deputy Publications Editor Clive Jaques; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 81 June ’97 3 Society News Dates for the Diary: 22 Jun Pub Walk to Thriplow; Wed 2 Jul Guided tours of the Hamilton Kerr Institute; 14 Sep Guided Walk around Village (Chris Taylor) 81 June ’97 4 AGM Outgoing Chairman’s report 81 June ’97 4 Message from New Chairman Jane Rabagliati 81 June ’97 5 More Society News Memorial Hall, Memorabilia Wanted; Newcomers’ Evening at the Bees in the Wall 81 June ’97 6–7 Committee Perks Nature walk and talk conducted by Ashley Arbon – newts, badgers, pingos 81 June ’97 7 Treats to Come Proposed preview visit by Committee to Sedgwick Museum of Geology 81 June ’97 8 More Dates for the Diary Whittlesford Open Gardens 15th and 20th July 81 June ’97 8 Advertisement Peter Hollidge, Heating Installations 81 June ’97 9–11 World-Famous Art Institute AGM talk by Dr Ian McClure, Director of the Hamilton Kerr here in Whittlesford Institute, on the history of the institute and the work done there 81 June ’97 9 Interior of the Hamilton Kerr Photo Institute 81 June ’97 10, 11 The Mill before conversion Photos 81 June ’97 12–13 Update on Parish Church Tim Stone Repairs 81 June ’97 14–15 Postmen Past Village Memory Edna Wight 81 June ’97 14 Advertisement Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping 81 June ’97 16 Advertisement My-Computers 81 June ’97 17 Whittlesford on the Web? Call to interested people to form a village computing club with idea of establishing a village website 81 June ’97 18 Advertisements Limited Edition Print, ‘Tranquillity’ by Darryl Nantais; PROGRAM Flea Control 81 June ’97 19 Lists of Representatives Whittlesford Society Patch reps; Changes in Parliamentary/Local Council Reps; Parish Councillors’ committee memberships for 1997/8 81 June ’97 20 Advertisements Whittlesford Village Store; Nigel Carver, Home & Pet Care

82 September’9 Cover Listed buildings – Guildhall Photo 7 and Phone Kiosk 82 September’9 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Jane Rabagliati, Vice Chair Robin 7 Steward, Treas Frank Williams, Sec Eve Baldwin, Membership Robin Foden; Others Michael Arnold, Basil Bonner, Linda Carver, Margaret Spufford, Arthur Turner, John Turner; Publications Editor Meg Holland, Deputy Publications Editor Clive Jaques; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 82 September’9 3 Society News Dates for the Diary: 14 Sep Guided Village Walk by Chris 7 Taylor; 20 Sep Narrow Boat Trip on the Grand Union Canal; 1 Nov Evening of Music at Guildhall; Early Nov Visit to Duxford Airfield; 15 Nov Auction of Goods and promises for Project 2000 82 September’9 4 Society News cont. Whittlesford on the Web; Pub & Gossip Walk 7 82 September’9 5 Duxford Chapel Handover of responsibility from English Heritage to the District 7 Council 82 September’9 5 Duxford History Group Programme 1997–1998 7 82 September’9 5 Duxford Chapel Photo 7

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82 September’9 6–9 Local Plan Revision Proposed alternative description to the (flawed) version in the 7 Draft Plan: Location; History of the Settlement; Recent Planning History; Services; Facilities; Roads; New Residential Development; Geology; Planning Constraints; Conservation Area; Planning Policies – Whittlesford; Environmental features worthy of note 82 September’9 10–11 All Systems Go with Project Latest news on Memorial Hall 7 2000 82 September’9 10, 11 Memorial Hall Plan and elevation – diagrams 7 82 September’9 12–13 Whittlesford’s Listed Parish Church, 2 Church Lane (Lawn Cottage), 3 Church Lane 7 Buildings (Storey’s Cottage), Church Lane – Telephone Kiosk; North Rd The Guildhall, 2 Duxford Rd (The Shrubberies), 4 High St 82 September’9 12–13 The Parish Church, The Drawings 7 Guildhall 82 September’9 14–15 Whittlesford’s Listed 6 & 8 High St, 5 High St (Cromwell Cottage), 12 High St 7 Buildings cont. (Unicorn Cottage), 7 High St (Sheads), 24 High St (Scotts), Barn (Scutches Farm), Pump High St, 43 & 45 High St, Mill House, Mill Lane (Hamilton Kerr Institute), Middlemoor Cottage, Newton Rd, 1 North Rd (Tickell Arms), 27 North Rd (The Grove), 39 North Rd, 41 North Rd, 43 North Rd 82 September’9 15 Cottages, Butlers Terrace, Drawing Colin Hollidge 7 North Road 82 September’9 16–17 Whittlesford’s Listed 45 North Rd, Bees in the Wall, North Rd, 59 North Rd (Rayners 7 Buildings cont. Farm), North Rd Granary (east of no. 59), West End Barn (SE Parsonage Farmyard), 4 West End (Tudor Cottage), 10 West End, 11 West End (Reeds Cottage), 12 West End (Charity Farmhouse), 30–34 West End (Markings Farmhouse), 25 West End (Nunns Cottage), 35 West End (Oak Tree Cottage) 82 September’9 17 Advertisement Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping 7 82 September’9 18 Advertisement PROGRAM Flea Control 7 82 September’9 19 The Courtship of Liza and Joe Verse – featuring authentic Cambridgeshire dialect Edna Wight 7 82 September’9 20 Advertisements Nigel Carver, Home & Pet Care; Peter Hollidge, Heating 7 Installations

83 Spring ’98 Cover The Whitechapel Bell Photo Foundry 83 Spring ’98 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Jane Rabagliati, Vice Chair Robin Steward, Treas Frank Williams, Sec Eve Baldwin, Membership Robin Foden; Others Michael Arnold, Basil Bonner, Linda Carver, Margaret Spufford, Arthur Turner, John Turner; Publications Editor Meg Holland, Deputy Publications Editor Clive Jaques; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 83 Spring ’98 3 Society News 19 March AGM, speaker Margaret Spufford 83 Spring ’98 4 Society News cont. The Chairman looks back at the year Jane Rabagliati 83 Spring ’98 5–6 Whittlesford on the Web www.whittlesford.base.org 83 Spring ’98 7 Village Quiz Report, plus ‘Passport to Pimlico’ cryptic clues 83 Spring ’98 8 Ring in the Millennium Nation-wide plans for bell-ringing on 1 Jan 2000 83 Spring ’98 8 Advertisement Whittlesford Village Store 83 Spring ’98 9–11 English Bell-ringing All about bell-ringing; The Bells of Whittlesford Parish Church; Whittlesford Bells Today; The Typical Bell Tower 83 Spring ’98 12 Announcement Millennium ‘Domesday’ Project 83 Spring ’98 12 Whittlesford Millennium Starting to plan for celebrations David Abson Celebrations Co-Ordinating Committee 83 Spring ’98 13–14 Travels with a Sketchbook Jan Smail 83 Spring ’98 15–16 The South Cambridgeshire Report of seminar held by the environmental planning Village Capacity Study consultants; Summary of Discussion in Focus Groups – Chalklands

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83 Spring ’98 16 Latest Planning News Councillors at a weekend consultative meeting backed an option that they wished no further expansion other than that detailed in the existing 1995 Structure Plan; Green Belt argument also endorsed in relation to planned Imperial War Museum by-pass 83 Spring ’98 17–18 The Fire Service in George Rusted Whittlesford 1914–1971 83 Spring ’98 18 Advertisement Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping 83 Spring ’98 19 Answers to Passport to Pimlico quiz 83 Spring ’98 19 Advertisement PROGRAM Flea Control 83 Spring ’98 20 Advertisements Nigel Carver, Home & Pet Care; Peter Hollidge, Heating Installations

84 Summer/ Cover William Westley School and Drawing Sarah Neaves Autumn ’98 the old school house 84 Summer/ 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Jane Rabagliati, Vice Chair Robin Autumn ’98 Steward, Treas Frank Williams, Sec Eve Baldwin, Membership Alan Simmonds ; Others Michael Arnold, Clive Jaques, Margaret Spufford, John Turner; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 84 Summer/ 3 Society News Dates for the Diary: 20 Sep Autumn Guided Walk; 13 Jan Visit Autumn ’98 to Univ Museum of Zoology; Feb Tony Carter, Tony Cartwright, Mike Arnold aspects of village history in connection with Millennium; 20 May Visit to Denver Sluice 84 Summer/ 4 Whittlesford Society AGM Report: talk by Margaret Spufford; Decision taken to elect a Autumn ’98 President and Vice Presidents – Tony Carter President, Basil Bonner, Christopher Taylor, Arthur Turner Vice Presidents 84 Summer/ 4 Announcement Domesday Project Autumn ’98 84 Summer/ 5 Whittlesford Society ‘Patches’ List of representatives Autumn ’98 84 Summer/ 6 Launch of the New Memorial Plans for Grand Opening and Re-Dedication of the Memorial Autumn ’98 Hall Hall on 14 November 84 Summer/ 6 Whittlesford Post Office Start-point for Guided Walk 20 Sep; Best wishes to Postmistress Autumn ’98 Prue Bamlett on forthcoming marriage to John Bosdet 84 Summer/ 6 Whittlesford Post Office Drawing Autumn ’98 84 Summer/ 7–13 School’s 25th Anniversary Report of events; Library Opening; The School Log (Entries in Autumn ’98 the School Log for 1972); Historical Notes incl. The Buildings 84 Summer/ 7–13 School’s 25th Anniversary Various photos; School photo outside old School Autumn ’98 84 Summer/ 14 Advertisement PROGRAM Flea Control Autumn ’98 84 Summer/ 15–17 The Postcode Plants Database Description; The Whittlesford connection; Extracts from the Autumn ’98 Database; Species Examples from among those under postcode CB2 84 Summer/ 18 Announcement Duxford History Group Autumn ’98 84 Summer/ 18 Advertisements Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping; Whittlesford Village Store Autumn ’98 84 Summer/ 19 Eric George Tofts Appreciation on his death Tony Autumn ’98 Cartwright 84 Summer/ 20 Advertisements Nigel Carver, Home & Pet Care; Peter Hollidge, Heating Autumn ’98 Installations

85 December Cover Opening of the New Photo Cambridge ’98 Memorial Hall Newspapers Ltd 85 December 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Jane Rabagliati, Vice Chair Robin ’98 Steward, Treas Frank Williams, Sec Jack Sutcliffe, Membership Alan Simmonds ; Others Michael Arnold, Eve Baldwin, Pauline Hire, Clive Jaques, Margaret Spufford, John Turner; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership

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85 December 3 Society News Dates for the Diary: 13 Jan Guided visit to the Museum of ’98 Zoology, Cambridge; 25 Mar AGM – speaker Peter Spufford; late April: evening to launch commemorative Map of the village, the Domesday Project, publication of the History of the Memorial Hall by Mike Arnold, Tony Cartwright, George Rusted; 20 May Guided visit to Denver Sluice 85 December 4 Zoology Museum Trip Information ’98 85 December 4 Advertisement Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping ’98 85 December 5–16 Memorial Hall for the Success of Project 2000; Progressing the Project; Hall Re- ’98 Millennium dedication; The New Accommodation; Covering the Costs; Features of the New Accommodation (floor plans); The Grand Opening Sat 14 Nov; The Hall Chairs; Users vote Hall a Huge Success; Bookings Booming; Final Formality 85 December 7 The Men’s Exterior photos – before and after ’98 Institute/Millennium Hall 85 December 9 Men’s Institute Interior photos – before and after ’98 85 December 14–15 Millennium Room, back stage Photos ’98 area, old kitchen and new kitchen 85 December 17 The changing face of Duxford Photos ’98 Road 85 December 18 A seasonal smile Examination howlers on a religious theme ’98 85 December 18 Advertisement Nigel Carver, Home & Pet Care ’98 85 December 19 Glad tidings about a Disused area in Newton Rd to be made into a play area with ’98 children’s play area landfill tax grant 85 December 20 Advertisements PROGRAM Flea Control; Peter Hollidge, Heating Installations ’98

86 Spring ’99 Cover The Guildhall, Whittlesford Photo pre-1938 86 Spring ’99 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Clive Jaques, Vice Chair Alan Simmonds, Treas Pat King, Sec Jack Sutcliffe; Others Eve Baldwin, John Blake, Pauline Hire, Jane Rabagliati, Margaret Spufford, John Turner, Eve Wilcox, Frank Williams; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 86 Spring ’99 3 Society News 20 May coach trip to Denver Sluice; AGM 29 Apr – launch of History & Origins of the Memorial Hall; Briefing on ‘A Map for 2 Millennia’; talk by Peter Spufford 86 Spring ’99 4 The Chairman Looks Back at Jane Rabagliati the Year 86 Spring ’99 5 Whittlesford Memorial Hall: Launch of book (authors: Mike Arnold, Tony Cartwright. George Its Origins and History Rusted) 86 Spring ’99 6 A Map for Two Millennia Description of the project Tony Cartwright 86 Spring ’99 7 Peter Spufford Peter Spufford (AGM speaker), his position and work 86 Spring ’99 7 Domesday Book Project Plans Alan Simmonds 86 Spring ’99 8 Visit to Museum of Zoology Report on visit Eve Baldwin 86 Spring ’99 9 Trip to Denver Sluice Advance information and invitation to book 86 Spring ’99 10–11 Hedgeline National movement against unreasonably high hedges Jack Sutcliffe 86 Spring ’99 12–15 The Old Guildhall, Whittlesford 86 Spring ’99 13 The Guildhall pre-1938 with Photo the 3 cottages 86 Spring ’99 15 The Guildhall post-1938 Photo 86 Spring ’99 16 Announcement The Cambridgeshire Local History Society 86 Spring ’99 16 Advertisements Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping; Nigel Carver, Home & Pet Care

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86 Spring ’99 17 Millennium Pilgrimage 23 May, Duxford Chapel to Ely Cathedral (parishes of Whittlesford, Duxford, Pampisford, Ickleton, Hinxton) 86 Spring ’99 18–19 Millennium Activities + 31 Dec Village party; 9–10 Jun Children’s discotheque, David Abson Celebrations Midsummer Fair, Craft Fair, Ceilidh; Millennium Wood?; Parish Map; Village Banner 86 Spring ’99 20 Advertisements PROGRAM Flea Control; Peter Hollidge, Heating Installations

87 Autumn ’99 Cover Environmental Garden, William Photo Westley School 87 Autumn ’99 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Clive Jaques, Vice Chair Alan Simmonds, Treas Pat King, Sec Jack Sutcliffe; Others Eve Baldwin, John Blake, Pauline Hire, Jane Rabagliati, Margaret Spufford, John Turner, Eve Wilcox, Frank Williams; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 87 Autumn ’99 3 Society News 9 Nov Talk with Slides Simon Kaner, County Archaeology Officer; 16 Nov WhittleWomen ‘Jack the Ripper’ 87 Autumn ’99 4 Announcement Whittlesford Society seeks Business Manager 87 Autumn ’99 4 Advertisements Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping; Nigel Carver, Home & Pet Care 87 Autumn ’99 5 Thriplow Walk Led by Shirley Wittering 18 Oct – report 87 Autumn ’99 6 Millennium Activities & Update Celebrations 87 Autumn ’99 7–8 Whittlesford Childhood Then and Now Fred Jacobs 87 Autumn ’99 9 Digging for Victory Gardening Club’s ‘dig for victory’ garden at the Imperial War June Bater Museum 87 Autumn ’99 10–11 William Westley School – the The Enclosed Environmental Garden, the willow bower, the log Outside Story cabin, the courtyard garden. Photos of all these 87 Autumn ’99 12–13 The Environmental Garden Pond-dipping. 7 Photos 87 Autumn ’99 14–20 Domesday Book Whittlesford Plans for book; Our original Domesday Book entry (transl. Peter 2000 Spufford); Sample entries: Frank Williams, Penny & David Toop, Frank & Pam Hobbs, Gerry & Mavis Hulford, Sid & Joyce Fuller, Trudi Alexander & Douglas Sprackland, Tony & Pat Carter, Hill, Chris, Mark & Anna Gaston, A resident in Lettice Martin Croft 87 Autumn ’99 21 Village Map Sample of text 87 Autumn ’99 21 Domesday Book Plea for more helpers 87 Autumn ’99 22–23 Planning matters Motorway Service Area (A505/M11 junction); Egg production Ashley Arbon Unit (Mr & Mrs T. Maynard) 87 Autumn ’99 24 Advertisements PROGRAM Flea Control; Peter Hollidge, Heating Installations

88 Sep 2000 Cover Whittlesford Society 1975 Millennium Banner – The Great Crested Newt (designed by Joyce Ingram, embroidered by Eve Baldwin) 88 Sep 2000 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Clive Jaques, Vice Chair Alan Simmonds, Treas Pat King, Sec Jack Sutcliffe; Others Eve Baldwin, John Blake, Pauline Hire, Jane Rabagliati, Peter Spufford, John Turner, Eve Wilcox, Frank Williams; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 88 Sep 2000 3 Society News Dates for the Diary: 15 Oct Guided Walk Thriplow 88 Sep 2000 4–5 Chairman’s Report 1999– Clive Jaques 2000 88 Sep 2000 5 Silver Jubilee Celebration party on 25 Nov 88 Sep 2000 6 Apologies and Explanations Whither Whittlesford delayed; No grant from Millennium Grants for All for proposed Domesday Book; trip to Swaffham with Tony Carter cancelled owing to threat of fuel crisis 88 Sep 2000 7 Millennium Celebrations New Year’s Day party; Millennium Map presentation to all village children 88 Sep 2000 8 Background of the Introductory talk Pat Carter Millennium Map Project 88 Sep 2000 9–12 Millennium Midsummer Notes and photos of the celebration on 9–11 June 88 Sep 2000 12 Where 4 Parishes Meet Duxford Chapel 88 Sep 2000 12 Duxford Chapel Photo – Chapel interior 1958 WI History of Whittlesford

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88 Sep 2000 13–15 The Tickells of Whittlesford History of the family; tombstones, family vault; The Squires Tickell 88 Sep 2000 14–15 Tickell Tombstone, monument, Photos plaque 88 Sep 2000 15–16 The Whittlewomen Memories Account by Patricia Downes of ‘Living in Old Whittlesford’ 88 Sep 2000 16 Greening Whittlesford 11 Mar: Planting of 1500 tress provided by County Council beside Croat Footpath in field adjoining Rayners Farm; 12 Mar: planting of snowdrops under trees on the Lawn 88 Sep 2000 17–18 Wartime Memory Experiences in RAF Hilda Saville 88 Sep 2000 19 Announcements Duxford History Group; Whittlesford Society seeks Business Manager 88 Sep 2000 19 Advertisement Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping 88 Sep 2000 20 Advertisements PROGRAM Flea Control; Nigel Carver, Home & Pet Care

89 Dec 2000 Cover Various items Main sketch: Patricia Downes 89 Dec 2000 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Clive Jaques, Vice Chair Alan Simmonds, Treas Pat King, Sec Jack Sutcliffe; Others Eve Baldwin, John Blake, Pauline Hire, Jane Rabagliati, Peter Spufford, John Turner, Eve Wilcox, Frank Williams; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 89 Dec 2000 3 Society News and Other Local Plan Revision/Village Design Statement; Millennium Activities Maps; Domesday Book 2000; Traffic Dangers 89 Dec 2000 3 Dates for the Diary 29 Mar AGM; Summer Walk with Sawston Historical Society along shared boundary 89 Dec 2000 4–5 Society’s 25th Anniversary Account of party on 25 Nov 89 Dec 2000 4 The Village Millennium Description Banner 89 Dec 2000 5 A Year to Remember Launch of book of poems, words, drawings by the children of William Westley School during the Millennium Year 89 Dec 2000 6–7 New Year’s Resolution Encouragement to people of Whittlesford to use the Post Office and Village Stores; Description of Post Office, run by Chris McSweeney, Postmistress; Description of Village Store, run by Paul and Debbie Eldridge 89 Dec 2000 8–13 Whittlesford Agriculture: Farming and Prosperity; Need we be threatened by Chickens? Michael Arnold Necessity or Nuisance? The Insecurity of Farming; The Principles; The Judgement; The Change and Challenge Way Forward 89 Dec 2000 14 Announcements Diaries of Whittlesford by Keith Strange; Whittlesford Society seeks Business Manager 89 Dec 2000 14 Advertisements Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping 89 Dec 2000 15–18 Childhood Memories of Part 1: Magic Whittlesford – Christmas Memories (illustrated) Patricia Downes Whittlesford 89 Dec 2000 18 Other Recollections of Old Reprinted from Whither Wh’ford issue 50, Sept 1988 Whittlesford 89 Dec 2000 19–22 Untangling Family Roots The Girl Next Door – The Rumballs of Whittlesford Pat & Tony Carter 89 Dec 2000 23 Whittlesford Flora in the Top Whittlesford 4th from top in recordings of local plant-life League 89 Dec 2000 24 Advertisements PROGRAM Flea Control; Nigel Carver, Home & Pet Care

90 Spring 2001 Cover Guildhall Corner Photo 90 Spring 2001 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Clive Jaques, Vice Chair Alan Simmonds, Treas Eve Baldwin, Sec Jack Sutcliffe; Others John Blake, Pauline Hire, Joyce Ingram, Pat King, Peter Spufford, Eve Wilcox, Frank Williams; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 90 Spring 2001 3 Society News Dates for the Diary: 1 Jul Summer Walk & Treasure Hunt with Sawston Village History Society; 13 Sep for 6 weeks, WEA course, ‘Discovering Cambridgeshire Local History’ by Mike Petty 90 Spring 2001 4–5 AGM Chairman’s Report; Report of the meeting (speaker Sue Oosthuizen, Landscape historian)

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90 Spring 2001 6 Summer Walk & Treasure Details; Sawston Village History Society details Hunt 90 Spring 2001 7 WEA for Whittlesford? Proposal for 6 lectures by Mike Petty; more information on the Jack Sutcliffe WEA 90 Spring 2001 8 Archaeology & Palaeontology Proposal for evening at Memorial Hall – with experts and Exhibition collectors; ‘Timelines’ Exhibition at William Westley School 90 Spring 2001 9 In brief Publication of Duxford Remembered by Duxford History Society; Another 500 snowdrops (gifts of Peter and Margaret Spufford) planted on The Lawn 90 Spring 2001 10–11 Village Survey Questionnaire being distributed by Parish Council – with esp ref to A505 Roundabout 90 Spring 2001 10–11 A505 Roundabout Sketch map 90 Spring 2001 11 Traffic Concerns East Anglia’s Road Safety Officers working to reduce accidents by encouraging drivers to ‘Make the Commitment’ to obey speed limit 90 Spring 2001 12 Family Jottings Domesday Book contribution by Pauline & Doreen Coleman 90 Spring 2001 13 Caring Caretaker Passes the Retirement of Pauline Redman, caretaker William Westley Buck-et School 90 Spring 2001 13–14 Pauline Redman + twin sister Photo Doreen 90 Spring 2001 14 Open Studios E. A. Neal 90 Spring 2001 15–19 More Childhood Memories Reprint of article from Issue 68 1993 Patricia Downes 90 Spring 2001 20 Advertisements PROGRAM Flea Control; Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping; Nigel Carver, Home & Pet Care

91 Sep 2001 Cover Snowy Owls; Gypsy Caravans Painting; Drawing Robert Gilmor; Patricia Downes 91 Sep 2001 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Clive Jaques, Vice Chair Peter Spufford, Treas Eve Baldwin, Sec Jack Sutcliffe; Others John Blake, Pauline Hire, Joyce Ingram, Pat King, Jane Rabagliati, Eve Wilcox, Frank Williams; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 91 Sep 2001 3–4 Society News Dates for the Diary: 13 Sep for six weekly meetings WEA ‘Discovering Cambridgeshire Local History’ Mike Petty; 1–20 Oct Wildlife Art Exhibition, Whittlesford Art Gallery. Report on Quiz Walk organised by Sawston Village History Society 91 Sep 2001 4 Whittlesford Society Patch Representatives 91 Sep 2001 5 WEA Syllabus for ‘Discovering Local History’ course 91 Sep 2001 6 Whittlesford & U3A Information on Sawston Area U3A – several Whittlesford people leading classes 91 Sep 2001 7 Duxford History Group Programme for 2001/2 91 Sep 2001 7 Sawston Village History Programme for 2001/2 Society 91 Sep 2001 8 Grantebrigge: The Notice of exhibition at Cambridge Folk Museum Archaeology of Early Cambridge 91 Sep 2001 9 Round and About The Farmland Museum, Denny Abbey: 8–9 Sep Art Workshop, 23 Sep Children’s Festival 91 Sep 2001 9 Roundabouts Account of responses to the proposed roundabout on the A505 at Hunts Lane 91 Sep 2001 10–11 Visual Arts Wildlife Art Exhibition 1–20 Oct at Whittlesford Art Gallery; Society of Wildlife Artists 91 Sep 2001 11 Announcements The Darryl Nantais Gallery now open in Linton; Cambridge Link Art Group Exhibition: ‘The Outdoors’ 13–16 Nov 91 Sep 2001 12–13 Music Duxford Saturday Workshop; 7th Guildhall Concert 10 Nov ‘Una Stravaganza Veneziana’; Cambridge Music Festival – Michael Chance, Nicholas Daniel & Britten Sinfonia, 29 Sep All Saints Church Melbourn; Whittlesford Popular Music Club 2nd Wed of month; Cambridge Chord Company – feature to come 91 Sep 2001 14–15 Painting Romany Gypsies Reprint of article first pubd in Issue 39 1985 Patricia Downes 91 Sep 2001 16 More Gypsies Diary of Sara Holland Sara Holland 91 Sep 2001 17–18 Cambridge Garden Watch Results of Survey 2001

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91 Sep 2001 18 Announcement Whittlesford Gardening Club programme 91 Sep 2001 19 Wildlife Trust Environmental 23 Sep Ancient Woodland Management; 7 Oct Fungi Foray; Education Cambridge Green Belt Volunteers 91 Sep 2001 20 Advertisements PROGRAM Flea Control; Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping; Nigel Carver, Home & Pet Care

92 Mar 2002 Cover The Tickell Arms Photo and Drawing Drawing courtesy of Figure 92 Mar 2002 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Clive Jaques, Vice Chair Peter Spufford, Treas Eve Baldwin, Sec Jack Sutcliffe; Others Pauline Hire, Joyce Ingram, Pat King, Jane Rabagliati, Eve Wilcox; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 92 Mar 2002 3 Dates for your Diary 10 Apr AGM, speaker Clive Jaques; 18 May Guided visit to Rayners Farm; 2 Jun Whittlesford Society Golden Jubilee celebrations 92 Mar 2002 4 Society News AGM report; Whittlesford Society patch representatives 92 Mar 2002 5–7 WEA Course Report on Mike Petty’s ‘Discovering Cambridgeshire Local Jack & Mary History’ course; Talk by Tom Doig on Births & Deaths; Fenland Sutcliffe Guided Visit; Mike Petty and The Cambridgeshire Collection 92 Mar 2002 8–9 The Finds Exhibition Report on local finds exhibition: Speakers Peter Spufford, Chris Taylor, Annette Shelford; Exhibitions: Colin & Sylvia Morton, Roger Fowle, Colin Humphries, Vic Tofts 92 Mar 2002 9 Other Society Activities Sawston Quiz Walk; Village Welcome to Whittlesford Tea Party; during the Past Year Botanical Garden Guided Visit; Planning Campaigns: A505 roundabout, traffic calming, Egg Production Unit 92 Mar 2002 10–11 New Lease of Life for the Max Palmer & Spencer Patrick have taken over the Tickell Arms Tickell Arms – plans for extensive improvements and rebuilding 92 Mar 2002 10–11 Renovated Tickell Arms Sketch Courtesy, Figure 92 Mar 2002 12–15 The Tender Trap Childhood Memory Tony Cartwright 92 Mar 2002 15–16 Good Neighbours Take The saga of the electricity power supply failure in part of Jack Sutcliffe Action Maynards and adjacent houses Sat 20 Oct 2001 92 Mar 2002 17 Coming Events Visit to Rayners Farmhouse, Outbuildings & Tudor Barns; Photographic Exhibition – dates not fixed 92 Mar 2002 17 Rayners Farm Drawing 92 Mar 2002 18 The Golden Jubilee Celebrations on 31 May–2 June: Art Exhibition; Fair; Whittlesford Society Guided ‘Tree Walk’, & planting of commemorative oak 2 June 92 Mar 2002 19 Tree Walk & Planting of Route of walk; Oak tree lore Commemorative Oak 92 Mar 2002 20 Advertisements PROGRAM Flea Control; Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping; Nigel Carver, Home & Pet Care

93 Autumn Cover Joan Woodley & Ashley Photo 2002 Arbon planting the commemorative Oak 93 Autumn 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Clive Jaques, Vice Chair Peter 2002 Spufford, Treas Eve Baldwin, Sec Jack Sutcliffe; Others Pauline Hire, Joyce Ingram, Eve Wilcox; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 93 Autumn 3 Society News Report on AGM; To come: Guided Walks, Talk on the Duxford 2002 ‘Dig’ (Duxford History Group 12 Nov), Whittlesford on TV (Riddles in the Road, possibly 24 Nov), Photographic Exhib in Jan?, Astronomy Evening 93 Autumn 4–6 Jubilation Summer 2002 Description of the celebrations; Jubilee Celebrations highly 2002 commended by South Cambs District Council; The Society’s celebrations (tree walk and tree planting) 93 Autumn 7–8 Summary Tree List Golden Jubilee Tree Walk 2002

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93 Autumn 9–12 Rayners Farm Visit Report on visit; extracts from booklet available on the day; Entry 2002 from the Register of Listed Buildings; Extracts from a report on the house by Tony Carter; Quote from Chris Taylor about early buildings; The New Herb Garden – with list of herbs 93 Autumn 13 Society Visit to the Sanger Report Jack Sutcliffe 2002 Institute 93 Autumn 13–14 Genome Campus Brief history and photo Courtesy of 2002 Wellcome News 93 Autumn 14 More information Genome Campus Hinxton features in Univ of Cambridge 2002 Institute of Continuing Education Day School programme; extract from programme describing work of Human Genome Project 93 Autumn 15 Whittlesford on Television Possible appearance in ‘Riddles of the Road’ on Anglia TV on 24 2002 November 93 Autumn 15 Whittlesford Photographic Proposal to create a Photographic Archive 2002 Archive 93 Autumn 16 Family Activities at the Description of what is available; appeal for volunteers 2002 Imperial War Museum 93 Autumn 17 Guildhall Concert 8th Guildhall Concert 2 Nov – theme ‘Town & Gown’ 2002 93 Autumn 17 Spufford Book Signing Publication of Power and Profit by Peter Spufford, and The Child that 2002 Books Built by his son Francis Spufford 93 Autumn 18 Time Team Treat Carenza Lewis of ‘Time Team’ spent day in June with children of 2002 William Westley School 93 Autumn 18 Duxford Archaeological Excavations undertaken before building works 2002 Update 93 Autumn 18–19 Conservation Work at St Description of the work in St John’s Church, Duxford 2002 John’s Church 93 Autumn 19 Duxford History Group Programme 2002 93 Autumn 20 Advertisements PROGRAM Flea Control; Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping; Nigel 2002 Carver, Home & Pet Care

94 Winter Cover The Guildhall post 1938; the Photos 2002/3 Village Blacksmith (3 High St) 94 Winter 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: President Basil Bonner, Acting Chair 2002/3 Clive Jaques, Vice Chair Peter Spufford, Treas Eve Baldwin, Sec Jack Sutcliffe; Others Pauline Hire, Joyce Ingram; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 94 Winter 3 Society News Dates for your Diary: 1 Mar Whittlesford Society ‘At Home’ 2002/3 Bees in the Wall; AGM 2 Apr speaker David Scudamore 94 Winter 4 Better (20 years) Late than The beginning of the Archive Project 2002/3 Never 94 Winter 5 Photographs of Old Exhibition organised by Ashley Arbon – 23 Jan 2002/3 Whittlesford 94 Winter 6 The Village Blacksmith 3 Reprinted from Issue 65 June ’92 2002/3 High St 94 Winter 7–12 Childhood memories of ‘The Reprinted from Issue 65 June ’92 Edna Wight 2002/3 Village Blacksmith’ 94 Winter 12–13 How much of the house is still Reprinted from Issue 65 June ’92 2002/3 recognisable from Edna Wight’s memory 94 Winter 14–15 Village Memory: Memories Reprinted from Issue 29 Christmas ’82 Ida Sadler 2002/3 of a Tyreing Day and The Forge 94 Winter 15 Ida Merry ferrying soldiers Photo 2002/3 from the VAD Red Cross hospital 94 Winter 15 Mothers’ Union Outing in Photo (reproduced in Whittlesford Recalled) 2002/3 1880s 94 Winter 16–17 Snippets from Whittlesford Blacksmith, pubs, shops 2002/3 Recalled 51 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

94 Winter 17 The Village Blacksmith Photo (reproduced in Whittlesford Recalled) 2002/3 dressed overall for the 1937 coronation 94 Winter 18 The Little Place Poem Edna Wight 2002/3 94 Winter 19 Whittlesford on the Box Description of programme broadcast 25 Nov on Anglia TV 2002/3 94 Winter 19 Miniature Art Show Exhibition at Whittlesford Gallery 2002/3 94 Winter 20 Advertisements PROGRAM Flea Control; Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping; Nigel 2002/3 Carver, Home & Pet Care

95 Spring 2003 Cover Acre Green, Vicarage Lane Photo 95 Spring 2003 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: President Basil Bonner, Chair t.b.c., Vice Chair Peter Spufford, Treas Eve Baldwin, Sec Jack Sutcliffe; Others Pauline Hire, Joyce Ingram, Clive Jaques, Rod Kirkby; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 95 Spring 2003 3 Society News Dates for your Diary: 16 June Visit to Hamilton Kerr Institute; 31 Aug Archaeology Search Field Walk & Picnic 95 Spring 2003 4–5 Playground Well & Truly Official opening of the Children’s Play Area in Newton Rd 13 Opened April 95 Spring 2003 6 Slides of Old Whittlesford Slideshow presented at AGM (2 Apr) by David Scudamore 95 Spring 2003 6 Archive Project Update and Coming Events and Activities 95 Spring 2003 8–17 Tribute to my Father, Introduction; Where it all began; Schooldays and higher Timothy Carter Anthony Henry Charles education; Working and wedding; Teaching at the ‘Tech’; Carter 24/6/1931–25/2/2003 Dendrochronology; ‘Retirement’ and a new Career; On the home front; Services to the Community; The recent years 95 Spring 2003 10–11 The Green Man … and Jack Sutcliffe Sheela-na-Gigs 95 Spring 2003 18 Address by the Revd A. Gordon Smith at the Funeral of Tony Carter 8 Mar 2003 95 Spring 2003 19 Tony Carter’s ‘Last word’ From the service sheet for his funeral 95 Spring 2003 19 ‘The Welsh Connection’ Information about a pamphlet published by Tony Carter on the life and work of the engineer Henry Nathan Maynard 95 Spring 2003 20 Advertisements PROGRAM Flea Control; Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping; Nigel Carver, Home & Pet Care

96 December Cover Presentation of cheque for Photo Cambridge ’03 Archive Project to Peter Evening News Spufford and Ashley Arbon by William Wall of the Countryside Agency 96 December 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: President Basil Bonner, Vice Chair Peter ’03 Spufford, Treas Eve Baldwin, Sec Jack Sutcliffe; Others Lindsay Button, Pauline Hire, Joyce Ingram, Clive Jaques, Rod Kirkby; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whittlesford Society Village Archive Project Executive Team: Peter Spufford, Ashley Arbon, Meg Holland, Ian Sterry; Hon. Auditor John Frampton; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 96 December 3 Society News Archive Project funded by Local Heritage Initiative; Dates for ’03 your Diary: 10/11 Jan Exhibition of Photographs of Old Whittlesford; 31 Mar AGM, speaker Francis Spufford 96 December 4–7 Recent Society Events & Description and Photos of Archaeology Field Walk 31 Aug at ’03 Activities Whitelands on boundary with Thriplow; Hamilton Kerr Institute Visit

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96 December 8–19 Whittlesford Society Archive 1. Exhibition A – Photographs of Old Whittlesford 10/11 Jan ’03 Project 2003–2005 – Events ’04; 2. Photograph Archive (to CD Rom); 3. Book of and Project Components Comparative Photographs; 4. Collate the Archaeology and make available on CD Rom; 5. Collate Natural History Records and make available on CD Rom; 6. Photographic Survey of Trees; 7. Maynard’s Manuscripts; 8–11. Archaeology Field Walks; 12. Exhibition B – Finds from Field Walks; 13. Exhibition C – Natural History of Whittlesford; 14. 100th Edition of Whither Wh’ford; Botswana et al.; 16. Monument to Roger Ascham 1515–1568; 17. Medieval Market; 18. Exhibition D – Final Review of the Project Easter 2006 96 December 13 Old Whittlesford Bridge Photo ’03 96 December 14 Victorian Whittlesford Forthcoming books: The Anatomy of a Victorian Village – ’03 Whittlesford 1800–1900 by Tony Carter; The Maynard Collection produced by Robert Maynard & Keith Strange 96 December 15 Another Archaeological Find AEthelred II silver penny (c. 991–997) found by John Webb ’03 96 December 16 Advertisements Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping; PROGRAM Flea Control ’03 96 December 19 Announcement Exhibition of Photographs of Old Whittlesford 10/11 Jan ’04 ’03

97 Spring 2004 Cover Various subjects connected Photos: Ashley Arbon presenting Alison Hibberd with the Project’s with Archive Project events award for most valuable contribution to conservation in Whittlesford; Great Crested Newts; Computerising photographs; Rod Kirkby holding The Backroom Boys by Francis Spufford; The Greyhound pub; Statue of Roger Ascham 97 Spring 2004 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: President Basil Bonner, Vice Chair Peter Spufford, Treas Eve Baldwin, Sec Jack Sutcliffe; Others Lindsay Button, Pauline Hire, Joyce Ingram, Clive Jaques, Rod Kirkby; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whittlesford Society Village Archive Project Executive Team: Peter Spufford, Ashley Arbon, Meg Holland, Ian Sterry; Hon. Auditor John Frampton; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 97 Spring 2004 3 Society News Exhibiton of Photos of Old Whittlesford 10/11Jan; Newt Night 27 Mar; AGM 30 Mar; Archive Project Archery Afternoon 23 May 97 Spring 2004 4–6 Exhibition of Photographs of Account of the Exhibition with various photos of visitors, Old Whittlesford including Vic Tofts 97 Spring 2004 7 Victorian Whittlesford On display Anatomy of a Victorian Village: Whittlesford 1800– 1900 by Tony Carter; The Maynard Collection assembled by Robert Maynard & Keith Strange, plus the Victorian album of watercolours and drawings by Anne Barker 97 Spring 2004 7 Advertisement Ablewight, Chimney Sweeping (supports of the Archive Project) 97 Spring 2004 8–10 Newt Night Visit to ponds at Pond House (West End), Scutches Farm and John Blake’s garden (High St) and Rayners Farm 97 Spring 2004 10 Awards Presentation Great Crested Newts Awards 2004; Awards for Ecology 2003 97 Spring 2004 11 Great Crested Newts Scientific description 97 Spring 2004 12–14 Whittlesford Society AGM Speaker Francis Spufford ‘From Captain Scott to the Human Genome’ 97 Spring 2004 14 Advertisement PROGRAM Flea Control 97 Spring 2004 15 The Changing (back) Face of Post Office rebuilt after collapse in Jan 22003; old village stores High St now closed. Photos 97 Spring 2004 16–18 Archery Afternoon Programme for forthcoming event (23 May) and information about Roger Ascham; Cambridge News account on 4 April 1968 of the 400th Anniversary Celebration 97 Spring 2004 19 Volunteer Cataloguers & Call for help with compiling databases for Whittlesford Society Captioneers wanted Village Photographic Archive 97 Spring 2004 20 The Archive Project Can you help?

98 September’0 Cover White Horse? – Whittlesford Photos 4 War Graves 53 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

98 September’0 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: President Mike Arnold, Vice Chair Peter 4 Spufford, Treas Eve Baldwin, Sec Jack Sutcliffe; Others Lindsay Button, Pauline Hire, Joyce Ingram, Clive Jaques, Rod Kirkby; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whittlesford Society Village Archive Project Executive Team: Peter Spufford, Ashley Arbon, Meg Holland, Ian Sterry; Hon. Auditor John Frampton; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 98 September’0 3 Society News & Coming 3 Oct Autumn Walk; 21 Oct Project Progress & How to Help 4 Events 98 September’0 4–6 Project Progress Month by May: Archery Afternoon; June: Grasses Morning; Photos 4 Month 98 September’0 7 Whittlesford Wildlife Swallowtail Butterfly photo’d by Liz James 4 98 September’0 7 Seasons of Whittlesford Year-long Photographic competition to determine 3 images of 4 Whittlesford that best encapsulate each of the seasons 98 September’0 8–9 Project Progress Month by July: Rocks Exhibition; Aug: Archaeology Field Walk & Picnic; 4 Month cont. Photos 98 September’0 10–11 Hitting the Headlines ‘White Horse’ shows up in aerial photo taken 1 Sep – discussion 4 of White Horses and photos 2004 and 1999 98 September’0 10–11 1 Sep Field Walk Chris Taylor declares this event the most important and exciting 4 yet 98 September’0 12 10th Guildhall Concert History of the Guildhall Concerts; 13 Nov concert will celebrate Margaret & 4 the Pleasure Gardens that ringed London in 18thC Peter Spufford 98 September’0 13–18 Sermons in Stones: Who’s Who’s Who in the War Graves in Whittlesford Churchyard (Part 4 Who in the War Graves in 1 – Part 2 in Issue 99 p. 8) Whittlesford Churchyard (Part 1 – Part 2 in Issue 99 p. 8) 98 September’0 18 Announcement of the death of 4 Tony Cartwright on Sunday 19 Sep 98 September’0 19 Duxford History Group Winter Programme – photos of Duxford URC 4 98 September’0 20 Announcement 21 Oct Archive Project Open Meeting – Project Progress & How 4 to Help

99 Winter ’04– Cover Collage of contents Photos 05 99 Winter ’04– 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: President Mike Arnold, Vice Chair Peter 05 Spufford, Treas Eve Baldwin, Sec Jack Sutcliffe; Others Lindsay Button, Pauline Hire, Joyce Ingram, Clive Jaques, Rod Kirkby; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whittlesford Society Village Archive Project Executive Team: Peter Spufford, Ashley Arbon, Meg Holland, Ian Sterry; Hon. Auditor John Frampton; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 99 Winter ’04– 3 Society News and Coming 18 Jan Antiques Roadshow (Whittlewomen & PACEF); Feb 05 Events Martin Allen of the Fitzwilliam on Metalwork & Coins; Spring Richard Mortimer (Cambs CC Archaeology Field Unit) including Iron Age Hill Fort nr Sawston & local Roman encampments; Chris Montague (CCC Finds Liaison Officer) on local Archaeological finds; AGM Easter 99 Winter ’04– 4–5 Other Village & Society News SCRAMM (S. Camb Residents against Marshalls Moving to 05 Duxford Airfield); Tsunami Disaster Vigil 1 Jan; Tsunami Aid Appeal for Sri Lanka; 26 Dec Winter Walk (with Quiz-on-foot & I-Spy challenge) 99 Winter ’04– 5 Boxing-Day Walkers Photo 05 gathering 99 Winter ’04– 6 The £–s–d Quiz 05 99 Winter ’04– 7 Christmas Memory 2004 Christmas Carols Event 21 Dec organised by Marc & Vandy 05 Massey at village shop, Photos 99 Winter ’04– 8–11 Who’s Who in the War Who’s Who in the War Graves in Whittlesford Churchyard (Part 05 Graves in Whittlesford 2) (Part 1 in Issue 98 p. 13) Churchyard 54 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

99 Winter ’04– 12–14 Anthony Bernard Cartwright Tribute, with photos of Tony Cartwright + (1) Mike Arnold, Eric Mike Arnold 05 (1925–2004) Tofts, Des Peters; and (2) Vic Tofts and George Rusted 99 Winter ’04– 15–18 Rita May Arbon (1928–2004) Tribute, with photos (one of Rita with childhood friend Daphne The Arbon 05 Gilbert (Matthews)) Family 99 Winter ’04– 19 The Seasons of Whittlesford Competition to capture scenes of Whittlesford at every stage of 05 year for Archive Project 99 Winter ’04– 20 What’s it all about? Various Society announcements; photo of Winter Walk, at A505 05 roundabout

100 Spring 2005 Cover 100 issues of Whither Wh’ford Photo (Colour) 100 Spring 2005 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: President Mike Arnold, Vice Chair Peter Spufford, Treas Eve Baldwin, Sec Jack Sutcliffe; Others Lindsay Button, Robin Foden, Pauline Hire, Joyce Ingram, Clive Jaques, Rod Kirkby; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whittlesford Society Village Archive Project Executive Team: Peter Spufford, Ashley Arbon, Meg Holland, Ian Sterry; Hon. Auditor John Frampton; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 100 Spring 2005 3 Society News 15 Jun: River Cam – Guided Walk and Slide Talk by Dr Steve Boreham of Univ. Dept. Geography; 3 Sep Closing date for Seasons of Whittlesford Photographic Competition; celebration of Whittlesford Soc’s 30th Anniversary 100 Spring 2005 4–6 Society News AGM 7 Apr, Peter Bircham spoke on ‘Birds in Whittlesford’; Award for Most Valuable Contribution to Conservation in 2004 presented to Malcolm Barnes for his Listing of Birds; Wildlife Photograph of the Year to Liz James (Swallowtail butterfly) 100 Spring 2005 6 Happy Ending at High Street Post Office has now moved into Massey’s village shop 100 Spring 2005 7–9 100 Not Out! 100th issue of Whither Whittlesford; history of first 100 100 Spring 2005 10–12 Archive Update 22 Feb: ‘Coins & Medals, & Metal Finds’ evening; 16 Mar: Slide Talk ‘Archaeology in South Cambs’; Archaeology in Action – Removal of soil from churchyard nr North Door for extension, no pre-Christian bones discovered; 12 Apr: ‘Scan-and-caption’ Work Party (photos for Archive Project); reminder of ‘Seasons of Whittlesford’ photo competition 100 Spring 2005 13 Anniversaries – Up-coming anniversaries; descriptions of previous celebrations, Commemorations – esp VE Day, including publication of Whittlesford at War; appeal Celebrations for suggestions to mark these dates 100 Spring 2005 14 Church Bells Whittlesford Church Bells, with inscriptions 100 Spring 2005 15 Whittlesford War Memorial History – dedicated 25 Jan 1920; photo from 25 Jan 20 Cross 100 Spring 2005 16–18 Whittlesford Roll of Honour The people behind the names on Whittlesford’s War Memorial World War 1 and 2 Cross 100 Spring 2005 19 ‘Birds in Whittlesford’ Some slides from Peter Bircham’s AGM talk 100 Spring 2005 20 100th Issue Sample photos of this year’s events

101 Winter Cover Collage of contents Photos ’05/’6 101 Winter 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: President Mike Arnold, Vice Chair Peter ’05/’6 Spufford, Treas Eve Baldwin, Sec Jack Sutcliffe; Others Lindsay Button, Robin Foden, Pauline Hire, Joyce Ingram, Clive Jaques, Rod Kirkby; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whittlesford Society Village Archive Project Executive Team: Peter Spufford, Ashley Arbon, Meg Holland, Jonathan Bradshaw; Hon. Auditor John Frampton; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 101 Winter 3 Society News Guided Walks: Boxing Day; 26 March Spring Walk; 5 Apr ’05/’6 AGM; 29 Jan Newcomers’ Tea Party 101 Winter 4–5 Whence the Whittlesford To Mark Society’s 30th Anniversary Jack Briggs ’05/’6 Society? 101 Winter 6–7 First Anniversary The Hub of A Village – history of the shop over its 171 years ’05/’6 Celebrations at the Shop 101 Winter 8 Model birthday present Model of shop made by Gail Harris presented to Masseys ’05/’6 101 Winter 9 A Passion for Miniatures About Gail Harris and the her model shop, incl. photo Jacci Babich ’05/’6 55 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

101 Winter 10–11 William Westley School – 2 Nov William Westley School PTA Gospel Choir led by Tina ’05/’6 Gospel Choir Concert Brooks; Photos 101 Winter 12–14 Outreach to Africa Visit by William Westley teacher Bryony Kite to SOS Children’s ’05/’6 Village in Tlokweng, Botswana; Photos 101 Winter 15 Archive Project Report Jonathan Bradshaw replaces Ian Sterry as legal adviser; Future ’05/’6 events; report on Autumn Archaeological Field Walk 101 Winter 16–17 Perpetual Calendar by Artists Calendar on sale for Parish Church Extension Fund ’05/’6 of Whittlesford 101 Winter 18–19 Things to do in the coming Courses run at Denny Abbey; WEA Ickleton & Chesterfords ’05/’6 year Branch; Duxford History Group; Gardening Club; Whittlewomen 101 Winter 20 How You can help the Request for Photos, memories of village shop, support for project ’05/’6 Archive Project events and activities

102 Spr/Sum Cover Snowdrops at Ryecroft Photo Julian Parkhill 2006 102 Spr/Sum 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: President Mike Arnold, Chair Ashley 2006 Arbon, Vice Chair Peter Spufford, Treas Eve Baldwin, Sec Jack Sutcliffe; Others Lindsay Button, Robin Foden, Pauline Hire, Joyce Ingram; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whittlesford Society Village Archive Project Executive Team: Peter Spufford, Ashley Arbon, Meg Holland, Jonathan Bradshaw; Hon. Auditor John Frampton; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 102 Spr/Sum 3 Society News Dates for the diary: 8 July Archive Project Exhibition/Open 2006 Afternoon; 7 Oct Medieval Fair 102 Spr/Sum 4–7 Whittlesford Society AGM Report on AGM – speaker Robert James on Tastes of Anglia; 2006 Annual Archive Project Award Winners: Ecology – Les Harrison, Photography – Joyce Ingram, Julian Parkhill; condolences to Joyce Ingram on death of her husband Doug; Key points from Ashley Arbon’s report on the Archive Project 2005–6 102 Spr/Sum 8 Commemorative Tree George Rusted, for decades of community service; Maurice 2006 Planting Maling for care of village cemetery and open spaces; Photos 102 Spr/Sum 9 April Fools Day Spring Walk Guided walk on Bob Warners land 2006 102 Spr/Sum 10–11 Whittlesford Photographs 2006 102 Spr/Sum 12 Whittlesford Wildlife – Bat Facts Ashley Arbon 2006 Natural History by Ashley Arbon 102 Spr/Sum 13 17 May – Bat Night Report on bat night; Photo 2006 102 Spr/Sum 14–16 Whitelands Revisited Including: sketch map; photo of original cast-iron nameplate Mike Arnold 2006 from a cart made at Maynards in 1930s; Photo of finds from field walks on Chronicle Hills 102 Spr/Sum 17 Archive Exhibition 8 Jul Exhibition of as many Whittlesford artefacts as possible 2006 102 Spr/Sum 18 Meet the Maynards Three generations of Robert Maynards 2006 102 Spr/Sum 19 Maynard Memories Please! Appeal for memories & memorabilia for history of factory Jack Sutcliffe 2006 102 Spr/Sum 20 Whittlesford Fire station Photos from 1948 2006

103 Winter Cover Medieval Fair Photo ’06/’7 103 Winter 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: President Mike Arnold, Chair Ashley ’06/’7 Arbon, Vice Chair Peter Spufford, Treas Eve Baldwin, Sec Jack Sutcliffe; Others Lindsay Button, Robin Foden, Pauline Hire; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whittlesford Society Village Archive Project Executive Team: Peter Spufford, Ashley Arbon, Meg Holland, Jonathan Bradshaw; Hon. Auditor John Frampton; Whither Wh’ford; Membership

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103 Winter 3 Society News Looking back: events of 2006; Star features for 2007: 4 Feb tour ’06/’7 of Whittlesford by tractor & trailer, 18 Feb (?) Roger Ascham Memorial unveiling, 4 Mar Open meeting on Village infrastructure & planning, 16 Mar local societies meeting, 31 Mar Exhibition of Whittlesford wildlife 103 Winter 4–5 Exhibition of Archaeological Report plus photos ’06/’7 Finds 103 Winter 5–7 Aerial Photography Incl. photo detail of 1812 Enclosure Map and aerial photo of ’06/’7 area crossed by Thriplow footpath showing ‘headlands’ 103 Winter 7 The County Record Office Information ’06/’7 103 Winter 8–13 The Medieval Market 7 Oct ’06: description and many photos ’06/’7 103 Winter 14 Autumn Walk: The Lost Flora 18 Nov ’06: walk through Thriplow Peat Holes (Ninewells and ’06/’7 of Whittlesford the Quave), report, sketch-map and photo. 103 Winter 15 Plants to Admire ’06/’7 103 Winter 16–17 Butterflies and Moths 8 Dec ’06: talk by Sharon Hearle of the Butterfly Conservation ’06/’7 Trust; table of species and habitat etc; photo 103 Winter 18–19 Bryophytes: Mosses & 14 Dec ’06: visit by Dr Chris Preston – survey of Middlemoor ’06/’7 Liverworts and the old Claypits, and walk to Parish Churchyard to record species there 103 Winter 20 Village Tour by Tractor Announcement of Tour on 4 Feb ’06/’7 Trailer

104 Aut/Wint Cover Images of Whittlesford Soc Collage of photos ‘07 activities & events in 2007 104 Aut/Wint 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: President Mike Arnold, Life Vice- ‘07 Presidents Basil Bonner, Pat Carter, Clive Jaques, Chris Taylor, Frank Williams; Chair Ashley Arbon, Vice Chair Peter Spufford, Treas Eve Baldwin, Sec Jack Sutcliffe; Others Lindsay Button, Robin Foden, Pauline Hire; Publications Editor Meg Holland; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 104 Aut/Wint 3–4 Society News Dates for the diary: 9 Dec Village Tour on Tractor Trailer; 10 Jan ‘07 Old Whittlesford Photographs exhibition; 16 Feb Genealogy Day; 2 Apr AGM, speaker Mark Hinman (archaeologist); Subscriptions, Patch Representatives 104 Aut/Wint 4 Condolences Deaths of Beryl Bonner and Mary Briggs ‘07 104 Aut/Wint 5–6 Genealogy Day 13 Jan ’07: report and photo; sources of inf & getting started ‘07 104 Aut/Wint 7 Guided Village Tours on 2007 and 2008 ‘07 Tractor & Trailer 104 Aut/Wint 7 Village Infrastructure & Open Meeting 4 Mar ‘07 Planning matters 104 Aut/Wint 7 Meeting of Local Historical & 16 Mar ‘07 Environmental Societies 104 Aut/Wint 8 Whittlesford Society AGM 28 Mar: Report – Sheila Toft given Whit Soc Award ; talk by ‘07 Paul Bryant 104 Aut/Wint 9–11 Exhibition of Whittlesford 31 Mar: Report on Exhibition in William Westley School + ‘07 Wildlife photos 104 Aut/Wint 12–13 Highlight of the Summer Tudor Celebration 9 July: report + photos ‘07 104 Aut/Wint 14 Thriplow ‘Orchid Walk’ 3 Jun: report + photo ‘07 Revived 104 Aut/Wint 14–15 Anniversary Footpath Walk To mark anniversary of re-opening of Footpath No. 6 ‘07 104 Aut/Wint 15 Stubble Picnic 2 Sep ‘07 104 Aut/Wint 15 Archaeological ‘Finds’ ‘07 104 Aut/Wint 16–17 Project Finale 23 Sep: Exhibition & Thank You Party: report and photos ‘07 57 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

104 Aut/Wint 18–19 Developments at the Parish Events and people; ‘The Old Vicarage’ (drawing by Norman ‘07 Church Good); Ruth Whitehead to be new incumbent of new vicarage 104 Aut/Wint 19–22 What’s in a name? Peter Spufford ‘07 ‘Radegunds’ 104 Aut/Wint 22 Celtic Accolade Mary Sutcliffe wins medal for best poem at 2007 Cornish ‘07 Gorsedh + translation of poem 104 Aut/Wint 23 More images of 2007 Events ‘07

105 Wint/Spr Cover High Street mid 1930s Photo ‘09 105 Wint/Spr 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Ashley Arbon, Vice Chair Peter ‘09 Spufford, Treas Eve Baldwin, Sec Jack Sutcliffe; Others Lindsay Button, Robin Foden, Pauline Hire, John Webb; Publications Editor Meg Holland; President Robert James; Life Vice- Presidents Basil Bonner, Pat Carter, Clive Jaques, Chris Taylor, Frank Williams; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 105 Wint/Spr 3 Society News Dates for the Diary: 27 Feb Roman Whittlesford Unearthed; 20 ‘09 Mar Newt Night; 2 Apr AGM; 19 Apr Guided Village Tour on Tractor/Trailer 105 Wint/Spr 4 Looking Back Highlights of 2008 ‘09 105 Wint/Spr 5–6 Dr Michael Holiday Arnold – Obituary + Photo ‘09 19 Mar 1928–1 Feb 2009 105 Wint/Spr 7 Looking Back Ten Years Memorial Hall, WADS, Whittlesford Talent Show ‘09 105 Wint/Spr 8 The Return of Hanley Grange Tesco plan for 14,100 houses Tim Stone ‘09 105 Wint/Spr 8 Family History Research ‘09 105 Wint/Spr 9 Natural History How Many Birds? Peter Bircham ‘09 105 Wint/Spr 10–12 Archaeology Roman site update (+ photos of coins) Ashley Arbon ‘09 105 Wint/Spr 13 The CCAN Project Cambridgeshire Community Archive Network ‘09 105 Wint/Spr 14 Footpaths for Little Shelford Help Needed – sketch map ‘09 105 Wint/Spr 15 Local Religious Curiosities 1. Mass Baptism in the river (+ illustration); 2. An Unsolved Jack Sutcliffe ‘09 Wedding Mystery (+ illustration) 105 Wint/Spr 18–19 Establishing New [3.] Crib Festival and Posada Findy ‘09 Christmastime Traditions McMahon 105 Wint/Spr 20 Whittlesford Society Events 27 Feb Exhibition of Roman & Other Finds; 20 Mar Newt Night; ‘09 & Activities for 2009 2 Apr AGM; 19 Apr Guided Village Tour; 17 May River Walk; 18 Jun Hamilton Kerr Institute Visit; 19 Jul Garden Party at home of Robert James

106 Summer ’09 Cover Whittlesford Station c. early Photos 1950s; The Rev. Charles Jones 106 Summer ’09 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Ashley Arbon, Vice Chair Peter Spufford, Sec Jack Sutcliffe, Treas Malcolm Turner; Others Lindsay Button, Rob Foden, Pauline Hire, John Webb; Publications Editor Meg Holland; President Robert James; Life Vice-Presidents Eve Baldwin, Basil Bonner, Pat Carter, Chris Taylor, Vic Tofts, Frank Williams; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 106 Summer ’09 3 Society News: Coming Events 19 July Summer Garden Party hosted by Robert James; later in the year: Tree-planting in memory of Mike Arnold 106 Summer ’09 4–5 Society News: Looking Back Mar: Newt Night; Apr: Guided village tour on tractor/trailer; AGM: Ivor Warner on History of Duxford Aerodrome; presentation to Eve Baldwin on retirement from Treasurership; May Guided Riverside Walk; + photos 58 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

106 Summer ’09 6 Whittlesford Society List of Magazine Deliverers and Patch representatives Membership Matters 106 Summer ’09 6 Postscript on Duxford Airfield 106 Summer ’09 7–8 Presentation to Syngenta Ecology Award for exceptional services to the local environment Ashley Arbon 106 Summer ’09 8 Another Special Coin Find Aethelred silver coin AD 988–1000 found by John Webb 106 Summer ’09 9–11 Remembering ‘The Vicar’ Memories of Charles Jones on 10th anniversary of his death; ‘Glimpses of Charles & Lucy Jones’ by Pat Carter; Photo 106 Summer ’09 12–16 The Coming of the Railway to Opening of station on 30 July 1845; The Track layout; The Staff; Ron Gooch Whittlesford photos and descriptions; Station Masters 1851–1963 106 Summer ’09 17 Bringing History up to date Peter Topping’s campaign to persuade One Railway/National Express to improve safety and security at station 106 Summer ’09 18–19 Evacuees 70th anniversary of billetting of first Evacuees; list of Whittlesford Evacuees and their Whittlesford hosts 106 Summer ’09 20 Theme for next issue of Evacuees, Land Army girls, prisoners of war, Josef Bibracher Whither Whittlesford

107 Wint Cover Wakefield’s bungalow in Photos ’09/’10 North Rd now demolished; BarnOwl 107 Wint 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Ashley Arbon, Vice Chair Peter ’09/’10 Spufford, Sec Jack Sutcliffe, Treas Malcolm Turner; Others Lindsay Button, Rob Foden, Pauline Hire, Liz Turner, John Webb; Publications Editor Meg Holland; President Robert James; Life Vice-Presidents Eve Baldwin, Basil Bonner, Pat Carter, Chris Taylor, Vic Tofts, Frank Williams; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 107 Wint 3 Society News: Forthcoming 31 Jan Tree planting for Mike Arnold; 7 Feb Newcomers’ Tea- ’09/’10 Events: Party; 28 Feb Roman festival of Amburbium (litter pick);13 Mar commemoration of Henry Gage Spicer – photos, reminiscences; 15 Apr AGM speaker Mike Petty; 9 May Car-Boot Sale; 15 May Village Tree Walk (Ashley Arbon); 26 Jun Whittlesford School reunion 107 Wint 4–7 Society News: Looking Back Society Garden Party at Robert James house; Croat footpath ’09/’10 walk; Dec talk by Bryan Howe, Archivist Sawston Village History Soc, on Alfreda Mary Challis, her house and garden, and the Challis Trust; + photos 107 Wint 5 Postscript to last Whither Additional information on Whittlesford Railway station Basil Bonner ’09/’10 Whittlesford 107 Wint 6 Challis Trust & Mary’s M. Maunder ’09/’10 Legacy 107 Wint 8–9 Looking Ahead: Ashdon Ashdon Museum and Ashdon Windmill (photo) ’09/’10 107 Wint 10–11 The Park (photo) Chris Taylor ’09/’10 107 Wint 11 Another Rare Roman Find Contemporary cast copy of coin depicting Marcia Otacilia Severa ’09/’10 (mid-3rd century AD) 107 Wint 12–13 Barn Owls + Photo and local map (p. 12) Peter Bircham ’09/’10 107 Wint 14 Forthcoming events 13 Mar 60th anniversary of death of Henry Gage Spicer – ’09/’10 display; 15 Apr AGM, speaker Mike Petty; 16 May Village Tree Walk 107 Wint 15–18 Evacuees: Sheila’s Story Story of an evacuee (photos) Sheila Sales ’09/’10 107 Wint 19 Background to ‘Sheila’s ’09/’10 Story’ 107 Wint 19 Wartime evacuees memories Daphne ’09/’10 Gimlett; Basil Bonner 107 Wint 20 Whittlesford Primary & Plans for celebrating 150th anniversary on 19 Jun; photo New ’09/’10 William Westley School National School, 1860s, from Tony Carter, Anatomy of a Reunion Victorian Village: Whittlesford

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108 Summer Cover Reunion at ‘Old School’ Photo 2010 108 Summer 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Ashley Arbon, Vice Chair Peter 2010 Spufford, Sec Jack Sutcliffe, Treas Malcolm Turner; Others Lindsay Button, Rob Foden, Pauline Hire, Liz Turner, John Webb; Publications Editor Meg Holland; President Robert James; Life Vice-Presidents Eve Baldwin, Basil Bonner, Pat Carter, George Rusted, Chris Taylor, Vic Tofts, Frank Williams; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 108 Summer 3 Society News: Looking 12 Sep Guided Autumn Walk; 25 Sep Church Tower afternoon; 2010 Ahead 24 Oct Autumn Bike Ride; 13 Nov Official Cycleway opening (Spicers Footpath); 11 Dec Party in Duxford Chapel to welcome now formally Whittlesford residents S of Royston & Station Rds; 2 Jan ‘Memories of 2010’ photo exhibition 108 Summer 4–15 Society News: Looking Back Jan: Oak Tree planting for Mike Arnold; Feb: Litter Pick; Mar: 2010 Spicer Celebration, incl planting of roses; Apr: AGM; Community Involvement (Affordable housing, Footpaths & Cycleways, Boundary change); May: Fund-raising Car-Boot Sale; May: Tree walk; July: President’s Garden Party; Jun School Reunion 108 Summer 14–15 School Reunion: Schoolday + Photos 2010 memories across the decades 108 Summer 16 Schooldays: The Thirties Happy Memories Vic Tofts 2010 108 Summer 17–20 Schooldays: The Forties ‘An Evacuee’s Childhood in Whittlesford’ Sheila Sales 2010 108 Summer 19 School Mates Contemporaries from 40s at the School Reunion 2010 108 Summer 21–2 Schooldays: The Fifties Ann Pearl 2010 108 Summer 23 Unforgettable teachers Mrs Snell (née Brown), David Carter, Mrs Peg Simmonds 2010 108 Summer 23 Final Reflections Ashley Arbon 2010 108 Summer 24 Church Tower Afternoon Announcement 2010

109 Wint/Spr Cover Royston Rd Village Boundary Aerial photo 2004 ’11 109 Wint/Spr 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Ashley Arbon, Vice Chair Peter ’11 Spufford, Sec Jack Sutcliffe, Treas Malcolm Turner; Others Lindsay Button, Rob Foden, Pauline Hire, Liz Turner, John Webb; Publications Editor Meg Holland; President Robert James; Life Vice-Presidents Eve Baldwin, Basil Bonner, Pat Carter, George Rusted, Chris Taylor, Vic Tofts, Frank Williams; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 109 Wint/Spr 3 Society News: Looking 8 Apr AGM, speaker Patrick Davies (producer Look East) ’11 Ahead 109 Wint/Spr 4 Plans for Diamond Jubilee Request for memorabilia of Coronation & life in 1952 ’11 109 Wint/Spr 4 Royal Wedding Account of Wedding of Queen & Prince Philip from 1947 M. Giddens ’11 109 Wint/Spr 5–11 Society News: Looking Back Sep: Guided Autumn walk; Bell Tower & Book Launch (A Brief ’11 History of the Parish Church by Chris Taylor) at Parish Church; Nov: Cycleway celebration; Dec: Reception at Duxford Chapel; Calendar: Old Whittlesford 109 Wint/Spr 12 Archaeology Unexploded bomb found in Park; Coin of Elizabeth I found; ’11 display of finds (esp by John Webb) at Bell Towser/Book Launch 109 Wint/Spr 13 Maynard’s Village Shop Photo from Tony Carter, Anatomy of a Victorian Village: ’11 Whittlesford; relevance to viability of rural shops 109 Wint/Spr 13 Natural History 1 L. hyssopifolia found on 2010 Autumn Walk Ashley Arbon ’11

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109 Wint/Spr 14 Natural History 2 Natterer’s Bat found by Colin Morton Ashley ARbon ’11 109 Wint/Spr 15–17 New Publications 1 History of Introduction; Setting the Scene Chris Taylor ’11 the Parish Church 109 Wint/Spr 18–19 New Publications 2 The Part One – Before a Bridge Peter Spufford ’11 History of Whittlesford Bridge

110 Aut/Wint Cover Earliest Chaff-Cutter Photo ’11 (Maynards) 110 Aut/Wint 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Ashley Arbon, Vice Chair Peter ’11 Spufford, Sec Jack Sutcliffe, Treas Malcolm Turner; Others Lindsay Button, Rob Foden, Pauline Hire, Liz Turner, John Webb; Publications Editor Meg Holland; President Robert James; Life Vice-Presidents Eve Baldwin, Basil Bonner, Pat Carter, George Rusted, Chris Taylor; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 110 Aut/Wint 3 Society News Deaths of Vic Tofts and Robert Maynard; Diamond Jubilee Plans ’11 110 Aut/Wint 3–4 Society News: Looking Back Mar: Images of Whittlesford Exhibition; Apr: AGM (speaker ’11 Patrick Davies, photography award to Samantha Swann) 110 Aut/Wint 5–6 Nature Walk at New Farm 5 June: Report; Obituary for Robert Maynard ’11 110 Aut/Wint 7 Moth Night 15 July: Report ’11 110 Aut/Wint 8 Planning Matters Hanley Grange; ‘Cambridge lakes’ (Sawston, Shelford, ’11 Stapleford); opening of Yule Cottages 110 Aut/Wint 8–9 End of an Era at the Guildhall Last Guildhall concert held in Nov; Photo ’11 110 Aut/Wint 9 Guided Pavement Walk Aug: Whittlesford’s Key Historic Buildings Chris Taylor ’11 110 Aut/Wint 10–12 The Co-op Jack Sutcliffe ’11 110 Aut/Wint 13, 15– Maynard Event Oct: Report; family tree; photos ’11 16 110 Aut/Wint 14 Maynards Summary History of the Whittlesford Agricultural Engineering Jack Sutcliffe ’11 Factory and Foundry, 1829–1961 110 Aut/Wint 17 IWM Visit Nov: report ’11 110 Aut/Wint 17 Addendum on Maynards Drawing of Elizabeth Douglas (grandmother of Robin & ’11 Nicholas Maynard) by Eliza Russell given to Robin & Nicholas 110 Aut/Wint 18–19 Important Whittlesford Finds Cunobelin Coins; 3 silver coins: Elizabeth I sixpence, silver ’11 by John Webb penny from reign of William the Conqueror, silver penny from reign of Edmund the Elder, grandson of Alfred the Great 110 Aut/Wint 20–1 Rare Plants around Birthwort (Aristolochia clematitis), Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera); Malcolm Turner ’11 Whittlesford Photos 110 Aut/Wint 22–3 The History of Whittlesford Part Two – Chapel and Bridge; The Norwich Road (Part One Peter Spufford ’11 Bridge Issue 109, pp. 18–19) 110 Aut/Wint 24 Images illustrating inside Coloured photos ’11 pages

111 Summer ’12 Cover Gog Magog Molly Dancers Photo 111 Summer ’12 2 Collage of photos from the year 111 Summer ’12 3 Society News: Looking 10–11 Nov: ‘Diamond Decades’ Exhibition Ahead 111 Summer ’12 4 Society News: Looking Back Apr: AGM (speaker Francis Spufford); Apr/May Newt Nights; May: Parish & District Council Elections: Peter Topping re- elected S.Cambs District Councillor 111 Summer ’12 6–7 Robert James 13.4.38–10.4.12 Appreciation; Macmillan Cancer Support Shrubberies Party 111 Summer ’12 8 Diamond Jubilee Report 111 Summer ’12 9 Guided Walks June/July: Thriplow Orchid Meadows; Spicers Lake

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111 Summer ’12 9 RAF Service Laying Up of 19th Squadron Standard 111 Summer ’12 10–11 William Westley School 40 Years On! Anniversary of move to Mill Lane 111 Summer ’12 12–13 More Remarkable Coin Finds 1. Harthacnvt penny; 2. Henry III silver penny; 3. Philip & Mary penny; 4. Castel Tavern farthing 111 Summer ’12 14 Newt Nights April & May Ashley Arbon 111 Summer ’12 15–17 Guildhall Concerts 1995– History of the concerts with list Peter Spufford 2011 111 Summer ’12 18 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Malcolm Turner, Vice Chair Peter Spufford, Minutes Sec Liz Turner, Treas Pauline Hire; Others Lindsay Button, Geoff Cranwell, Rob Foden, John Webb; Publications Editor Meg Holland; President Sylvia Morton; Life Vice-Presidents Eve Baldwin, Basil Bonner, Pat Carter, George Rusted, Jack Sutcliffe, Chris Taylor; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 111 Summer ’12 19 Collage of Jubilee photos 111 Summer ’12 20 Collage of photos from the year

112 Winter Cover Diamond Jubilee Calendar ’12/13 112 Winter 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Malcolm Turner, Vice Chair Peter ’12/13 Spufford, Minutes Sec Liz Turner, Treas Pauline Hire; Others Lindsay Button, Geoff Cranwell, Rob Foden, John Webb; Publications Editor Meg Holland; President Sylvia Morton; Life Vice-Presidents Eve Baldwin, Basil Bonner, Pat Carter, George Rusted, Jack Sutcliffe, Chris Taylor; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 112 Winter 3 Society News Diamond Decades Exhibition 23/24 Feb: announcement; thanks ’12/13 to photographers whose work appears in the Calendar and Exhibition 112 Winter 4 Millennium Group Triumph M. Group runners-up in SCDC 2012 Community Pride Awards ’12/13 for planning Whittlesford Diamond Jubilee celebrations 112 Winter 5 The Exhibition Description of forthcoming Diamond Decades Exhibition Malcolm Turner ’12/13 112 Winter 6 Local History Book Award To Chris Taylor for his Brief History of Whittlesford Parish ’12/13 Church 112 Winter 6 Congratulations To The Rev Ruth Whitehead on her appointment as Moderator of ’12/13 the South Western Synod of the URC 112 Winter 7–9 Nobel Achievement + Local Award of 2012 Nobel Prize for Medicine to Professor Sir John ’12/13 Connections Gurdon, jointly with Shinya Yamanaka, for work on stem cells 112 Winter 10–11 The History of the Grove and 1. William Westley. Jack Sutcliffe ’12/13 Those Who Lived There (+ Reference to later owners Walter Ernest Dixon, the Banks 1662–1978 family.) 112 Winter 12–13 Maurice Maling Appreciation of MM who died in December Ashley Arbon ’12/13 112 Winter 14–15 Whittlesford Landscapes – Reprinted from Issue 10 Spring ’78 Chris Taylor ’12/13 Mill Lane 112 Winter 16–17 Sir Hamilton Kerr Sarah Eastwood ’12/13 112 Winter 18 Planning consultation Granta Processors’ site ’12/13 112 Winter 19 Oak House About the house and occupants, Alastair & Alison Knights ’12/13 112 Winter 20 West End reflection Photo Laura Latham ’12/13

113 Summer Cover Rare plants in Whittlesford Photos 2013

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113 Summer 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Peter Spufford, Vice Chair 2013 Malcolm Turner, Treas Pauline Hire; Others Lindsay Button, Geoff Cranwell, Rob Foden, Mary Sutcliffe, Liz Turner, John Webb; Publications Editor Meg Holland; President Sylvia Morton; Life Vice-Presidents Eve Baldwin, Basil Bonner, Pat Carter, George Rusted, Chris Taylor; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 113 Summer 3 Society News Deaths of Jack Sutcliffe and Patricia Downes 2013 113 Summer 3 Dates for the Diary 9 Jul: Guided tour of the Countryside Restoration Trust’s 2013 Larkrise Farm, Barton; 12 Jul William Westley Day Celebrations; 18 Aug: Thanksgiving Service in Memory of Patricia Downes; 25 Aug: Afternoon at Rayners Farm 113 Summer 4 Society ‘Business’ Subscriptions, Membership, call for Committee members and 2013 volunteers 113 Summer 5 Jack Sutcliffe Obituary 2013 113 Summer 6–8 Diamond Decades Exhibition Report 2013 113 Summer 7 Millennium Banner 2013 113 Summer 8 AGM Speaker: Carl Warner from IWM Duxford 2013 113 Summer 9 Edict of Milan 1700th anniversary of granting of freedom to worship by Roman 2013 Emperor Constantine 113 Summer 9 Other activities 25 May: Botanising Walk ; 9 Jul Guided walk with Thriplow 2013 Society in Newditch Plantation & chalk meadow 113 Summer 10 Guided Botanical Walk Detailed report on 25 May walk with Cambridge Flora Group to Ashley Arbon 2013 survey the natural history of the Park Wood, Jackson’s Meadow and Middlemoor; descriptions of notable plants 113 Summer 12–13 Whittlesford’s Neolithic Flint Description Ashley Arbon 2013 Axes 113 Summer 13 Roman Whittlesford Edict of Milan celebration – Coins from AD 313 found in Ashley Arbon 2013 Whittlesford 113 Summer 14 William Westley Day 12 Jul: Founder’s Day – description of events etc 2013 Celebrations 113 Summer 15–16 Our School is 40 Years A Reflection by Chair of Governors, William Westley Schl Emma Williams 2013 Young! 113 Summer 17 New Life in the Old School Essex Framing Services; Old School Studio & Art Centre 2013 113 Summer 18–19 The History of the Grove & Completing account begun in Issue 112 pp. 10–11; notable Jack Sutcliffe 2013 Those Who Lived There occupants: Walter Ernest Dixon, Christopher & Diana Parker 113 Summer 20 Photos relevant to this issue 2013

114 Winter Cover Cambridge University Botanic Photos 2013/14 Garden; Great Crested Newt; Poppies (centenary WW I) 114 Winter 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Peter Spufford, Vice Chair 2013/14 Malcolm Turner, Treas Pauline Hire; Others Lindsay Button, Geoff Cranwell, Rob Foden, Mary Sutcliffe, Liz Turner, John Webb; Publications Editor Meg Holland; President Sylvia Morton; Life Vice-Presidents Eve Baldwin, Basil Bonner, Pat Carter, George Rusted, Chris Taylor; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 114 Winter 3 Society News: Dates for Diary 10 Mar Botanic Garden afternoon; 28 Mar Newt Night; 23 Apr 2013/14 AGM; 17/18 May Archaeological dig, Moat House Field; Jun Riverside Walk + Moth Night; Jul Centenary of start of Great War 114 Winter 4 Society Membership Matters Incl. Magazine Deliverers & Patch Representatives; ref. to 2013/14 Website 114 Winter 5 Editorial Whither Whither Whittlesford? Whither the Whit Soc? 2013/14 63 No Issue Page Page Content /Article Description/detail Author DATE number if stated

114 Winter 6 Society News cont. AGM 23 Apr. speaker Dr Vince Lea, Head of Countryside 2013/14 Restoration Trust Wildlife Monitoring; Appeal for more committee members; Chris Taylor wins The John Coles’ Medal for Landscape Archaeology 2013 114 Winter 7–9 Coming Events and Activities, A10 Mar afternoon at Botanic Garden and Herbarium (Christine 2013/14 incl. fuller information than Bartram); Photos Herbarium, Sainsbury Lab; 28 Mar Newt under Dates for Diary (above) Night; 17/18 May Archaeological Dig; Jul Evening Riverside Walk & Moth Night (Dr Louise Bacon); Commemorating the Centenary of WW I – plans 114 Winter 9 Ida Merry drives convalescent Photo 2013/14 officers from Oreint House (then a VAD hospital) 114 Winter 10 Memorials Patricia Downes; Robert (Bob) Maynard 2013/14 114 Winter 11 Memories Butlers Terrace Cottages and local and famous connections 2013/14 (Vivian Henning, Bob Maynard, Edward de Bono; 1971 film starring Marlon Brando) 114 Winter 12 Looking Back Visit to Lark Rise Farm and Country Restoration Trust (Dr Vince 2013/14 Lea); Afternoon at Rayners Farm hosted by Colin and Sylvia Morton; Newcomers’ Teaparty 114 Winter 13–15 Celebrating World Rivers Day Account of Archaeological dig, riverside walk, picnic, Photos Malcolm Turner 2013/14 Photo: magnetometry results from behind the Church 114 Winter 16 Rheesearch Group Investigation with of site with ‘Wenner Array’ 2013/14 114 Winter 17–19 A German Soldier’s Story An insight from ‘the other side’ Josef Bibracher 2013/14 114 Winter 20 Recurrent themes in this issue Photos 2013/14

115 Summer Cover Invitation and programme for 2014 Dinner (2 Jan 1920) in tribute to 100 Wh’ford men who went to fight in Great War 115 Summer 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Peter Spufford, Vice Chair Rob 2014 Foden, Treas Pauline Hire, Membership Sec Lindsay Button, Website Admin Liz Turner, Minutes Sec Debbie Bright; Others Geoff Cranwell, Mary Sutcliffe, John Webb; Publications Editor Meg Holland; President Sylvia Morton; Life Vice-Presidents Eve Baldwin, Basil Bonner, Pat Carter, George Rusted, Chris Taylor; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 115 Summer 3 Society News; Dates for Diary 16 Oct Visit IWM Duxford, North Side Tour guided Carl 2014 Warner; 13 Sep Challis House Museum opens public with inaugural exhibition of Sawston History; 3rd Sat of month: Cambridge Family History Society, Cam. Central Library 115 Summer 4 Committee matters Malcolm Turner steps down as Vice-Chairman, succeeded by 2014 Rob Foden; Debbie Bright joins committee as Minutes Secretary; condolences to Peter Spufford and family on death of Margaret Spufford in March; detailed contents list of WhitWhit completed by Pauline Hire up to issue 114; special interest groups progressing; ‘Wartime Whittlesford’ proposed. 115 Summer 4 Footnote News of death of ‘German Joe’ (see Issue 114, pp. 17–19) 2014 115 Summer 5–6 Events and Activities in 2014 10 March Herbarium & Botanic Garden visit; 28 March Newt 2014 Night (early session for ‘Beavers’, followed by visits to newt ponds by WhitSoc members); AGM/Open Meeting, speaker Dr Vince Lea, Head of Wildlife Monitoring for the Countryside Restoration Trust 115 Summer 7–8 Funeral of Margaret Spufford Reflections on the funeral service held in the Parish Church on 2014 Saturday 29 March 115 Summer 9–11 The Archaeology Weekend 17/18 May. Digging on land between Parish Church and river, 2014 courtesy of Sarah and Nick Williamson of the Moat House. Description of site and achievements over the weekend.

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115 Summer 12 Funding Matters Grant from Parish Council to support Whittlesford Society 2014 Archaeology Group – details 115 Summer 13 The Whittlesford Society Call for photos, documents, memorabilia etc in connection with 2014 Needs YOU the project: The Whittlesford One Hundred’. 115 Summer 14 The Whittlesford One List of the 100 men from Whittlesford who went to fight in 2014 Hundred WWI, updated from list in parish magazine Look (August 2014). Call for help with identification. 115 Summer 16 More Coin Finds Silver denarius of Maximinus Pius from Feb–Dec AD 236 (found 2014 by Michaela & Rob Vaux); silver halfpenny from reign of Henry V (found by John Webb). 115 Summer 17 Riverside Walk & Moth Night 18–19 July. Guided walk by river followed by examination of 2014 moths and other flying insects by Dr Louise Bacon, and the next morning to see what species of moth had been trapped (before they were released). Star exhibit: a female Privet Hawk Moth. 115 Summer 18–19 The Moat House History of the Moat House and its site 2014 115 Summer 20 Photos relevant to this issue 2014

116 Spring 2015 Cover The Tickell Arms 116 Spring 2015 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Peter Spufford, Vice Chair Rob Foden, Treas Pauline Hire, Membership Sec Lindsay Button, Website Admin Liz Turner, Minutes Sec Debbie Bright; Others Geoff Cranwell, Mary Sutcliffe, John Webb; Publications Editor/Archivist/Information Officer Meg Holland; President Sylvia Morton; Life Vice-Presidents Eve Baldwin, Basil Bonner, Pat Carter, George Rusted, Chris Taylor; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 116 Spring 2015 3 Society News; Dates for Diary Guided Tours on tractor trailer – 15 March: History of Whittlesford and its Landscape (Chris Taylor); 29 March: Natural history and geography (Ashley Arbon). 15 April AGM: speaker Dr Evelyn Lord on ‘The Great Plague’; 19 April: British Legion/Cambs Regiment motor-cycle procession to Remembrance Service at Church and graveside of Pte Reginald Rupert Andrews (1st village WWI fatality); 11 June: Guided tour of Hamilton Kerr Institute 116 Spring 2015 4 Society News Thanks to Tickell Arms for sponsorship of 40th Birthday Issue of Whither Wh’ford; thanks to Parish Council for grant towards costs of WWI project 116 Spring 2015 5–6 Society News Tribute to Eve Baldwin (1934–2015) Founder member of the Wh’ford Society, sometime Secretary, Treasurer and most recently Vice President 116 Spring 2015 7–8 Society News Reports on Tractor Trailer Tours. Details about Tour 2 ‘The Margaret Spufford Memorial Tour’ 116 Spring 2015 9 Society News House Histories: proposal for a project in Whittlesford – invitation to ‘Please Tell Us’ relevant information about who lived where when 116 Spring 2015 10–12 Remembering those who gave Reading out of Wh’ford names at Tower of London 27 Oct 2014; their lives in WWI 19 Apr 2015 ‘Cambs 876 Remembered’ by Eastern Region members of the Riders Branch, Royal British Legion, Parish Church – honouring Pte Reginald Rupert Andrews on 100th anniversary of his death. Proposal to honour all villagers killed in WWI by reading out details on anniversary of their death. ?Idea for possible ‘Poppy Pilgrimage’ one Armistice Day to houses in the village. 116 Spring 2015 13 Guided Tour of IWM Duxford Conducted by Carl Warner. Reminder of ‘Neighbour of Duxford’ ‘North Side’ card free for all residents of the village. 116 Spring 2015 14–15 Challis Trust 25 Jan: Visit to Challis House Museum, Sawston – guide Mary Dicken, who described the progress of the house becoming a museum. 116 Spring 2015 16–17 A Year of Anniversaries Whittlewomen Ruby Anniversary – Frances Dumbleton on her life; anniversary dinner party

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116 Spring 2015 18 Memories of Squire Kim Call for memories, by The Tickell Arms Tickell 116 Spring 2015 18 Scout Group Celebration 7 March: Grand Opening and Open Day of new Scout Hut. 2015 is Fiftieth Anniversary of the amalgamation of the Wh’ford and Duxford groups. 116 Spring 2015 19 Facing Forty Wh’ford Society 40th Anniversary Year; World War One Project; visit to Hamilton Kerr Institute; Archaeology Group; Anniversary celebrations planned. 116 Spring 2015 20 Photos relevant to this issue

117 Autumn Cover Rayners Farm 2015 117 Autumn 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Peter Spufford, Vice Chair Rob 2015 Foden, Treas Pauline Hire, Membership Sec Lindsay Button, Website Admin Liz Turner, Minutes Sec Debbie Bright; Others Geoff Cranwell, Kay Deane, Mary Sutcliffe, John Webb; Publications Editor/Archivist/Information Officer Meg Holland; President Sylvia Morton; Life Vice-Presidents Kitty Arnold, Basil Bonner, Pat Carter, George Rusted, Chris Taylor; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 117 Autumn 3 Society News, Dates for the 13 September: 40th Anniversary Garden Party at Rayners Farm 2015 Diary 117 Autumn 4 Society News Review of 2015 activities to date 2015 117 Autumn 5 Theme of this Issue Fortieth Anniversary; thanks to Cambscuisine and The Tickell 2015 Arms for sponsoring the printing of this anniversary issue; also some details about the current staff 117 Autumn 6 Intentions for Marking 40 Special edition osf Whither Whittlesford; Garden party at 2015 Years Rayners Farm; Book on WWI Project; Presentation of Millennium maps; promotion of activities in line with our constitution; acquiring of ISBNs so that we can publish under our name; making closer links with similar societies in nearby villages; maintaining and developing our website and extending our archives 117 Autumn 7 Who’s been Who in the Wh/ford Soc; Vice-presidents; links with 2015 Parish Council; links with William Westley School 117 Autumn 8–9 Reflections by the earliest Whittlesford and the Whittlesford Society Chris Taylor 2015 remaining Chairmen and founder members 117 Autumn 9–10 40 Years on – The Present and the Future Ken Winterbottom 2015 117 Autumn 10–12 Random Musings Pat Carter 2015 117 Autumn 13–15 The Contribution of Jack Sutcliffe Mary Sutcliffe 2015 117 Autumn 16–17 Tribute to Local First World War Private – 19 April 2015 117 Autumn 18–19 The 2015 Whittlesford Archaeology Weekend Dig – 23/24 May Suzanne Ridley 2015 117 Autumn 20–21 My Year with Sawston College – Sharing a Passion (‘Journeys Karen Wright 2015 Intertwined’ WWI project) 117 Autumn 22 VAD Hospitals in Whittlesford during WWI Suzanne Ridley 2015 117 Autumn 23 ‘Who Lived Where’ Project Whittlesford Lodge (‘The Manor’) circa 1917 2015 117 Autumn 24 Photos relevant to this issue 2015

118 Winter Cover 40th Anniversary Garden Welcome by Chairman Peter Spufford and President Sylvia 2015/2016 Party at Rayners Farm Morton

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118 Winter 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Peter Spufford, Vice Chair Rob 2015/2016 Foden, Treas Pauline Hire, Membership Sec Lindsay Button, Website Admin Liz Turner, Minutes Sec Debbie Bright; Others Geoff Cranwell, Kay Deane, Mary Sutcliffe, John Webb; Publications Editor/Archivist/Information Officer Meg Holland; President Sylvia Morton; Life Vice-Presidents Kitty Arnold, Basil Bonner, Pat Carter, George Rusted, Chris Taylor; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 118 Winter 3 Dates for the Diary 14 Feb Welney Wetland Centre; 20 Apr AGM; 17 May Genome 2015/2016 Campus; 12 June village celebration Queen’s 90th birthday 118 Winter 4 Society News Looking backwards and forewards 2015/2016 118 Winter 5 Spectacular Swan-lake Visit to Welney Wetland Centre - details 2015/2016 Experience 118 Winter 6 What a Celebration! Garden Party at Rayners Farm to celebrate 40th Anniversary of 2015/2016 Whittlesford Society 118 Winter 7 ‘Mr Rayner’ Sculpture 2015/2016 118 Winter 8–9 40 Years of the Whittlesford List of Chair-persons 1975–2015; the Middle Years: interests and 2015/2016 Society and its Leaders event; books published; Basil Bonner; reminiscences by Rob Howard (Barnaby Fairs, talks by John Gurdon, Kim Tickell, model map, Footpath 6) 118 Winter 10–11 Archaeology Interest Group Evening at Tickell viewed by Peter Spufford; Postcript by Ashley 2015/2016 Arbon 118 Winter 11 Calendar of Old Whittlesford 2015/2016 Photographs 2016 118 Winter 12 Help required Call for help: reading and reporting on legibility of scanned 2015/2016 Whither Whittlesfords; preparing material for archive; business marketing manager; ideas for future projects Supporting development of new Neighbourhood Plan 118 Winter 13 ‘Church’ and ‘Chapel’ now Caroline Wilson and Ruth Wilson inducted as ministers – 2015/2016 and in the past Caroline in the Anglican Church on 30 Sep 2015, and Ruth in the URC on 3 Sep 2015 118 Winter 14–15 Whittlesford Churches 1851 Review, with especial relevance to Whittlesford, of David Peter Spufford 2015/2016 Thompson’s Religious Life in Mid 19th-Century Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire (Cambridgeshire Record Society) 118 Winter 15–16 Whittlesford URC Tony Carter’s Whittlesford URC 124 Years On – 1872–1996 2015/2016 118 Winter 17–19 A Death on the Railway Line Story of James Ward killed by a train 4 December 1916 Mark G. Ward 2015/2016 118 Winter 20 Photos relevant to this issue 2015/2016

119 Summer Cover Art-work inspired by Hindu 2016 Festivals, made by pupils of William Westley School 119 Summer 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Peter Spufford, Vice Chair Rob 2016 Foden, Treas Pauline Hire, Membership Sec Lindsay Button, Website Admin Liz Turner, Minutes Sec Debbie Bright; Others Geoff Cranwell, Kay Deane, Mary Sutcliffe, John Webb; Publications Editor/Archivist/Information Officer Meg Holland; President Sylvia Morton; Life Vice-Presidents Kitty Arnold, Pat Carter, George Rusted, Chris Taylor, Malcolm Turner; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 119 Summer 3 Dates for the Diary 17–18 Sep 2016 Archaeology Weekend; 24 Sep URC 20th 2016 Anniversary Service; 25 Oct WPC: Whittlesford Neighbourhbood Plan; Cambridge Family History society – dates; 7 Nov Whit Soc open meeting re WWI Project; 19 Nov Cambridge Antiquarian Society 119 Summer 4 Society News Whittlesford Past and Present: archaeology, Neighbourhood Plan, 2016 key community assets, heritage and environment. Projected visit to IWM. Main publications since 1990

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119 Summer 5 Since the Last Issue Visit to Welney to the WWT reserve; Changes at the Genome 2016 Campus (visit 2016);AGM; Annual Parish Meeting 119 Summer 6–8 40 Years of the Whittlesford Dr Mike Arnold; Tony Cartwright; Project 2000; Whittlesford at 2016 Society and its Leaders War; Whittlesford Memorial Hall – its Origins and History; Celebrating the Millennium; Whit Soc on Planning and Campaigning – SCARE, SCRAMM) 119 Summer 9 Whittlesford Archaeology 2016 Archaeology Weekend Sat 17 & Sun 18 September 2016 Group 119 Summer 10–11 ‘The Whittlesford One Description and progress (as delivered at AGM 2016) 2016 Hundred’ Research Project 119 Summer 12–14 William Westley School OFSTED successes; ‘Celebration of Hindu Festivals’; The future; 2016 19 July Presentation Day 119 Summer 15 News from the Churches 2016 119 Summer 16 Michaelmas Fair Saturday 24 Sep, replacing St Andrews Fair (traditionally 30 2016 Nov) 119 Summer 17 Neighbourhood Plan Process starting: Workshop 6 Sep; 2nd Workshop 25 Oct 2016 119 Summer 18 Merry Memories Memories of ‘Grandma Merry’ at Whittlesford over 80 years ago Joyce Palmer 2016 119 Summer 19 Merry Memories Background to Joyce Palmer’s memoir 2016 119 Summer 20 Photos relevant to this issue 2016

120 Spring 2017 Cover Archive Project photos 120 Spring 2017 2 The Whittlesford Society Objectives; Committee: Chair Peter Spufford, Vice Chair Rob Foden, Treas Pauline Hire, Membership Sec Lindsay Button, Website Admin Liz Turner, Minutes Sec Debbie Bright; Others Geoff Cranwell, Kay Deane, Mary Sutcliffe, John Webb; Publications Editor/Archivist/Information Officer Meg Holland; President Sylvia Morton; Life Vice-Presidents Kitty Arnold, Pat Carter, George Rusted, Chris Taylor, Malcolm Turner; Whither Wh’ford; Membership 120 Spring 2017 3 Dates for the Diary 15 March Guided visit to new IWM American Exhibition; ‘Third Saturday’ visits to Wellcome Genome Campus; 26 April Whit Soc Opening Meeting (AGM) (speaker Russell Tofts); 29 & 30 April Annual Archaeology Weekend; 11 June Whitsers’ 50th Birthday; 6–8 Oct Whittlesford Art Exhibition 120 Spring 2017 4 Annual Open Meeting / AGM Russell Tofts, speaker 120 Spring 2017 5 Appeal for help with running the Society 120 Spring 2017 5 Deaths and departures George Rusted (died December); leaving the village: Doug Greenhill, June Bater 120 Spring 2017 6–7 Whitsers’ Playgroup 1967– History Penny Toop 2017 120 Spring 2017 8–9 Whittlesford Hall of Memory Remembering Sheila Tofts 120 Spring 2017 10–12 Village Footpaths Footpaths, plus map 120 Spring 2017 13 Proposed Cemetery and Turned down by SCDC; possible future plans for this area Nature Reserve 120 Spring 2017 14 Neighbourhood Plan 120 Spring 2017 14 Planning Matters Current issues, plus how to find details on the South Cambs website 120 Spring 2017 15 Archaeology Last year’s activity 120 Spring 2017 16 The Archive Project History of the 2003–07 Project 120 Spring 2017 17–18 Cecil Jones The story of Cecil Jones (originally of Sawston) as researched for Suzanne Ridley the World War I Project 120 Spring 2017 19 Tofty the Rescued Hedgehog Wildlife rescue (Shepreth Hedgehog Hospital) Debbie Bright 120 Spring 2017 20 Photos relating to items inside Centenary of 1916 deaths this issue

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