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Premises, Sites Etc Within 30 Miles of Harrington Museum Used for Military Purposes in the 20Th Century
Premises, Sites etc within 30 miles of Harrington Museum used for Military Purposes in the 20th Century The following listing attempts to identify those premises and sites that were used for military purposes during the 20th Century. The listing is very much a works in progress document so if you are aware of any other sites or premises within 30 miles of Harrington, Northamptonshire, then we would very much appreciate receiving details of them. Similarly if you spot any errors, or have further information on those premises/sites that are listed then we would be pleased to hear from you. Please use the reporting sheets at the end of this document and send or email to the Carpetbagger Aviation Museum, Sunnyvale Farm, Harrington, Northampton, NN6 9PF, [email protected] We hope that you find this document of interest. Village/ Town Name of Location / Address Distance to Period used Use Premises Museum Abthorpe SP 646 464 34.8 km World War 2 ANTI AIRCRAFT SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY Northamptonshire The site of a World War II searchlight battery. The site is known to have had a generator and Nissen huts. It was probably constructed between 1939 and 1945 but the site had been destroyed by the time of the Defence of Britain survey. Ailsworth Manor House Cambridgeshire World War 2 HOME GUARD STORE A Company of the 2nd (Peterborough) Battalion Northamptonshire Home Guard used two rooms and a cellar for a company store at the Manor House at Ailsworth Alconbury RAF Alconbury TL 211 767 44.3 km 1938 - 1995 AIRFIELD Huntingdonshire It was previously named 'RAF Abbots Ripton' from 1938 to 9 September 1942 while under RAF Bomber Command control. -
November 2017 Water Newton, Thornhaugh, Stibbington, Sutton & Wansford
Living Villages November 2017 Water Newton, Thornhaugh, Stibbington, Sutton & Wansford WANSFORD COMMUNITY HALL Peterborough Road, Wansford This hall accommodates parties of up to 36 people seated. Ideal for Meetings, Workshops, Aerobics etc GREAT VALUE AT ONLY £4 per hour FOR BOOKINGS TELEPHONE John Stannage 07879 485330 S K CONTRACTS Award Winning Builders & Carpenters Winner LABC 2009 Awards Family run business offering high quality workmanship and customer satisfaction with over 33 years of experience. • New House Builds • Commercial Conversions • Domestic Extensions • Loft Conversions • Stone Property Renovations • On Site Joinery • Orangeries • Conservatories 6 Old North Road, Wansford, Peterborough PE8 6LB Tel: 07970 700767 [email protected] www.skbuildersandcarpenters.co.uk 2 EDITORIAL I hope that you will enjoy this month’s Living Villages CONTENTS and perhaps even notice some of the small changes I Contacts 4 have made. Worship Lists 5 Reflections 7 Whilst I was putting this month’s edition together I heard on the news that a very famous locomotive was NEWS REPORTS: staying nearby. It was a very damp and misty Friends of churches: morning down at NVR and whilst it was sad to know Wansford and that she wasn’t in perfect health, it was lovely to see Thornhaugh 9 engine no. 60103. Stibbington 10 Communicare 14 Hort Society 15 Stibbington Centre 16 WI 27 PARISH COUNCILS: Wansford 24 Thornhaugh 25/26 SPECIAL FEATURES: WUF 13 Kings Cliffe Airfield 20-22 Hearing Dogs Appeal 23 REGULARS: Nature Notes 35 And now onto Editorial Team news. Sadly Sue Letters to the Kudlinski has decided that after moving away from our Editor 36/37 villages a few months ago she feels that she is no longer able to continue as our Treasurer. -
Chapter 28 Reminiscences – People and Places
Chapter 28 Reminiscences – People and Places There was once a musical, later a film, called ‘Brigadoon’, about a mythical Scottish Highland village where its entire community awoke for one day every hundred years. Talking about this one day to Joan Marriott, we tried to imagine what it would be like if all those folk our generation knew, quite suddenly appeared. Those characters had helped to shape our lives and had played, in some cases, no small part in helping to make our friendly community what it is today. Old Homes Lottie Kent (97) and her sister Phyllis Sawyer aged (92) were two of eight children of George and Sarah Dudley. They well remember their early home in one of the cottages at the end of Splash Lane. Today these cottages are two dwellings; however my generation will remember them as four. How did they cope? Folk in those days were resourceful. Mr Dudley bought and erected a wooden hut on the opposite side of the lane for the boys to sleep in. At that time their father, George, was horse keeper for Mr Darby. Four out of five of the Dudley boys had worked on one or other of the local farms. Mrs Dudley with her two sisters, Mrs Kate Neal and Mrs Louie Woodward were members of the Pywell family who have lived in this community for many generations. Sheila Crane (Favell) is now the only resident of Sutton to have been born there. Although she moved to her present home soon after she married Gordon, she was born at a house called ‘Cross Keys’, reputedly a pub, which stood at the junction of Manor Road and Nene Way. -
Scenes of Village Life, 1920-1970
Hook Norton Local History Group Scenes of Village Life, 1920-1970 The impact within the village of depression between the wars and of total war after 1939 have been well captured in the following series of short articles that have appeared in the Hook Norton Newsletter since 2017. Most of them have been written by James Tobin, himself a native of the village who grew up here during the latter part of the period. But we begin with a childhood memory of the depression by Geoff Hillman, who was born in the village in 1919. On the Dole: Baking the Yorkshire Pudding page 2 The Hooky Bus 4 Supplying Petrol for Motor Vehicles 6 Wireless in Hook Norton before Mains Electricity 9 Special Branch investigate Security Breach 11 Hooky Children Do Their Wartime Bit 14 The Build-up to D-Day 16 School closes due to V-1 Flying Bomb attacks 18 Betty's Last Days at Brymbo 20 The Joy of Coach Travel 21 The Air Training Corps in Hook Norton 23 The Last Hooky Picture Show 25 1 Hook Norton Local History Group 1 On the Dole: Baking the Yorkshire Pudding I remember ‘Baker Haynes’. His bakery was in the area then called Downtown, at the bottom of Bell Hill, across from Woodbine Cottage where we lived in the late twenties and thirties. As an eight-year old I loved the smell of the bread and, if I was sent across to get some from the bakery, I always got into trouble with my mother for fingering a hole in the crust and pulling out some fresh bread. -
Admissions Policy
ARTHUR MELLOWS VILLAGE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS POLICY In force with effect from September 2019 admissions round Approved: Consultation Process Full Governing Body Meeting Tuesday 9 December 2014 Full Consultation with all Stakeholders For 8 weeks commencing Monday (Parents/Schools (Peterborough and 15 December 2014 Lincolnshire) Full Governing Body Meeting - Determined Tuesday 10 March 2015 Full Governing Body Meeting – Determined Tuesday 8 December 2015 Full Governing Body Meeting – Determined Tuesday 13 December 2016 Four Cs MAT Trustees Thursday 14 December 2017 Page 1 W:\For All Staff\STAFF INFORMATION\Policies 2017\Admissions from September 2019.docx ADMISSION TO ARTHUR MELLOWS VILLAGE COLLEGE Students transferring from Year 6 to 7 This procedure is carried out by the Local Authority. Peterborough children who attend a Local Authority Peterborough Primary school will be given a booklet in September of their Year 6 to take home which explains the process. Parents / carers of Year 6 students who do not attend a Peterborough Primary school but live in Peterborough should contact the Admissions Team at the Education Office in Peterborough for the booklet in the September prior to entry into Secondary Education. Up to 1 March all enquiries should be made to the Admissions team at the Local Authority. After 1 March enquiries should be direct to the College. The following information may assist prospective Year 7 parents / carers. Please study the admission criteria below carefully. ADMISSION CRITERA Admission Criteria (In force with effect from September 2019 admissions round) Priority will be given to children with a statement of Special Educational Needs or Education, Health and Care Plan which names the College. -
The Raf Harrier Story
THE RAF HARRIER STORY ROYAL AIR FORCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY 2 The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the contributors concerned and are not necessarily those held by the Royal Air Force Historical Society. Copyright 2006: Royal Air Force Historical Society First published in the UK in 2006 by the Royal Air Force Historical Society All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the Publisher in writing. ISBN 0-9530345-2-6 Printed by Advance Book Printing Unit 9 Northmoor Park Church Road Northmoor OX29 5UH 3 ROYAL AIR FORCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY President Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC Vice-President Air Marshal Sir Frederick Sowrey KCB CBE AFC Committee Chairman Air Vice-Marshal N B Baldwin CB CBE FRAeS Vice-Chairman Group Captain J D Heron OBE Secretary Group Captain K J Dearman Membership Secretary Dr Jack Dunham PhD CPsychol AMRAeS Treasurer J Boyes TD CA Members Air Commodore H A Probert MBE MA *J S Cox Esq BA MA *Dr M A Fopp MA FMA FIMgt *Group Captain N Parton BSc (Hons) MA MDA MPhil CEng FRAeS RAF *Wing Commander D Robertson RAF Wing Commander C Cummings Editor & Publications Wing Commander C G Jefford MBE BA Manager *Ex Officio 4 CONTENTS EARLY HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES AND EMERGING 8 STAFF TARGETS by Air Chf Mshl Sir Patrick Hine JET LIFT by Prof John F Coplin 14 EVOLUTION OF THE PEGASUS VECTORED -
Royal Air Force Historical Society Journal 35
ROYAL AIR FORCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY JOURNAL 35 2 The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the contributors concerned and are not necessarily those held by the Royal Air Force Historical Society. First published in the UK in 2005 by the Royal Air Force Historical Society All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the Publisher in writing. ISSN 1361 4231 Printed by Advance Book Printing Unit 9 Northmoor Park Church Road Northmoor OX29 5UH 3 ROYAL AIR FORCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY President Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC Vice-President Air Marshal Sir Frederick Sowrey KCB CBE AFC Committee Chairman Air Vice-Marshal N B Baldwin CB CBE FRAeS Vice-Chairman Group Captain J D Heron OBE Secretary Group Captain K J Dearman Membership Secretary Dr Jack Dunham PhD CPsychol AMRAeS Treasurer J Boyes TD CA Members Air Commodore H A Probert MBE MA *J S Cox Esq BA MA *Dr M A Fopp MA FMA FIMgt *Group Captain C J Finn MPhil RAF *Wing Commander W A D Carter RAF Wing Commander C Cummings Editor & Publications Wing Commander C G Jefford MBE BA Manager *Ex Officio 4 CONTENTS THE EARLY DAYS by Wg Cdr Larry O’Hara 8 SUPPLY COMES OF AGE by Wg Cdr Colin Cummings 19 SUPPLY: TWO WARTIME EXAMPLES by Air Cdre Henry 34 Probert EXPLOSIVES by Wg Cdr Mike Wooldridge 41 NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND No 94 MU, RAF BARNHAM by 54 Air Cdre Mike Allisstone -
21 June 2018 Dear Councillor, STAMFORD TOWN COUNCIL
Town Hall, St Mary’s Hill, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 2DR 21 June 2018 Dear Councillor, STAMFORD TOWN COUNCIL – NOTICE OF MEETING You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Town Council at the Town Hall to be held on Tuesday 26 June 2018 at 7 p.m. for the purposes of considering and passing such resolutions as may be necessary with respect of each item on the agenda attached. Yours sincerely, Town Clerk TOWN COUNCIL ORDINARY MEETING TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY 26 JUNE 2018 AT 7.00 P.M TO BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AT THE TOWN HALL Members of the Public and Press are welcome to attend. Before the formal meeting commences there is an Open Forum to receive questions from members of public. As part of this process members of the public can speak for no more than 3 minutes to address the Council. AGENDA 1. Apologies and reasons for absence 2. Declarations of Interests: Members are reminded to declare any interests which may arise on matters for discussion at the meeting 3. To confirm the notes of the Town Council meeting held 29 May and 12 June 2018 4. Reports on Outside Bodies/Organisations a. Lincolnshire County Councillors b. South Kesteven District Councillors c. Town Councillors on Outside Bodies 5. Town Clerk’s Report a. Schedule of correspondence which had been circulated to members b. Matters arising from Town Council Meetings: c. Update on actions raised by members of public and other council business: 6. Events Committee Meeting a. To approve the accuracy of the notes of the Committee meeting held on 04 June 2018 b. -
Four Decades Airfield Research Group Magazine
A IRFIELD R ESEARCH G ROUP M AGAZINE . C ONTENTS TO J UNE 2017 Four Decades of the Airfield Research Group Magazine Contents Index from December 1977 to June 2017 1 9 7 7 1 9 8 7 1 9 9 7 6 pages 28 pages 40 pages © Airfield Research Group 2017 2 0 0 7 2 0 1 7 40 pages Version 2: July 2017 48 pages Page 1 File version: July 2017 A IRFIELD R ESEARCH G ROUP M AGAZINE . C ONTENTS TO J UNE 2017 AIRFIELD REVIEW The Journal of the Airfield Research Group The journal was initially called Airfield Report , then ARG Newsletter, finally becoming Airfield Review in 1985. The number of pages has varied from initially just 6, occasio- nally to up to 60 (a few issues in c.2004). Typically 44, recent journals have been 48. There appear to have been three versions of the ARG index/ table of contents produced for the magazine since its conception. The first was that by David Hall c.1986, which was a very detailed publication and was extensively cross-referenced. For example if an article contained the sentence, ‘The squadron’s flights were temporarily located at Tangmere and Kenley’, then both sites would appear in the index. It also included titles of ‘Books Reviewed’ etc Since then the list has been considerably simplified with only article headings noted. I suspect that to create a current cross-reference list would take around a day per magazine which equates to around eight months work and is clearly impractical. The second version was then created in December 2009 by Richard Flagg with help from Peter Howarth, Bill Taylor, Ray Towler and myself. -
22 August 2018 Dear Councillor, STAMFORD TOWN COUNCIL
Town Hall, St Mary’s Hill, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 2DR 22 August 2018 Dear Councillor, STAMFORD TOWN COUNCIL – NOTICE OF MEETING You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Town Council at the Town Hall to be held on Tuesday 28 August 2018 at 7 p.m. for the purposes of considering and passing such resolutions as may be necessary with respect of each item on the agenda attached. Yours sincerely, Town Clerk TOWN COUNCIL ORDINARY MEETING TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY 28 JULY 2018 AT 7.00 P.M TO BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AT THE TOWN HALL Members of the Public and Press are welcome to attend. Before the formal meeting commences an there will be an Open Forum to receive questions from members of public. As part of this process members of the public may speak for up to 3 minutes to address the Council. AGENDA 1. Apologies and reasons for absence1 2. Declarations of Interests2: Members are reminded to declare any interests which may arise on matters for discussion at the meeting 3. To receive reports from representative on Outside Bodies a. Lincolnshire County Councillors b. South Kesteven District Councillors c. Lincolnshire Police Report d. Stamford Ward Councillors e. Town Councillors on Outside Bodies 4. To confirm the notes of the Town Council meetings held 24 July and 15 August 20183 5. Town Clerk’s Report a. Action Points arising from Council Minutes: b. Update on actions raised by members of public and other organisations: 6. To consider filling Town Council vacancy by Co-Option 7. -
Airpilotaugust 2018 ISSUE 28
AIR PILOT AUGUST 2018 vers:AIR PILOT MASTER 30/07/2018 14:28 Page 1 2 AirPilot AUGUST 2018 ISSUE 28 AIR PILOT AUGUST 2018 vers:AIR PILOT MASTER 30/07/2018 14:28 Page 2 Diary AUGUST 2018 AIR PILOT 14th Flying Club picnic Popham 19th Flying Club Summer BBQ White Waltham THE HONOURABLE COMPANY OF AIR PILOTS SEPTEMBER 2018 incorporating 9th Company Garden Party Highclere Air Navigators 11th Flying Club fly-in/drive-in lunch White Waltham 12th AST/APT meeting Dowgate Hill House PATRON: 19th Instructors’ Working Group TBA His Royal Highness The Prince Philip 20th GP&F Cutlers’ Hall Duke of Edinburgh KG KT 20th Court Cutler’s Hall 25th Luncheon Club RAF Club GRAND MASTER: 25th Tymms Lecture RAF Club His Royal Highness The Prince Andrew Duke of York KG GCVO OCTOBER 2018 MASTER: 1st Lord Mayor’s Election Guildhall Captain Colin Cox FRAeS 10th Pilot Aptitude Testing TBA 18th GP&F Cutlers’ Hall CLERK: 25th Trophies & Awards Banquet Guildhall Paul J Tacon BA FCIS Incorporated by Royal Charter. A Livery Company of the City of London. PUBLISHED BY: The Honourable Company of Air Pilots, Dowgate Hill House, 14- 16 Dowgate Hill, London EC4R 2SU. VISITS PROGRAMME EDITOR: Please see the flyers accompanying this issue of Air Pilot or contact Liveryman David Paul Smiddy BA (Econ), FCA Curgenven at [email protected]. EMAIL: [email protected] These flyers can also be downloaded from the Company's website. FUNCTION PHOTOGRAPHY: Please check on the Company website for visits that are to be confirmed. Gerald Sharp Photography View images and order prints on-line. -
Mayor's Announcements PDF 60 KB
COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM No. 4 12 OCTOBER 2016 PUBLIC REPORT MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. PURPOSE OF REPORT 1.1 This report is a brief summary of the Mayor’s activities on the Council’s behalf during the last meetings cycle, together with relevant matters for information. (Events marked with * denotes events attended by the Deputy Mayor on the Mayor’s behalf). 2. ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATION – From 11 July 2016 to 9 October 2016 Attending Event Venue Mayor Launch for new Krispy Kreme store Hampton *Deputy Mayor and Deputy Citizenship Ceremony Council Chamber Mayoress Mayor Pride of Peterborough Awards Peterborough *Deputy Mayor and Deputy Art and Photography Exhibition Voyager Academy Mayoress Mayor Southfields Primary School Stanground *Deputy Mayor and Deputy The John Clare Society Festival Helpston Mayoress *Deputy Mayor and Deputy Welcome the new Salvation Army Commanding Citadel Mayoress Officers Mayor Grand Fete Arthur Mellows Village College Glinton Mayor The Spinney Summer Fete and Balloon Race Eye Mayor Meeting Cllr Dowson and MND Representative Mayors Parlour Mayor Meeting with Station Commander, RAF Wittering RAF Wittering *Deputy Mayor and Deputy Ormiston Meadows Academy Celebration Evening Orton Mayoress *Deputy Mayor and Deputy Resident Exhibition Viewing Peterborough Museum Mayoress Mayor Voyager Summer Fete Walton *Deputy Mayor and Deputy Luminus Residents Conference Huntingdon Mayoress Mayor Teach East Teacher Training College Awards Mayors Parlour / Presentation Reception Room Mayor Launch of op up Literacy Hub Bridge Street, Peterborough