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The Wychwood August 2011 More Feedback on Temperance Inn The discussion about the possible Evelyn, with a little input from her Temperance Inn, thought to have been nephew Gordon Earley, says that her sited in Milton High Street, continues father went to the cottage ‘behind the with further letters from Evelyn Webb water tap at right-angles to the High and Doug Smith. Doug was born in the Street’ (could this be Rose Cottage, once house in the High Street which became home to the Dore family?) to join other the Doctors’ Surgery and has a photo of men to play cards and dominoes. the building clearly showing a sign Her mother used to say he had gone to describing it as ‘Temperance Restaurant, ‘The Room’. Licensed - Billiards’. Editor Idbury School Remembered Readers may find this photograph of the I remember going to Idbury School, from pupils of Idbury School, circa 1948/9, Fifield. We were walked there, usually by interesting. I am one or two of the third from the left mothers. I was bottom row, feet pushed in a big poking out; my pram with a sister is behind couple of others. me. We are At lunchtime, wearing identical when we infants dresses, which became tired, we Mother had of were put on course made for canvas beds and us. told to have our nap. The teacher, on the right, was Mrs. Phyllis Clarke Baccus; she later kindly supplied me with Editor’s note: we are sure many of our references for jobs back in the 1960s. On readers will have their own memories of the occasion of my wedding she gave me school days in the various village schools- a pair of lovely bone-china gift plates, please share them with us. It is a which we still have. fascinating glimpse of days gone by. Closure of Dean Pit Chadlington The Dean Pit Household Waste Recycling Stratford road, north of Alkerton village. Centre at Chadlington will close Ardley - near Bicester, just off the B430, permanently on Friday 30 th September 1 mile south of Ardley village. 2011 at 5pm. For further information contact: Our nearest Household Waste Recycling [email protected] Centres are: Dix Pit - located southwest Website: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/waste. of Stanton Harcourt village, signposted Tel: 08450 50 45 50. To book a bulky off A415 and B449. Alkerton - 7 miles household waste collection (a charge will west of Banbury, signposted off the A422 be made) ring: 01993 861020. www.thewychwood.co.uk 25 .