It was good to see you all again on 31 May and I must say I
thought the meeting went very well. I really
enjoyed the feedback on clothing and modes of transport. If you can remember, perhaps you can write
down some of things we talked about that!
FUNDING
I have to report that we managed to obtain a grant of £300
from DMBC. Only about a third of what we
asked for, but at least we were able to pay the room hire for three months and
I am due to receive a recorder and a few other bits and pieces next week.
We have also applied to Healthwatch for another £500 so keep
your fingers crossed and we will be able to continue meeting in either the
Church Hall or The Stables for a few more months with a clear conscience.
These small grants will not pay for a book, of course, so we
have to keep thinking of how we might fund that.
MODEL/PLAN OF THE
VILLAGE
One of the things I still hope to do is create a model of
some kind of the village as it was in 1925, with the names of residents, and perhaps
one c.1965 as well. This doesn’t have to
be a model as such, but could be a well-drawn plan which could be folded up
more easily for storage. If anyone is
able to create such a thing that would be great.
THE BOOK
I have begun writing the book and, although it may change as
time goes on, have done about 10,000 words so far. I am now at the stage where I am getting down
to the oral histories that you are providing.
Several of these have been done already, it is just a matter of how we
order them in the book. So far, I have
begun with some of the early families, ie those that were here by 1925 and
still have relatives living in the village.
So far, I believe the Dent family was the earliest one, but I am told
there may be another even earlier so await information on that.
I also have the Middletons and the Morrises (my relatives),
but the Days were also here very early so they are on my list. If anyone knows anyone who can tell me about
any other very early family, ie arriving from the 1900s, that would be great,
but I think they are probably few and far between.
I will then go on to those who arrived because of the sale
of the estate.
After that, there will be all the different topics we have
talked or written about so far. I’m not
sure yet if these fit into decades or should be just related as topics. Some things do fit into decades, but others
relate to several. I will have to see
how it works out I think.
I guess I should make 20,000 words by the end of it and will
need appropriate photos too.
NEXT MEETING –
Friday 28 June 2019 at 2.30 pm
At the end of the last meeting, we decided the next topic
should be Births, Marriages and Deaths, so I thought health issues experienced
and the different rituals surrounding them would be interesting. So I hope to see you all then and that you
will come prepared with all your stories.
Liz
PS HAVE YOU LOST A NOTEBOOK?
I believe someone left a notebook behind at one of our early
meetings. It is bright pink with
coloured hearts on the cover and contains photos of children. If anyone recognises it, will they please
contact me. Thanks.
