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Whitethorn Morris dance at Merlin''s Cave pub

The lovely village green and pond at Chalfont St Giles are next to a splendid pub called Merlin's Cave.  This is a very popular summer evening venue for Morris Dancing and the dancers and musicians can soon draw a crowd of onlookers from both villagers and passing motorists.

For many summers one of the local morris sides which has danced here is Whitethorn Morris - often performing as guests of other dance sides including Grand Union Morris and Lord Paget's.  I played my piano accordian as leader of the Whitethorn Band and on occasion had nine or ten musicians which at times outnumbered the usual team of eight dancers!  Our morris band included drums, accordians, melodeons, whistles, and ...read more here
A memory of Chalfont St Giles contributed by John Howard Norfolk

Whitethorn Morris dance at the Red Lion Coleshill

For many years morris sides danced in the road in front of the pub garden of the Red Lion. This has been a popular venue to celebrate May Day morning at dawn. Whitethorn Morris and their Whitethorn Band made this a really exciting way to kick off the "dancing season" in the dark pre-dawn, with a slowly growing crowd of sleepy Coleshill villagers emerging from their cottages to come and watch.

I played my accordian and sometimes had to shelter under an umbrella to keep my keyboard dry! The jolly landlord came out and passed around a hipflask of strong liquor to encourage both the musicians and the dancers! As dawn broke the music and dancing became more ...read more here
A memory of Coleshill contributed by John Howard Norfolk

Going to school

I walked past this clock every day on my way to school. Down past the clock on the left was a news agent where I learned to shoplift. Almost every day I would steal from them and never got caught. I also started stealing from the Handy Stores at the top of Gold Hill common, anyone remember that place? When it was getting knocked down I found an old plaster wall picture which I took. I visited my mother in 2006 and she still has it hanging on her wall and she was 81 at the time. In the early to mid 60's we had some great winters and we would sledge down the common and sometimes right out onto this ...read more here
A memory of Chalfont St Peter contributed by Donald Macdonald

Learning to ride a bike

We found an old bike that had no chain and no brakes. Every day after school we would get the bike out of the gorse, where we had hidden it, and take it in turns to free wheel down this slope. Then push it back up and someone else would have a go. I would have been seven.
A memory of Chalfont St Peter contributed by Donald Macdonald