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We moved into Avon Carrow in November 1991, just after the M40 motorway had been extended to Warwick, and started the most rewarding living experience of our mature lives. The Carrow has an interesting history for such a ...Read more

A memory of Avon Dassett in 2009 by Ian Hiley

I used to camp as a child and teenager at Crosswater down the road [my father knew the then owner] and one of my memories is of driving past the hotel en-route from Farnham. I stayed here as a birthday treat in 2003 and went on ...Read more

A memory of Churt in 2005 by Richard Clark

My grandparents Mary (Westbrook) Howard and John Howard rest in the Hanwell cemetery, along with Mary's parents, buried in the row ahead. It took me one and a half hours to find them, as ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell in 2005 by Andrea Stanley

I moved to Thringstone just before the millennium. I found Thringstone to be a wonderfully quaint village atmosphere, Lovely walks in the countryside and through the Grace Dieu woods. Living in Thringstone for about four ...Read more

A memory of Thringstone in 2000

On Friday 15th & Saturday 16th May 2009, Winchester celebrated traditional and contemporary music, dance and song in venues all around the city. Many events featured Morris Dancing and ...Read more

A memory of Winchester in 2009 by John Howard Norfolk

I visited Ugbroooke House in June 2009 for an Open Day they hosted to raise funds for local RNLI stations. It is a beautiful old stone mansion with a fascinating history associated with the Clifford family over the centuries.  As ...Read more

A memory of Ugbrooke Ho in 2009 by John Howard Norfolk

The two Shaldon ferry boats were at anchor when our Morris Dancers performed in front of the Ferry Boat Inn this week. They looked just like this photograph - although there were no sails! It was a lovely ...Read more

A memory of Shaldon in 2009 by John Howard Norfolk

A churchyard  is a place where families can be near their deceased loved ones, a calm and beautiful place surrounded by trees and flowers, but that is not the case in Bamford churchyard. The grass and weeds ...Read more

A memory of Bamford in 2009 by A C

This scene has changed little, except for the addition of carpeted areas and pews that look far more comfortable and inviting! I feel sure that every person who has walked through the doors of this church has been touched by what ...Read more

A memory of St Cleer in 2005 by Michelle Coxeter

Among the attractions at this year's annual Rixey Park Tractor Rally were the Heather and Gorse Clog Dancers and their band - a local dance team based at Combeinteignhead. For days beforehand ...Read more

A memory of Kingsteignton in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk