Sent in by Shirley Austin Ivon Austin moved to Hunton’s Farm in 1945 after the war and married Margaret Curtis in 1950. Margaret was an accomplished...
Rushlake Green Art Show and Flower Show – 1950 to 2024 One Family’s Involvement
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Liquid Gold
Liquid gold - Claire and Jade’s Song Writing idea Possible Title of song “Liquid Gold” Due to extreme weather and disease, a severe blow has been...
The Great Storm of ’87
This story was contributed at our Your Stories In Song event at Pickhams in June 2024. The story inspired a lot of discussion between the audience...
Significant flights
There is a story in the news today about a man being charged after flying from London to New York without ticket or passport. This remnds me of 2...
The Rebel Jack Cade
A rebellion in 1450, led by Jack Cade ("Captain of Kent")marched on London to force the government to reform administration. A precursor to the war...
Grandfather Clem
My Grandfather, Clem, was an artilleryman in the 1st World War. Haunted by memories of riding a gun carriage (horse drawn) over the bodies of men...
Gillingham Disasters
On 11 July 1929 in gillingham kent a fire broke out at a fair killing 15 man and boys (https://firemanswedding.weebly.com/), 15 year later on 6 June...