St James Church holds a Christmas Tree Festival every year to raise money for children’s charities.
June McAvoy very kindly donated and decorated this tree on behalf of our history group.
Merry Christmas to all our readers!
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Wed 4 Aug 2021.”A Year on the Farm”, based on the labourer’s bills of 1789, Nigel Hodder. A real insight into life in a rural village in Georgian times.
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