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River sunset River Ouse, Felmersham
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Festival 2020 banner on the lych-gate of St
Mary's Church, Felmersham
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Ken Shrimpton with Shirley Stevens. Shirley was
evacuated from Charlton, London in 1940. During her
stay, her mother passed away, so Shirley remained
with Ken's family until her father was demobbed
from the Army in 1947. Both Ken and
Shirley are carrying gas masks,
circa 1941.
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A VE Day street party in Park Road,
Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes, May
1945. felmersham.net webmaster, Ken
Shrimpton, was "born and bred" in
Park Road and he remembers the
Street Party. There was a second
street party on VJ Day in August
1945. For the curious, the box
helping to support the table is
actually an upside-down soapbox! It
reads: Cooperative/CWS/ SOAPS/? Note
the gas light fixed to the wall of
the house on the right. The families
father worked for the gas company.
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Felmersham and Radwell evacuees
arriving at Bedford Railway
Station, 1940.
The Mayor
of Bedford welcomes these boys who
are all from the same school in
Eastbourne. The boy with the large
white bag is Derek Simpson. Derek
and his 6 year old brother were
evacuated to Victoria Cottage, in
the High Road.
Click
Here to read
Derek Simpson's recollections
together with photos.
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St Mary's Church, West Front restored in 1991. By
1991 the West Front of St. Mary's church had
perished to such an extent that immediate action was
required. Repair to the string coarse (immediately
above the arcading) a decade or so earlier, had
prevented further ingress of water, however repair
had become essential. Funds were raised from within
the parish from generous parishioners and grants,
including English Heritage (now Historic England).
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