The St Julian’s and Cottonmill Men’s Club, usually referred to as the Cottonmill Men’s Club, was founded in 1953. Meetings were held on Fridays at Mandeville School. According to one of their chairmen, Mr W. Christie, the club was founded… More about ‘Cottonmill Men’s Club’»
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Scout groups in Sopwell
This is the history of the scout groups in Sopwell, the 4th and the 19th. The 4th is still active and meets in the Jim Green Memorial scout hut between Riverside Road and Old London Road. The 19th thrived when… More about ‘Scout groups in Sopwell’»
Views from Wallingford Walk
Alan Beardmore used to live in Wallingford Walk at number 24 and has many happy memories of “seeing lots of Dakotas flying over on there way to Bovingdon presumably the Berlin Airlift; seeing an electrical storm; John Derry the DH… More about ‘Views from Wallingford Walk’»
Park Street roundabout
The images below are of the construction of the Park Street roundabout in the 1950s. Before that it was not a roundabout but a junction between the A5 and A414 North Orbital. It was part of the construction of the M10… More about ‘Park Street roundabout’»
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