To
mark the 100 years since the end of WW1 we will arrange a coffee morning in aid
of the Poppy Appeal on Saturday 10th Nov. 10:30 onwards. The display boards will go up on Friday 9th
with our war research. Will sort out a meeting at the farm to sort the display
at the next meeting. We will need cakes etc to offer our guests.
David
has been working on transcribing Brenda’s details of the Feniton men’s club.
The members used the Parr Rooms. David read us some snippets from the records.
It
was open to members in the winter months, the secretary to buy faggot wood and
a battery for the light over the snooker table. There was a gift of a cabinet
gramophone. In 1945, the Agricultural Unions meeting caused a problem for the rooms as no political meetings to be held. The
Home Guard also used the rooms. Mr Granger of Fenny Bridges garage supplies the
battery at 30/- in 1945.
The
costs of the running of the club is detailed, the lighting was paid for by the Aclands
1947
playing with the large balls the small balls being damaged. It was noted that
there was not
enough water in the river for the power. In 1951 the Selways band played. A letter of complaint was received from Mrs Acland saying that the
toilets provided were not being used!!
Geoff
told us all the papers of the 6th Earl Fortescue have survived. He born at Castle Hill in North Devon. During
the war General Sir Redvers Buller’s daughter pestered him for the war effort.
Pike
Ward was fishing in Iceland 1903. He was from Teignmouth. He lived a very basic
life on Iceland.
Brenda’
s brother now has an interest in the family history and took her to visit family gravestones.
This is the Cayzer family known for the Clan shipping line from Bombay to Glasgow.
The graves had slate headstones with very good legible carving.
Alan
tells a steam train in Southampton in 1930 was called Clan Line:
George
had us talking about spelling through the years.
Alan
mentioned the WW2 incidence when the newspaper
train from Waterloo 4:30am going through Feniton was shot up at Fenny Bridges. The enemy
aircraft killed the fireman and disabled the train. The papers were holed by
machine guns 1940s.
Jenny
is busy sorting out the battle filming and documenting the event.
Bob
told us about the badges issued to workers in reserved occupations in dock
yards to prevent them being plagued by people giving out white feathers as a
sign of cowardice.
You
have to be careful when looking to buy medals as they may have the wrong
ribbons on.
Thank
you all for another interesting evening. We meet in the Nog Inn on Thurs. 1st
Nov.
