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MICKLEBOROUGH FARMHOUSE, situated in Hythe Road was demolished. | |
20 Feb |
Fire at the Fenland Club (Coronation Hall). The Club had been closed since Christmas. |
20 Feb |
Induction of Rev. Kenneth Gordon Haynes. |
15. May |
Small dwelling (the first) being erected on Great Burnt House Close (the eastern half of what is now St. Nicholas Close Estate.) |
June |
Youth Club re-formed at the instigation of P.C. Alan Hower. |
Aug |
Mrs E. M. Swann, J.P. left Feltwell after 45 years service to the community. |
Sept |
Wall of South Hall (along Bell St.) demolished. |
Oct |
First Flower and Harvest Festival in St. Mary's Church raised about £250 |
19 Feb |
Survey of gravestones in St. Nicholas Churchyard by Feltwell (H&A) Society. Oldest decipherable stone:- William Stallon (died 1728) |
24 March |
Miss Alice Baker appointed Churchwarden. The first lady to hold this position in Feltwell. |
24 March |
Mr A. J. Orange, manager of the Norwich Heartsease Branch of-Barclays Bank Ltd, appointed Manager of Brandon, Methwold and Feltwell. |
29 May |
British Legion became Royal British Legion. |
14 June |
Work started on clearing the site of the Cock meadow development (later called Mulberry Close.) |
24 Sept |
Flower & Harvest Festival at St Mary's. Exhibition of Maps, Documents and sundry small tools in the Mission Hall for two days by the Feltwell (H&A) Society. The taped history of St Nicholas by Mr. A. J. Orange played in that church during the 2 days festival. |
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Ancient Stone of Feltwell mounted on a plinth on Cross Hill by the Feltwell (H&A) Society. |
Sept |
The P.C.C. applied for St Nicholas Church to be closed as a "safe ruin". |
5 Jan |
Demolition Commenced on South Hall. |
March |
Orange View Cottages (The Barracks) demolished. |
May |
Worst "Fen blow" in living memory. |
July |
Turf removed ready for new roadways on the Weston Close (later known as Manor Park Estate). |
Sept |
Death of John William Southgate, M.M. after 40 years of service to the Church. New carpet in the Sanctuary & Chancel of St Mary's given in his memory. |
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Parish Council planted new trees round the War Memorial and on the Playing Field. |
Sept |
Seal of Pope Clement VI (1342-1352) which had been found in the garden of 22 Bell St. presented to the Feltwell (H&A) Society. |
Sept |
The Exhibition of Sept. 1971 and the History of St. Nicholas repeated for two days. |
10 Sept |
Letter from Feltwell (H&A) Society to the Secretary of the Moundeford Trustees seeking to hire the Old (big) School for a museum. |
Jan |
First-of the bungalows in Mulberry Close occupied. |
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Tree planted on St. Nicholas Hill by the 1st Feltwell Girl Guides. |
Sept |
Combined Harvest and Flower Festival in St. Mary's raised about £350. |
Found in the garden of 40 St. John's Way was a 'Token' issued in 1658 by Francis WACW of Wilton. The token bore crossed swords and the Drapers Arms indicating that Francis was a Draper and a member of the Drapers Guild. Francis Wace was buried on 21st September, 1678. | |
A ROMAN COIN was found in a flower bed in the War Graves section at St Nicholas. It was from the reign of Constantius, AD 337-341. | |
11 Jan |
Application by the P.C.C. for a Declaration of Redundancy to be made on St. Nicholas Church. |
May |
Village sign re-painted. |
22 Feb |
Mrs Margaret Ashton (widow of Parke Ashton) of 34 High Street celebrated her 100th birthday. |
31 July |
Resignation of Rev. K. G. Haynes. The Churchwardens, Miss Alice Baker and Mr. George H. Lawrence appointed Sequestrators. |
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New Telephone Exchange in Paynes Lane. |
Sept |
Population estimated by the County Council to be 3543. |
17 Sept |
St. Nicholas Church vested in the Redundant Churches Fund. |
Oct |
Human skeleton found in the garden of No. 30 Lodge Road. |
31 Oct |
U.S. Army & Air Force Exchange system moved its U.K. H.Q. and distribution centre to RAF Feltwell, initial workforce 150. |
17 May |
New sub-branch of Barclays Bank Ltd opened at St. Mary's House (business transferred from No 21 High Street). |
10 Sept |
Rev. & Mrs Hall moved into the New Rectory at No. 8 The Beck. |
17 Sept |
Induction of Rev. Charles William Wall who was taken ill the next day. |
Oct |
Dedication of New Standards of Royal British Legion Feltwell Branch and the Womens Section. Old standards "laid up" in St. Marys. |
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The bed of the beck in Short Beck was destroyed by the laying therein of large drainage pipes and the levelling of the surface. |
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Prunus tree planted on St. Nicholas Hill by the Womens Institute. |
3 April |
Recital given on the recently restored organ of St. Marys Church. |
April |
New clerestory windows (6) in St. Nicholas Church. Internal repairs completed to St. Nicholas by the end of the month. |
May |
Mr. & Mrs E. W. Porter's new house on Lodge Road nearing completion. |
May |
Donations in lieu, of floral tributes for Walter Hammond Beamis (died 23 March aged 92) to be used to provide a communion set for use of the Rector when visiting the sick. |
May |
St. Nicholas Church cleaned by members of the Feltwell (H&A) Society ready for Jubilee Day "Songs of Praise" and organ recital. |
'Pip' Orange established organ fund to replace the organ in St Mary's. |
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