Group of 24 Photos taken on the Sunday before Bank Holiday Monday, Garden of The Eagle Last chance to practice before Monday's celebrations, and an opportunity to Barn Dance
These three pictures show the Shirt Race over several years. The first race ever took place in 1953 to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. All the contestants wore long night shirts hence the name. The children's race is seen by the bridge in Buckland Road. In those days the race started by The Swan Inn just beyond the bridge on the left. In later years, the night shirts were done away with and with fewer and fewer prams available, the modes of transport have varied and the costumes are now so good there is a competition before the races to judge the best one.
Information about the Morris Dancers written by Arnold Woodley, Frank Woodley and Sonny Townsend Families mentioned as follows: Dixey Radband Flux Hudson Lay Pettifer Smith Butler Brooks Dafter Fidler Kerry Brown Tanner Woodley Townsend Cassiday Fowler Pearman Woodley Buckingham Picketts Edington Hunt
PDF Handwritten notes by Keith Chandler about Arnold Woodley restarting his Morris Team lots of facts about members of the team. Listed below Albert Townsend Alec Wixey Alistair Cook Andrew Bathe Andrew Carruthers Andrew Pearman Anthony Collett Arnold Woodley Bernie Basson Clive Tanner Colin Bathe Colin Knight Colin Leach Charlie Buckingham Don Fidler Frank Purslow Fred Fowler Fred Scott Geoffrey Adams Graham Cook Jim Townsend Julian Fidler John Pearman John Titchener Johnnie Buckingham Ken Andrews Lawrence Adams Malcolm Willis Martin Hewett Mathew Green Matt Curruthers Mike Bowden Nick Carruthers Patrick Wixey Paul Wixey Richard Buckingham Robin Connaughton Steve Govier Trevor Hewett
Record of John White's memoirs created by his great great great grandchild AKA Jackie White. 1824-1905 Resident of Sandford Cottage married Ann Bedwell (servant of Dr. John Allen Giles)