One activity undertaken as part of the Heritage Projects (2015-2017) (2017-2019) (supported by Heritage Lottery Fund) was to develop an on-line timeline relevant to the period of time associated with our Parish Hall (formerly barn) namely C17th to present. One aim was to set information about the evolution of the building in the national and local context. From 2015 we structured the timeline in 50-year time spans. This image shows the Timeline home page. (click on image to visit the … [Read more...]
Publishing under Lockdown – The Fear of Ravens
Diary Entry by Wendy Percival, Author Even without a pandemic, as an author with a book to edit I’d already planned to stay at home and keep my head down. So when Lockdown was announced, I was kept busy preparing the 4th Esme Quentin mystery, The Fear of Ravens, for publication. For those who don’t know my books, my protagonist, Esme Quentin, is a ‘genealogy detective’ who gets drawn into solving present-day mysteries by revealing secrets from the past, invariably with … [Read more...]
Someone to Lean On
During ‘lockdown’ due to Coronavirus students from Chulmleigh Community College, our community secondary school, have produced a song ‘Lean on Me’ in tribute to Keyworkers and in support of Teenage Cancer Trust. Click on image to listen … [Read more...]
Newsletter July 2020
Our July Newsletter includes information about our website, our next Committee meeting, Hall closure and re-opening, future planning process and our Committee membership. … [Read more...]
Coronavirus-Related Scams – How To Protect Yourself
Criminals are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to try and get their hands on your money and personal information. To date, Action Fraud has received reports from 2,378 victims of Coronavirus-related scams, with the total losses reaching over £7 million. How you can protect yourself from Coronavirus-related scams: There are some simple steps you can take that will protect you from the most common Coronavirus-related scams. Here’s what need to do: 1 - Watch out for scam messages Your … [Read more...]
Newsletter June 2020
This Newsletter includes Work During Parish Hall Closure; AGM; Hallmark; Annual Report and New Website. … [Read more...]
Our Churches
Worlington Churches As part of our Heritage project 2014 / 2019 the Worlington Heritage Group research the history of our churches. In the current parish of East Worlington there are two churches, St Mary’s, West Worlington and St Mary’s East Worlington. Their history is of interest. Historically the parish that is now East Worlington was three different parishes, Affeton, West Worlington and East Worlington. The de Affeton family are the earliest recorded holders of the manor … [Read more...]
Newsletter 1 – 29.05.20
Memories of Worlington During lockdown due to coronavirus I have uploaded a weekly post on our community facebook page focussed on Memories of Worlington. Rainbow over West Worlington Dancing to Jazz Band Each post provides some information that reflects on living memories or contributes to the community archive. To read the posts visit our East and West Worlington Community Facebook page The post titles are: Memories of Worlington 1: Worlympics 2016 Memories … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 4
- 5
- 6