Whatlington
Further WWI Event: Following on from the events of last Sunday, there will also be a further commemorative event tomorrow, Saturday, August 9th, starting at 3.00 pm in the Village Hall. As previously advised, this will involve a talk by award-winning author Alan Judd, who used to live in Whatlington, on the impact of the First World War both on the men who fought in the conflict and on the village residents who remained at home, doing what they could on the Home Front and anxiously awaiting their return. There will also be an exhibition of documents and military memorabilia and other items reflecting those times. The talk will be followed by a delicious tea. Finally, I’d like to say how very much I enjoyed Charlotte Moore’s talk last Sunday, and indeed the moving Evensong service that followed. Her research and descriptions gave life once again to the men who of Whatlington who died and who, until then, had only been a list of names to most of us, however much honoured and respected. It was both fascinating and very moving to hear more about them all, to picture them in their various trades and professions and to find out where they had lived. Thank you indeed both to Charlotte and to the PCC for arranging such a thoughtful and memorable event.
Patricia Begg
Riccards Spring