VICTORIAN DAY & THE UNVEILING OF THE NEW VILLAGE SIGN
In July 1986, villagers turned back the clock for a Victorian Celebration. Over 200 local people entered into the ‘spirit of things’ by turning up dressed in Victorian style of costume.
The whole event had been organised by the Care and Community Association and most of the event took place at the White Swan public house. The weather provided the backcloth for a special day of sports events, games, treasure hunt, tug of war, and a display of Clog Dancing; everybody had a good time. A Victorian Display had been put together and was on view at the Methodist Chapel. Both children and adults took part in maypole dancing in the pub car park and a little playlet can be seen being acted out on the right hand side of the picture.
The highlight of the afternoon was the unveiling of the village’s new sign which took place at the top of the car park. The sign would then be repositioned on the village green at the eastern end of Main Street. A competition for the new sign had been organised by the Care & Community Association and the entries from Elaine Lancaster and Timothy Riley were chosen for the design of the new sign. The sign was made by Barry Keightley of Fotheringhay Forge, whilst the wood carving was the work of Glyn Mould of Lilford. Money to pay for the sign had come from the Bennett family in memory of Stanley Charles Bennett who had lived in the village for about 30 years. It was Sandra Bennett who unveiled the sign on behalf of her family.
