VE Day 1945 Commemorated Summer 2020 Issue 28
The Bank Holiday on Friday 8 May was due to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. The announcement of Germany's unconditional surrender in 1945 had been expected for a week and the public were notified the previous night. Box then had two days of celebrations, VE Day and VE Day Plus 1. Find out what happened in 1945.
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People Index
Henrietta Townsend The Box girl who married a polygamist, Bishop Simon Long Smith (pictured) and moved to Utah Box Ladies Club They were a mainstay of Box women's rising independence in the village in the 1950s and 60s Butt Family The farming family at Kingsdown and Ashley who had staunch Methodist beliefs Sawyer Family The family who built many Box houses A'Court Family at Wadswick Rural life in the Victorian hamlet |
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Places Index
The Green Shed When a tin and wood hut in the High Street (pictured) thought it was a shop Box School Sports Day How the headmaster Henry Arthur Druett improved education in Box School through sport Lost Footpaths How to find historic rights of way in your area and see if you can get them on the Definitive Map Bill Cooper's Wartime Memories Childhood memories often shape our lives and the recollection of them later gives pleasure and a sense of identity Cricket Club 150th Birthday During the year 2020, the oldest Box club celebrates its foundation 150 years ago |
The Shed courtesy Box Parish Council
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Twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of Mr & Mrs George Edward Northey in 1931 (courtesy Ainslie and Shirley Goulstone)
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George Wilbraham
First Northey member to live full-time in Box |
Life in Box
Fabulous village photos taken by the family |
Safe and Steady Son
Story of Herbert Hamilton Northey |
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Marl at Middlehill Middlehill Rail Tunnel Goulstone Photo Some ladies identified Road Repairs Photos Now and Then Northey Donkey Cart Receiving visitors Coach Outings Recalled Names from 1959 |
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