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Well to say we are pleased would be an understatement.   Thank you to Geoff Butter who brought along so many wonderful pieces from his collection, photographs, newsclips, video’s, stories and much much more that gave us a sense of the richness of our local history.   Thirty five people attended and browsed the display, chatted to Geoff, shared their own memories, offered items to add to the archive, suggested ways that we might improve our Heritage Lottery Bid.  At the same time they consumed copious amounts of tea and coffee and some absolutely gorgeous cakes made by volunteers for the event. 

We gave them the results of the quiz and if you click here it will take you to the correct answers for your own reference.   However, if you weren’t able to come, you could still help us if you could spare a moment.   You see we need, for the bid, to get a sense of people’s current level of understanding of our heritage and then, if we are successful with the bid, we will repeat the exercise to see if that level has increased.   So if you take the quick survey at the bottom of this post all you have to do is click on the number that best fits with your feeling about your knowledge of local history right now.   That’s it – Simples!   Thank you in anticipation and we will keep you informed as things progress.

If you are interested in getting involved, or know someone who has some documents, some stories, memories or memorabilia please tell us by adding your name to the questionnaire with a contact email or phone number and we will be in touch.     If you could share this article with anyone you know that may be interested in any way, we would be very grateful.

Thank you in anticipation!

Time's up

Sunday 20th March, 10:00 – 12:00 at Adderley Village Hall. Find out the answers to the Heritage Treasure Trail and join us for tea/coffee and cake plus see a sample of the amazing collection of historical photographs and documents from the Geoff Butter collection.

While you’re there we will update you on the bid for funding from the lottery. With that in mind, don’t forget to bring your treasure trail forms because we need your answers to the first two questions to help us with the bid.

Look forwards to seeing you there.

We have been contacted by somebody from Hankelow who was running along the canal and through Adderley when he was bitten by a dog who was with its owners but not on a lead. At the time the person brushed off the incident and continued the run but when they got back home it was found that the bites to the back of their legs were bad enough to warrant a visit to the GP surgery where they were dressed and a tetanus injection was administered. The person in question has told us they will be contacting the police.

We would like to remind people that you are responsible for the behaviour of your dog and when meeting people, especially strangers, it is a wise precautionary step to put your dog on a lead until the stranger has passed by. 

Some of you will already know that the village has been offered the most amazing collection of archive documents by ex-resident Geoff Butter who has been collecting Adderley history for over 40 years!  He has offered the village the whole collection and to secure its future we are putting in a Heritage Lottery Fund bid.

With that in mind, you will be receiving through your letter box, over the next few days, a Treasure Trail and accompanying Quiz which we hope you might spend a little time completing. If you walk the Treasure Trail you will follow the proposed Heritage Trail but you can complete the quiz without walking the trail if you like. There are no prizes just glory and cake. We sincerely hope that you will pop along to the village hall on Sunday 20^th March between 10.00 am and 12 noon to find out the correct answers and to see some of this collection and hear about our ideas for the bid for funding. Did we mention that THERE WILL BE CAKE!

There are numerous sites around the village that shape our local history, going back as far as the 11^th Century and we want to preserve their memory in our history for future generations and to give everyone who lives here now a sense of the amazing heritage they have around every corner.  

If you can’t wait to receive the quiz through your door, or you have friends or relatives who might also like to have a go, or who might have memories, stories, artefacts, photographs, newsclippings or anything at all  please send them a link to the quiz and this article.   We would love to see you, your children, your parents or grandparents or distant friends and relations on the 20^th and explore together how we can make this bid work to preserve this special collection.

If you are unable to come along on the 20^th but have information or offers of help to share just use the contact information in the Quiz document to let us know.  

If you hope to come on the 20th why not let us know? Just click the link below and RSVP

February 5, 2022.

Tomorrow, 6th February, marks the 70th anniversary of my Accession in 1952. It is a day that, even after 70 years, I still remember as much for the death of my father, King George VI, as for the start of my reign.

As we mark this anniversary, it gives me pleasure to renew to you the pledge I gave in 1947 that my life will always be devoted to your service.

As I look ahead with a sense of hope and optimism to the year of my Platinum Jubilee, I am reminded of how much we can be thankful for. These last seven decades have seen extraordinary progress socially, technologically and culturally that have benefitted us all; and I am confident that the future will offer similar opportunities to us and especially to the younger generations in the United Kingdom and I am fortunate to have had the steadfast and loving support of my family. I was blessed that in Prince Philip I had a partner willing to carry out the role of consort and unselfishly make the sacrifices that go with it. It is a role I saw my own mother perform during my father’s reign.

This anniversary also affords me a time to reflect on the goodwill shown to me by people of all nationalities, faiths and ages in this country and around the world over these years. I would like to express my thanks to you all for your support. I remain eternally grateful for, and humbled by, the loyalty and affection that you continue to give me. And when, in the fullness of time, my son Charles becomes King, I know you will give him and his wife Camilla the same support that you have given me; and it is my sincere wish that, when that time comes, Camilla will be known as Queen Consort as she continues her own loyal service.

And so as I look forward to continuing to serve you with all my heart, I hope this Jubilee will bring together families and friends, neighbours and communities – after some difficult times for so many of us – in order to enjoy the celebrations and to reflect on the positive developments in our day-to-day lives that have so happily coincided with my reign.

Your Servant

Elizabeth R.