Didn’t we have some fun in the school holidays during the 60’s/70s – spending all our time at the School of St Mary and St Anne’s swimming pool. No cover but we were there whether it rained, thunderstorm or sunshine. Has anyone any photo’s of their time there – we… Read More »Long Summer Holidays
Today the village said a sad farewell to a Bromley lad. Gordon John Harley passed away 25th April 2022 age 87 known as Gord to his family and friends. Gordon born in 1934 attended Richard Clarke School and only left the village during National Service when he was posted to… Read More »Gordon John Harley
Who remembers the Abbotonians and what local band came next???? The clue is in the photo.
On Sunday the 3rd April at 11am a team of volunteers will be in the churchyard doing their annual tidy up – this will include disposing of Christmas Wreaths, removing dead flowers etc and safety checking memorials. Please help us keep our churchyard tidy – thank you.
Barrie Haywood sent in this photo of Richard Clarke School. Barrie started school about 1952 and remembers some of the names on this photo ie Michael Fowell and Donald Grimley. Please help fill in some of the names. Barrie hopes to come down from Yorkshire and meet up with some… Read More »Richard Clarke School
WANTED for our Archives and future exhibitions:- Uniforms of St Mary & St Anne and up to closure i.e Girls summer dress from the 1960s and 1970s, Veil, Ties, Board (hat), boys blazer and cap plus memorabilia and most importantly photographs – including entering into the fancy dress competition in… Read More »St Mary & St Anne
Joseph Twigg served the Meynell family of Hoar Cross Hall for thirty seven years. Towards the bank of the west side of the church, a headstone lies flat belonging to Joseph Twigg. The inscription reads: JOSEPH TWIGGWHO DIED AT HOAR CROSS14TH JANUARY 1870AGED 74 YEARSFAITHFUL ANDVALUED SERVANTOF HUGOCHARLES MEYNELLINGRAM ESQ… Read More »Joseph Twigg: A Faithful and Valued Servant of Hugo Charles Meynell Ingram Esq
Just to say we are incredibly grateful for all the donations we have received towards the Churchyard Maintenance Fund so far. It’s great to see that preserving our village history is important to so many of us. Thank you! The price for getting a headstone restored can cost anywhere between… Read More »Thank you for your donations!
You may have noticed that there are many headstones in St Nicholas’ churchyard which have become unsafe over time and require attention. The Abbots Bromley Nostalgia Team are delighted to be working with the P.C.C to identify any unsafe headstones where families are still living in the local area. This… Read More »Abbots Bromley Churchyard Fund