Jan/Feb - Piddle Valley Community Website

‘Remembering Piddletrenthide’ 24 th November 2012
The theme for the final exhibition in this series on 24 th November was "Fun
and Games". Photographs featured various aspects of village life in which
local people have entertained themselves and others, got fit through playing
sport and celebrated national events. Football teams of various vintages (and
both genders) were displayed alongside more sedentary pursuits such as
cribbage and darts in the pub.
© Lyn Mailer
© Bridget Bowen
The work of voluntary helpers was notable in such organisations as the Over
60s Club, the Lunch Club, Women's Institute etc, and there has been a good
deal of entertainment offered at the Memorial Hall over the years through
pantomimes, cabaret and musical evenings. There has been no shortage of
those willing to offer their services regularly to bring enjoyment and a bit of
fun into village life and long may it continue.
As usual we are indebted to Ian Condon for all the work he has carried out in
preserving images in computerised form and reproducing them for all the
exhibitions.
We are also most grateful to the many present and former residents of the
village who willingly shared photographs and memories to help with this
project. A special feature in the exhibition was dedicated to the memory of
Joan Hunt who for some years regularly provided us with vital and interesting
information from her lifetime of living in the village. She will be greatly
missed.
The next task facing us is to select, from a wealth of images and accounts,
the material to publish a more permanent pictorial and written record of
village life through the 20th Century up to the present. We don't know how
long this will take but we plan to get on with the work from early in 2013.
Dave + Bridget Bowen
25