Jan/Feb - Piddle Valley Community Website

Plush
P News that the Lower Farm planning application had been approved
has given Ashley and Emily Rawlings and Peter Hiscock cause for celebration.
P Folly residents encountered three brothers in the lane, David, Robert
and Anthony Harris, who lived here in the early 1950s. Father was the
builder/handyman for Plush Manor Estate, his work a programme of
modernisation of the cottages. They first lived in Prisoners Cottage and the
eldest, David, could remember being sent, alone, aged four, to father’s
workshop at Millers Barn. There were no cars to speak of but his terror was a
large turkey cock and a gander that roamed the village. They were moved to
Folly Farmhouse and left when David was six, but when invited inside, the
flagstones in the old kitchen stopped him in his tracks – they brought back a
memory of a very cross mother, the hot summer day he accidentally let the
pig out of the sty in the shed and it found its way through the open door into
the kitchen ! Bright pig ! David also walked straight to the outside ‘privy’
shed, which he remembered being scared to visit at night – the brothers’
photograph inside the front cover was taken in front of the still existing shed.
Ros Charlton / 01300 348063
General News + Notices ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Piddletrenthide Post Office & Stores First Anniversary
During the Spring and Summer of 2011, the future of our Post Office &
Stores looked to be in jeopardy. Meetings, as you might remember were held
in the Memorial Hall, where many suggestions were forthcoming. To the
rescue came Carol Cuff who had an idea for an alternative solution. The rest
is history, as they say - James Boughey purchased the premises and leased to
Carol, who asked Caroline Kellaway if she would run the Post Office, allowing
Carol to concentrate on the shop. The General Stores and Post Office in
Piddletrenthide have been saved for the Valley residents by the inspiration of
Carol Cuff, with the support of Caroline and James.
Carol and Caroline opened their doors for the first time just over a year ago
on 22 nd October 2011. One year on the shop is always full to bursting with
stock and Carol has introduced many new ranges and employs both Sue and
Bronwen. Caroline is now a fully fledged Post Mistress offering a wider range
of services from her Post Office Counter. This venture has needed a
considerable amount of hard work, and the Villagers and other Valley
residents can only say a big “Thank You” to Carol Cuff, James Boughey and
Caroline Kellaway. The best way everyone in the valley can thank them is to
support the shop in as many ways as we can …
Remember the old saying “Use it or lose it” !
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