Bring the past to the present
V.E. Day 1995. Lilian and David Fensom. The couple met on Cilla Black’s television show Blind Date in October 1993. Love blossomed and after a Civil Wedding at Tiverton on 5th. February 1994 their wedding was blessed at St.Mary’s Church, Hemyock. Cilla Black attended the wedding, which was filmed for television. It was a very hectic day for Hemyock when the village was taken over by an army of T.V. cameramen, technicians and hundreds of onlookers.
V.E.Day.. Jim and Mary Hawkins at their stall.
V.E. Day 1995. Claude Caple in the communications tent. Many is the time Claude has been responsible of setting up public address systems for Hemyock events.
Fund Raising Notice for the Recreation Ground
John Hawkins seen near Pencross returning home after a days work.
The Hawkins family 1897. John and Elizabeth Hawkins with their family. L to R Emily, Harry, Bessie and Grace sitting between her parents.
The official unveiling of the Welcome to Hemyock sign by Dr. John Griffin, (standing on the right). John Hooper the project co-ordinator is on the left. Behind the sign from L to R Pamela Gubb, Barbara Bowden, Les Bowden, Dennis Gubb, Barbara Churchill, Ruth Brooks, Rita Hooper, John Churchill and Derek Brooks.
Members of the Hemyock Party Club, together with others involved in the project and some people from the village, including chairman of the parish council, Brian Clist, 3rd left in the front row with a beard (co-author of this book) and at his right shoulder Chris Dracott the other author.
Eli Clist and Lily Clist on the steps of Churchill’s farm. Jack Granger is standing in the road and the other lady is Lillian Granger.