Hemyock School Open Day June 1955.

School open day June 1955. Names at each table starting in the bottom left going clockwise around the room and around each table.

Table 1. Raymond Granger(bottom left), Doreen Howe, Derek Granger, Ronald Kallaway, Heather Cox, Janet South. Table 2.- Brian Jenkins, David Kallaway, Raymond Vian, Monica Bright. Table 3-Heather Grabham, Shelagh Bourdon, John Northam, Alan Ridler, Jean Burston, Shirley Troake, Bill Guppy, Raymond Salter. Table 4- Andrew Clements, Mary Sanders, – Edwards. Table 5- Michael Sweetland, Jennifer Smith, Patricia Maltby.

Parents and teachers. Left to right. Mrs Drew, Mrs Mutter, Mrs Evans, Mrs Coles, Mrs Burston, Mrs Perrott, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Grabham with Coralie, Mr.Jack Reed, (Headmaster) Miss Mavis Baker (Mistress), Beryl Sanders, Mrs Sanders.

Hemyock School, Christmas 1956.

Hemyock School pupils in historical costume. Christmas 1956. With teacher Mavis Clist at the back.

Back Row. L to R. Marilyn Jones, Raymond Drew, Tom Fouracre, Rosalind Bourden, Maureen Granger, Michael Knott, Christine Henson, Carolyn Dew, Janet Granger, Rosemary Hurd, Janice Fuller, Roy Perrott.

Front Row. L to R. Brian Doble, Trevor Coles, Malcolm Edwards, Gwen Kallaway, John Lawrence, Keith Gammon, Christine Middleton.

Hemyock Women’s Institute

Members of the Women’s Institute gathered in Hemyock Parish Hall. The occasion was the presentation of the clock on the wall behind the ladies to the parish. The ladies pictured L to R (surnames only):-Back Row – Finch, Naish, LeFevre, Lutley, Lutley, Lowman, Hole, Granger, South, Fuller, Farrant, Bennett. Middle Row- Guppy, Clist, Board, Ackland, Clatworthy, Priestman, Edwards, Doble, Warren, Woodman, Farrant, Baker, Evans. Front Row- Willey, True, Shere, Hallam, Lowry, Netherway, Salter, Pike, Cork, Hutchings. (Photo published courtesy of Express & Echo)

Upottery Home Guard 1939-45

Picture showing men of Upottery Home Guard 1939-1945

The men of Upottery Home Guard

The picture shows 37 members of the Upottery Home guard (1935-1945)

Back row: F. Pym, M. Spiller, Richard Drew, Stanley Wright (Stanley Arthur William Wright born 1921 in Kilmington moved to Highley Farm, Upottery in 1931), Bert Cooke, Ern Joyce, A. Edwards, Len Wyatt, Reg Underdown, Tom Shepherd, Will Harris, Ed Selway, F. Bartlett and Jack Dare.

Second row: J. Baker, R. Edwards, William Bartlett, Cpl. Raymond Reed, W. Edwards, W. Salvage, Stanley Lane, B. Tidball, ? Spiller, J. Edwards, Arthur Quick, S. Retter, Henry Boyland, L. Pincombe and George Bond.

Front row (seated): Cpl. Alf Pavey, Cpl. Les Rowland, Sgt. J. Boyland, (Officer, rank unknown) W. Parris, (Officer, rank unknown but appears to be Lt.) F. Jefferies, Sgt. H. Crabb, Sgt. A. Crabb and Sgt. R. Wyatt.

Can you help with first names?