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 Church Choir in the 1990’s.

St. Mary’s Church Choir in the early 1990s L to R.

Back row Rev. Tony Grosse, Polly Eden, Rebekah Bawler, Peter Reed, Olive Goodman, David Palmer and Joan Lawrence with Stuart Summers and Betty Petch in front.

Coronation Celebrations 1953

Coronation Celebrations in the village in 1953. Dancing through the streets. Early leaders in the dance are Thelma Lowry and Mrs Pike, June Bradbury and Mary Salter, Barbara and Les Bowden, Mrs Netherway and Marjory Webber, Barbara Hole and Michael Pike, Mrs Reed followed by a large part of the population of Hemyock.

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?