Then why not come along to the next meeting of West Wickham & District Local History Club when Janet Morris will be talking on: ‘A curse upon the land’? Enclosure in 19thc West Wickham and changes to the landscape Monday 12 February. 7.30pm in the Village Hall ALL WELCOME (there is a small visitor’s charge) For further details contact…
West Wickham & District Local History Club
NEXT MEETING Monday 14 February These are a few of my favourite things A very personal selection from the collections of the Fitzwilliam Museum. Talk by Andrew Morris 7.30pm, West Wickham Village Hall NEW MEMBERS AND VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME
West Wickham & District Local History Club
The Club is still planning to hold our meeting on Monday 10 January, as usual – 7.30pm in the Village Hall. We will be showing a film about Henry Morris who was responsible for ‘creating’ village colleges. It lasts about 50 minutes.
West Wickham & District Local History Club talk – Monday 11 October
We’re back! We will be starting our programme of talks in October and all are welcome. We are grateful to the Village Hall Committee for allowing us to use the whole Hall so there will be plenty of room to space out. The Covid protocols require much extra work, so we will not be serving our usual refreshments after the…
THE LOCAL HISTORY CLUB AND THE GARDENING CLUB ARE HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS
Being at home and looking out of your window or walking about the village more doing your daily exercise you might be looking around you and beginning to have questions like: How old is my house? Who lived here in the past? Why are there farmhouses in the middle of the fields? Have the fields always been there? Which is…
The Village Sign
The village sign, erected outside the Village Hall in October 2014, was commissioned by the Parish Council to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. The sign contains elements from each ‘end’ of the village – Streetly End, the Church end and Burton End – with the scroll beneath symbolising the road linking them all together. The crown-shaped surround represents…
West Wickham War Memorial
The war memorial in the churchyard was unveiled and dedicated on 24 October 1920. Fourteen men from the village who lost their lives in the First World War are commemorated and another four names were added after the Second World War. There are brief details below. Please get in touch if you would like to know more or indeed have…
A brief history of the village
Very little is known about the early settlement of the village and when and how it developed to its current form with the main village being in the centre of the parish in a linear development along a ridge of high ground running north-east from St Mary’s church. This now includes the minor settlement at Burton End while the hamlet…
History Club Coffee Morning
Date & Time: Thursday 29 October, 10.30 – 12 noon In aid of West Wickham & District Local History Club, the church clock face appeal & the Village Hall Coffee/tea & cake Raffle, second hand books, plants, produce & preserves. Local history displays + TABLE TENNIS for all
WEST WICKHAM & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY CLUB DIG2
Come along and find out what we plan to do over the weekend of 11 & 12 July, see how you can help (there are a variety of ways – digging, sieving, finds washing, recording – so something for all abilities) and to sign up to take part. SUNDAY 21 JUNE 3.30pm, VILLAGE HALL If you want to know more…