New Year, New You, Chilterns style
Date: 29th January 2020
A selection of the best pub walks in the central Chilterns area to entice you out of the house for a bracing winter stroll.
News for History & heritage
Part 2: Memories of the Cottages, by Doug Tilbury
by Doug Tilbury
Date: 10th January 2020
In the corner of an outhouse would be a copper. The washing was passed through a mangle, and on wet days, wet washing would hang everywhere around the cottage. The copper was also used to boil puddings, such as the local favourite, bacon badger.
Stories of the Bodgers: Part 1: Memories of my father, Reginald Tilbury
by Doug Tilbury
Date: 18th December 2019
On a Saturday night, he and his father would walk to Spring Coppice, Speen, where the cobbler would instruct him to stand on a piece of leather. The cobbler would then draw around his foot with a pencil, allowing a little extra room for growth. The following Saturday night they returned to the cobbler to collect the new pair of boots.