The Story of Nellie Davis
by Vanessa Worship
Date: 07th October 2020
Another fascinating account of a local crafts person, uncovered by Vanessa Worship, one of the volunteers for Woodlanders' Lives and Landscapes.
Tag Archive: Chalk Cherries and Chairs
Hannah’s Tale: Part Two
by Chris Wege
Date: 21st July 2020
Food was a serious preoccupation in those days. Ben, now working as a gardener, provided the family with most of the vegetables that they needed. They didn’t have very much meat. Rhoda reckoned to start the winter with 100 pounds weight of jam that she had mad
Hannah’s Tale
by Chris Wege
Date: 13th June 2020
Here we meet families who found work in chair making, lace making and later as bead workers. We find out about the ups and downs of their home and working lives, where they shopped, gathered fruit, their family meals and much more.
Woodlanders’ Lives uncover another amazing story of the Chilterns!
Date: 13th June 2020
Historian Chris Wedge uncovers stories from his own family history and shares them in ‘Hannah’s Tale’….
Volunteering online for Woodlanders’ Lives
Date: 21st April 2020
One of our CCC Woodlanders’ Lives project volunteers shares her experience.
Straw Plaiting in the Chilterns
by Veronica Main
Date: 27th March 2020
Straw Plaiting in the Chilterns was an important industry for families but has now been almost forgotten.