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This Deaths Head Hawk moth
was photographed in Felmersham Park by
Maggie Spoor. It measured about 3 ins. from wing tip to
wing tip. |
On Saturday 21 June
Annett Elizabeth Courtney married Tomas Henry Brett at
St Mary's Church, Felmersham |
This 1929 Austin T Saloon was
on display at the Felmersham Village Fete on Saturday 28
June 2014. Also in the photo are from left to right:
Ian, Malcolm and ? who are members of the group which
displayed their vintage cars. Rain forced the event to
be held in the Village Hall with the result that the
inflatables were left deflated and wet. |
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The
public slipway on the bank of the River Ouse at Felmersham
has been extensively repaired.
View swans preening
themselves. |
Rosalind
Templeman and Michael Pantrey were married at St Mary's
Church, Felmersham on Saturday 5 July 2014. |
The Sun held a successful
Beer Festival during the first weekend in July. The
photo shows the Barbecue, with Kevin cooking the burgers
and sausages and Clive serving the customers. |
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The Revd. Tom Sander at the
Sun Beer Festival enjoying a glass of beer served
in a souvenir glass, which the customer gets to keep! |
On Saturday 12
July 2014 Mair Evans married Daniel Seal at St Mary's
Church, Felmersham.
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The Revd. Robert Evens with four of the six bridesmaids.
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The bride and
her father, Andy, arrived in a classic open top Bentley.
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Mair and Dan 4.
Mair and Dan with Mair's mother and father,
Sue and Andy Evans
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Harvest Time a watercolour by Frank Summerlin |
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Sarah Royal
took this photograph of lightening as a thunderstorm
passed over Felmersham in the early hours of Friday 18th
July 2014. Daytime temperature soared to 29C. |
An open air Holy Communion service was held at Hall
Farm, Radwell on Sunday 20th July 2014 near the site of
where St James Church, Radwell may have stood. |
Frank's
painting is based on his wartime memories. It depicts
his father on the binder and Tom Hensman on the Fordson
model N tractor and a small boy pointing to his dad the
plane which is a B17G from the 92nd Bomb Group at
Podington. |
On Saturday 19
July 2014 Lesley and Andy Sharpe were married by the Rev'd
Thomas Sander at St Mary's
Church, Felmersham. The reception was held at the bride
and grooms home with relatives, friends and neighbours
sharing the joy of this special occasion. |
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These two barn
owls were photographed by Sarah Royal in Felmersham Nature
Reserve. Local photographs are always welcome,
please click here. |
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On Saturday 2
August 2014 Rachel Hubbard and James Mellor were married
at St Mary's Church, Felmersham by the Rev'd. M McDonald
from Sharnbrook. |
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Rachel
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Heavy rain
greeted the couple and guests as they left the church but
brighter weather followed |
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Rachel and
James outside the west front of St Mary's Church |
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Pinchmill Hall, Felmersham set out for
the wedding reception |
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Modern
Pilgrims |
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Two German students, Lisa and Yvonne, stayed overnight in
Radwell on their way home having cycled from Germany to
Ireland to visit St Patrick's grave. Also in the photograph, taken by Graeme Dawson, the Rev'd. Tom Sander. |
1. Bailey's Villas
in full bloom. |
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in full bloom |
Photo taken near Swansholme. The 500kW wind turbine is
at Souldrop with Sharnbrook church in the middle
distance. The turbine is 50M. to the hub and 77M. to the
blade tip. |
This photograph was taken at the beginning of August
immediately after the field was harvested. The tractor
is pulling a cultivator which covers a wider area than a
plough and is faster. |
Florinna
An 18 inch cloth doll by textile artist Janet Cook.
To see the broad range of Janet's original work,
click
here. |
The new
New Road bridge viewed from the Radwell Road
bridge, near Milton Ernest.
The
bridge replaced the old Victorian bridge in readiness
for the electrification of the Midland Main Line north
of Bedford. |
The old New Road bridge photographed using a
telephoto lens from Peck's bridge, Radwell.
Radwell Road bridge is completely hidden. The single
span bridge in the background is East End bridge, a farm
access bridge, between Milton Ernest and Oakley. The
rail track gradient can be clearly seen. |
A
window box in Trinity Close |
On Saturday 9 September
2014 at St Mary's Church, Felmersham, Emily Patience
Waplington-Brown and Mathew Peter Swift were married
by Revd Robert Evens. |
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There were a good
number of exhibits in the Autumn Show 2014. Felmersham Art Group exhibited paintings which
were to a very high standard.
Peter Hartop, on the left, won "The Show Plate" for the
greatest number of first prizes (four) and Peter Bance,
on the right, won the "Best in Show" cup for his runner
beans. |
Hay
Loader, Hall Farm, Radwell - July 2014
Driven by the wheels and a chain, the hay is picked up
from rows and moved up the loader by the wooden bars
with steel fingers.
Right hand photograph: A hay loader in action - 1938 |
