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BEDWORTH ECHO Thursday January 15th 1987 County library local history contest BEDWORTH people are being asked ..

... at Grimsby but moved to live in Cheylesmore Coventry at the start of the Second World War He worked at the Armstrong Whitworth and then Road Coventry During the Second World War he served in the Army Commando Brigade in Burma and the Far East At the end ...

Published: Thursday 15 January 1987
Newspaper: Bedworth Echo
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 858 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

'Ike' was First World War hero Den- Six- I WAS recently the December of the Echo (Do Yon Remember column)

... ‘Ike’ Randle MM Barber Collycroft” had very firm grip and a abort back and learned in the in the SECOND World War off it lads! Get by of Second World War Ike lmooe and old Ike a World War casualty demobbed with which remained near of Ufa removal Ike back ...

Published: Thursday 25 February 1993
Newspaper: Bedworth Echo
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 534 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Oct 24 Nov 22 Scorpio You will be able to- do more for yourself by keeping away from the public

... more profitable On 23rd should take careful has been a source of effort and it it for ridding yourself of deadweight The Second World War was its height when photograph was taken 40 ago Theyare the youngsters who played for year 1943 photograph to usby Sometime ...

Published: Thursday 18 November 1982
Newspaper: Bedworth Echo
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 207 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

BEDWORTH ECHO Thursday February 6th 1992-5 Obituary Archie pioneered crossing patrol ARCHIE HODSON left a ..

... school crossing patrol scheme more than half-a-century ago Volunteers helped him to set it up in Coventry before the Second World War The scheme was adopted by the City Council taken over by the Police in 1952 and now operates throughout Britain Few of ...

Published: Thursday 06 February 1992
Newspaper: Bedworth Echo
County: Warwickshire, England
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BEDWORTH ECHO Thursday October 22nd 1987- 1 1 Special 3-page Echo advertising feature Compiled by Gail Brookes ..

... been a public house since 1818? DID YOU KNOW that The White Lion’s cellar was used as an air raid shelter during the Second World War? DID YOU KNOW that Joey “Boxer” Harrison used to perform contortions whilst balancing a pint of beer on his head (never ...

Published: Thursday 22 October 1987
Newspaper: Bedworth Echo
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 208 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

Festive dishes MEMBERS of Bulkington Women's Institute sampled some delicious Christmas fare at their December ..

... of Assisi Roman Catholic School in Rye Piece Bedworth and then worked at Courtaulds until she was married During the Second World War she worked at the Stan-drad and then went back to Courtaulds Mr Slater was born at Stoke-on-Trent but his family moved ...

Published: Thursday 28 December 1989
Newspaper: Bedworth Echo
County: Warwickshire, England
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School record held as regional example A PARTY of 16 teachers and educationists visited Bedworth’s Nicholas ..

... wearing the uniform of the Royal Engineers when they met: “We were having a party because our unit was disbanding after the Second World War” he says Fittingly the party was at a WOODLANDS SKIPS Skips for Hire 6 and 8 yards EXPERT SERVICE A T REASONABLE PRICES ...

Published: Thursday 28 May 1987
Newspaper: Bedworth Echo
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 974 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

NEWSDESK: Tel 31 9584 THE VOICE OF BEDWORTH BEDWORTH ECHO: November 6 1997 - 23 REMEMB ERS Good luck to

... Bucknall Military Medallist in the 1914-18 War then took over the organisation of the event Unbroken tradition After the Second World War the Armistice Parade was replaced by Remembrance Sunday - the nearest Sunday to November 1 1th But Bedworth continued ...

Published: Thursday 06 November 1997
Newspaper: Bedworth Echo
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 622 | Page: 23 | Tags: none

310ml LIQUID NAILS THE Woolpack pub in Collycroft which Charlie and Wilson ran for' 11 years until 1984 FORMER ..

... on Hunter and Meteor bombers He also served in the Far East as a boy seaman in the Royal Navy towards the end of the Second World War The couple ran an off-licence next to the City Engineers Department on the Foleshill Road in Coventry for two years They ...

Published: Thursday 01 July 1999
Newspaper: Bedworth Echo
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 658 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ECHO August Trapped in time old pictures of of interest The article We felt particularly appropriate because ..

... publishing another selection of photographs of the old Station and some of its characters Most of them taken after the Second World War hope they bring back even more memories ANOTHER of Bedworth Station looking towards Nuneaton with the old station sign ...

Published: Thursday 06 August 1987
Newspaper: Bedworth Echo
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 251 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

Connie recalls nursing in war time CONSTANCE McLaren was the guest speaker at the October meeting of Bedworth ..

... handicapped she spoke for nearly an hour about her services as a nurse She was at Charing Cross Hospital in London during the Second World War The nurses faced a grim task during the bombing working day and night with little rest and Miss McLaren paid tribute ...

Published: Thursday 29 October 1987
Newspaper: Bedworth Echo
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 950 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

8-BfbWORTH ECHO Thursday March 16th 1989 Evacuees 1989 A BOWLER-HATTED OFFICIAL carta of faced Second play St ..

... paintings and drawings depicting scenes from the Second World War Slides were also shown of war-time scenes and the production used music from the 1930s and 1940s It is now 50 years since start of the Second World War and most of those young evacuees are now ...

Published: Thursday 16 March 1989
Newspaper: Bedworth Echo
County: Warwickshire, England
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