Stop Press – Help For Heroes Dinner raises £698.00
The Help For Heroes fund-raising dinner at the Bay of Bengal restaurant on 16th September, 2014 raised £698.00 for the charity.
Virtual War Memorial
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16
Sep
10
Walter Sidney Day (1887-1917)
Walter Sidney Day was born in the summer of 1887 in Grendon, Warwickshire
His parents were Thomas William & Lizzie Day. His father was a farm Labourer and Waggoner from Gloucestershire whilst his mother Lizzie was from Derby. They married in 1884, possibly in Derby.
Sep
10
Meet the Committee
The photo gallery below shows you what the members of the O&BHAS Committee look like!
Sep
10
At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning – Borrowash at War
In 1980, Mary Hodges who knew just about everybody in Borrowash and had a longstanding connection with St Stephen’s was asked to organise an exhibition for the centenary of her church.
Thirty four years later, Mary found herself sitting at a table in Gordon Road, helping to plan commemorative activities for another milestone in the history of a village that has been her home for the past 52 years: the outbreak of the First World War.
Sep
8
Church and State – John O’Sullivan
In the 20th century, a local post office was a crucial component of village life and during the First World War; women queued at its counter, hoping for news of husbands, brothers or sons at the Front.
Sep
8
Contact Us
Contribute to the Unexamined Lives Project
Please tell us your story. If you have any comments about any of our stories, any photos or your own memories of living in Borrowash.
We are especially interested in the themes of housing; women’s lives, marriage and maternity; the First World War, work and education?
Sep
8
Unexamined Lives – Be Part Of It!
Unexamined Lives is now an established part of Borrowash living history. We’ve been delighted at the enthusiasm from people who have lived here past and present and please keep the contacts coming!
We were delighted to be awarded funding from the Heritage Lottery of £36,400 in October 2012. The project is now fully underway and potential volunteers are crucial to its success!’ (click here for press release).
Sep
8
Contribute to this site
We would like to hear from anyone who has worked at Baines Everett, the railway, any local shops and schools, Fares Factory, GIC, or the health service.
Please contact us with your memories of the First World War and its impact on the people of Borrowash.
Sep
8
Ockbrook & Borrowash Historical & Archaeological Society
The Ockbrook and Borrowash Historical and Archaeological Society was founded in April, 1986 as the result of a News Letter circulated by one of the local voluntary organisations.
The editor, being short of items, asked me, as a tame journalist, to write some off-beat material and one of the stories was about an historical feature in Borrowash. This brought in a number of phone calls from residents who wished to know more. In the next edition of the News Letter, I wrote a follow-up which began: “Would anyone be interested in founding an Historical Society?”
Sep
4
Memory Joggers
People of “a certain age” might remember some or all of these items …