From the category archives:
Gerry Kirt & Bob Randall
They shall not grow old, As those that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them…
…but Glinton’s war memorial to our fallen is showing the passage of time. The eleven-foot high cross, made of Weldon stone, was unveiled and dedicated by the Bishop of Leicester in October 1920. [click to continue…]
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By Bob Randall
It’s easy to overlook Peakirk’s modest War Memorial on the wall inside St Pega’s Church. Dedicated to the memory of the nine men from the village who died in the Great War, it’s just one of 70,000 war memorials to be found in Britain. The memorial is unusually detailed with not only the names, but also when and where they died. One name on the memorial stands out, Walter Goodale, Lieutenant - Strathcona Horse, attached Royal Air Force killed in action Alsace 1st August 1918. Why was a man from Peakirk in the Canadian Cavalry and attached to the RAF? [click to continue…]
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Take the Glinton Road towards Helpston, before you get to the level crossing, turn left at the sign for Marholm - over the manned level crossing and about 1/4 of a mile down the road on your left, you will find Woodcroft Castle. If you’re lucky, the gate will be open and you can take a peek at this magnificent (now very private) residence… [click to continue…]
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By George Boyden, Helpston (aged 86 years)
This question will no doubt be asked frequently of those whom it affected: “Where were you on VE day” (8th May 1945)? Well, at that stage, I was heading towards five years as a Prisoner of War (POW) having been captured at Calais in May 1940. Perhaps it would not be out of order to preamble with my experiences prior to being in a small town called Geirsberg (later Kysperk and then renamed Lehtorad) on the 8th of May 1945. [click to continue…]
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Harry and Edwin in front of a Maudsley, with a Beagle body – made in 1934 and taken into the Shaws fleet in 1939. The white paint on the front mudguards were done during the war, when you couldn’t use headlights at night
The Maxey coaching firm was founded in 1922 by Edwin ‘Teddy’ Shaw, the grandfather of the present family partners Richard, Christopher and Jane. Edwin came originally from the Leeds area and had a background in engineering, as in his younger days - in the late 1890s and early 1900s, he serviced and repaired washing machines, which must have been quite a novelty in those days! [click to continue…]
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