Out Of Reach - Sept 1976

OUT OF REACH The first issue came out in Sept 1976 to report the events and happenings within our village, it told us who our County, District, and Parish councillors were County Councillor MR GEOFFREY WOOLLARD District Councillor MRS MARGRET COOK Parish Councillors Mr Albert Johnson, Chairman Mr Harvey Harrison, Mrs Joyce Harrison, Mr Rodney Housden, Mrs Alison Housden Secretary

The village hall committee members

Mr John Robinson, Chairman, Mr Bill Estall, Mr, Mrs Ray Folkes, Mr Harvey Harrison, Mrs Joyce Harrison, Mr Rodney Housden, Mr Mrs Mitchell, Mr Mrs Bob Smith, Mrs Phyllis Webb, Co Opted member Mr Nicolas Hellawell

Out of Reach committee Mrs Margaret Cook, Mr Ray Folkes, Mr Harvey Harrison, Business Manager, Mrs Joyce Harrison, Distributor, Mr Mrs R Housden, Mr Albert Johnson, Mrs Jenny Johnson, Editor, Mrs Jenny Mosley, Mr Bob Smith Compiler and Mr Geofrey Woollard

A few extracts from the first issue Parish Council news We almost kept our unbroken record

Of becoming last in the best kept village competition,

And 50 new trees to be planted in the cemetery, and a

Request for a thirty mile per hour through the village and a proposed alteration of the village green, near Dykes End

The treasures report of reach fair

REACH Statistics No of dwellings 96, Farm and small holdings 12, Population 260

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Bill Estall