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Eddie Cox

Eddie 91 in flight of fancy....

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I have been looking at your website for Cawston and found it very interesting and helpful in my research into my grandfathers family history.
I know that my grandfathers family still reside in Cawston and I thought that this may be of…

Tags: Carman, Charles, Edmund, Elizabeth, Gaskin, Henry, Herbert, Hilda, Horace, Kate, Lee, Leonard, Margaret, Markwell, peter, Samual, Septimus, Sydney, Val, Valentine, Walter, William

Robert Williams Family History

This was supplied with many thanks by Marg Keable and writes - I have my Williams family that was from Cawston....

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Tags: family, Hannah, history, Keable, Marg, Mary, Robert, Williams

John Randal Bradburne

Son of Cawston Rector: Thomas William Bradburne -
Joining the army in 1939, in 1940 he was commissioned into the 9th Gurkha Rifles, a regiment of the Indian Army and found himself in Malaya, facing....

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School PTA Summer Fair 1989

Were you in Cawston School on June 18th? If so, the chances are you were either manning a stall or, more likely amongst the huge crowd that attended the fair....

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Tags: 1989, fair, Fry, pta, school, Stephen

Walter Edward Tuddenham

Walter Edward TUDDENHAM was born in 1859 at Cawston. Into a large and very respectable family of some prosperity. I know.....

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Tags: artist, Bohemian, Charles, conductor, Edward, musician, organiser, Oswald, peter, rp, Tuddenham, violin, Walter, Walters

Thomas Cranmer of Canterbury

In March 1976 Cawston Church saw the production of Thomas Cranmer of Canterbury, written by Charles Williams and produced by Paul Farnham,...

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Tags: Canterbury, Charles, Cranmer, Farnham, Fry, Gurteen, Mary, Paul, production, Stephen, theatrical, Thomas, Williams

Celebrities

Celebrities born in Cawston or who have had Cawston connections....

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Tags: Edward, Fry, Herbie, Hide, Stephen, Tuddenham, Walter

Tug of War

Photos of Tug of War teams....

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Tags: 1970s, Barry, bell, Burning, Butler, Carman, Club, cushion, Dave, David, Des, Docking, Geoffrey, Hunter, inn, Laskey, Neville, of, southery, Stephen, teams, Terry, tug, tugofwar, war, Watson, Woodhouse

Cooks of Cawston

The business of Cooks of Cawston started in 1961 trading as....

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Tags: barwells, business, Carman, Cawston, contractor, Cook, Cooks, Derek, Des, drinks, electric, electrical, electricians, food, general, Jenny, Jill, Laskey, licence, list, off, Oswick, Paula, plus, price, Rosie, Spark, Steel, store, Theresa

Beryl Rounce

Beryl with her long service Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association award in 1998, the only female farmer.....

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Tags: agricultural, association, award, Barratt, Beryl, Charles, Charles Barratt, Church, farm, jimmy, Norfolk, Payne, pottery, rnaa, Rounce, Royal

John Gilbert

A mid Norfolk Man has spoken of his pride at laying a wreath alongside one placed by the President....

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Tags: Bush, George, Gilbert, heritage, John, Kwai, league, president, river, Terry, usaaf, Waite

Arthur T Dewing

Served with honour and was disabled in the Great War.

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Bellboddy

History/Photo Collection

Tags: Aylsham, bearer, Bellboddy, Bellbody, Billy, British, Carman, collection, Dennis, Edward, Geoffrey, George, Howard, John, Legion, Lily, Louise, Murial, Oakes, Owen, photo, Rawlings, standard, Sylvia, William

Mother Riley

Second World War:- A very interesting piece is on the BBC website....

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Company Sgt Major W.J. Hutton

The Royal Army Service Cor (RASC) merged with transportation.... Also see Link: Hutton/Gould Butcher Click on file to view full page....

Tags: atomic, Billy, bomb, boy, Company, Company Sgt Major, engineers, Hiroshima, Hutton, little, Major, Nagasaki, rasc, Royal, sgt, ww11, ww2

Jack Harding Wilkins

On leaving school, Jack entered the motor trade as a mechanic. By 1939 he was serving with the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment....

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Tags: Burma, changi, death, engineers, Felicite, Harding, Jack, jail, railway, Royal, Siam, toch, Wilkins

Mary Maude

Mary Maude who was born in 1876 came to Cawston in her twenties and lived with....

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Tags: Church, cubs, Major, Mary, Maude, organist, school, scouts, Sunday, wi

Michael and Jean Thompson

History/Photo Collection....

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Tags: Ames, Bellbody, Brian, British, Burke, Carman, Cissy, Clark, Dewing, gas, Geoffrey, Hilda, Hobson, Holmes, Howard, Ida, Jean, jimmy, Joe, Lee, Legion, Lily, masks, Michael, Mollie, Muriel, Ogg, Rayner, Rev, Riley, Saunders, scott, Stackwood, Sylvia, Teddy, Thompson, Tot, Turner, Violet, Wright

Yesteryears in Local Area

Photos of Yesteryears in Local Area....

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Tags: area, Billy, Cook, Horsford, local, photos, yesteryears

Youth Club

Photos & History....

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Tags: 1950s, 1999, Allen, Arthurton, Audrey, ball, Banham, Barry, Black, Bob, Broadland, Carly, challenge, Club, Cook, Cousins, Daniel, Darren, Dewing, Fellows, Godfrey, Hayley, Jenny, Joe, John, Kett, Kevin, Lee, Luke, MacDonald, Mace, Mary, Mathrew, McCoan, Michaela, Molly, Neal, Oliver, Pamelas, Peggy, Phillip, pop, Rene, Robert, sayce, shreeve, Spooner, Steele, Sylvia, Tracey, Tubby, Waby, Walton, Whall, William, Wilson, Woodhouse, Wren, youth, Yvonne

School Group Photos

School Group Photo Collection....

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Tags: 1952, 1956, 1957, 1960, Allen, Ann, Audrey, Barbara, Barber, Brenda, brewer, Budrey, Clark, Claxton, concert, Cox, Helen, Hodge, Jane, Joyce, Jubilee, last, Lee, McCarter, Molly, Nicola, overman, Overton, Pamela, photos, Phyllis, Rudd, school, silver, Spooner, Sylvia, Tuthill, Valerie, Wells, Woods

School Plays Photos

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School Sports Photos

Fiction Stories

Fiction The Stolen Christmas Presents by Michael Yaxley.pdf

Fiction Stories with Cawston in the story....

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Tags: Angus, Christmas, Cook, distortion, dumplings, family, fiction, Michael, poor, presents, stolen, stories, temporal, Yaxley

Big Weekend 2014

The three day Cawston Big Weekend event was held on 13-15 June.... Click on file to view full screen....

Tags: 2014, BBC, big, Carman, Cawston, celebrations, events, Imperial, McCoan, Norfolks, presents, quest, radio, sounds, team, Theresa, Tony, treasure, weekend

Festival 1993

Programme and Photos of the Festival 1993....

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Festival of Britain 1951

Programme for the Festival of Britain 1951....

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Tags: 1951, Britain, events, festival, programme, souvenir

Carnival 2007

Cawston Carnival-Hailed a success by all, room for improvement of course but.... Click on file to view full screen....

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Fun Day 2009

Fun for all the family - Hog roast. Bouncy Castle. Bar. Tea, Sandwiches. Cake. Tombola etc etc....

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Tags: 2009, day, events, family, fun

Jubilee - Olympic Celebrations 2012

I would like to thank ALL the Cawston Jubilee Olympic committee members and their 'other halves', plus anyone else who put in a great deal of time, energy and effort over the last.... Click on file to view full screen....

Tags: 1977, 2012, baking, bands, battle, cake, celebrations, competition, dance, day, decorate, diamond, digital, Duffield, Evelyn, fun, garden, Harrison, Jubilee, natalie, olympic, party, photography, photos, Queen, silver, tea

Church Flower Festival 2008

The weekend exceeded my wildest dreams, I had said that if the Festival ....

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Tags: 2008, Church, dolls, events, Fairchild, festival, flower, house, Lyn

Fairfields Light Spectaculars

Tags: 2007, 2008, air, ambulance, Anglian, charity, east, events, Fairfields, Hopper, Jackie, light, money, monies, raised, spectaculars, tribute

Millennium Party

The Cawston Millennium Celebration Group made up of ten people drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and....

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Tags: 2000, cosmic, events, millennium, party

V.E. Festival 1995

Cawston Festival V.E. Week May 1995
Souvenir Programme and photographs

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Tags: 1995, cubs, events, festival, May, Military, programme, scouts, souvenir, V.E. festival 1995, ve, week, Womens Institute

Brass Band Contest in the 1930s

What a gala day it was in the village for the Brass Band Contests, when many Brass Bands were invited to take part....

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Tags: 1930s, band, brass, carma, Cawston, contests, event, Johnny, prestige, Ray, Singleton