Villagers' stories

The social history of St Hilary - all within living memory - and insights into village life and the development of the village

Christine Frederick, Rose Cottage: Memories of the 1950s
Jeannie Griffiths' 90th birthday party
William Davies - The village hedge artist (1974)
St Hilary Playgroup: 1989-1991
St Hilary Lockdown scrolls - Monica Dennis
Muriel and John Coggins' 60th wedding anniversary
Bill Beaumont - Speaker's Secretary
The story of Oscar Ackerman of Little Hall Cottage
Eldon Phillips
Cyril Giffiths - the village newspaper boy (man)
Walk and Talk – The Ramblings of Six Unsung Heroines of the Village
Brigadier Bill Strong: an outstanding staff officer
The Story of Elgiva and Alan Thomas: Morawelon
Maud Jenkins' story
A poem about the village in 1962 by Kay Lloyd
St Hilary Foragers Produce Markets
The bellringers of St Hilary (and the bells)
Ralph and Mary Thomas' story
Johnnie Clay - England Cricketer
Ochiltree (formerly Wendy Cottage)
Graham and Rae Kitchen: Village house builders
Memories of the Village Hall
An Olympic athlete in the village
Phil Dobson, Ffynnon Wen: 1977 to 1979
Caroline Arnold's (nee Vaughan) Story: 1950s and 1960s
The history of Ffynnon Wen (and West House)
Sian Deal: Gweled-y-Glyn
Days in the life of St Hilary
Bill & Gill Clay’s Story of St Hilary Village Life: 1938 to today
Bill Strong in the “Trouble Spots of the World”

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