Villagers' stories

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

Jeannie Griffiths' 90th birthday party
Brigadier Bill Strong: an outstanding staff officer
Eldon Phillips
Bill & Gill Clay’s Story of St Hilary Village Life: 1938 to today
Days in the life of St Hilary
The bellringers of St Hilary (and the bells)
The history of Ffynnon Wen (and West House)
Bill Strong in the “Trouble Spots of the World”
St Hilary Lockdown scrolls - Monica Dennis
Cyril Giffiths - the village newspaper boy (man)
Memories of the Village Hall
St Hilary Foragers Produce Markets
Ray and Ivy's 60th Wedding Anniversary (1999)
The story of Oscar Ackerman of Little Hall Cottage
Ralph and Mary Thomas' story
The Story of Elgiva and Alan Thomas: Morawelon
Ochiltree (formerly Wendy Cottage)
Muriel and John Coggins' 60th wedding anniversary
Caroline Arnold's (nee Vaughan) Story: 1950s and 1960s
Sian Deal: Gweled-y-Glyn
Walk and Talk – The Ramblings of Six Unsung Heroines of the Village
A poem about the village in 1962 by Kay Lloyd
Graham and Rae Kitchen: Village house builders
Johnnie Clay - England Cricketer
An Olympic athlete in the village
St Hilary Playgroup: 1989-1991
The Pope Family
Maud Jenkins' story
Bill Beaumont - Speaker's Secretary
William Davies - The village hedge artist (1974)
Christine Frederick, Rose Cottage: Memories of the 1950s
Phil Dobson, Ffynnon Wen: 1977 to 1979