This was to be the second-to-last season on the ‘Valence’ bowls green, and it is interesting to reflect on the senior club members at that time. It would be natural that Ronald Vesty would be President as he owned the ground on which they played. Among the Vice-Presidents are four local medical practitioners, Drs. Henry ...
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Frank Edward Woolley (27 May 1887 – 18 October 1978) was an English professional cricketer, one of the finest bowlers and batsmen the game has ever seen. In a career lasting more than thirty years, he scored more first-class runs than anyone but Sir Jack Hobbs, and took over 2,000 wickets at an average of ...
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Back row L-R: Ernie Terry, Bob Taylor, Reg. Goldsmid, Wm. Streatfeild, Cyril Fuller, ?, Jim Charman, Ben Holman, ? Front row: Dick Taylor, Tom Godfrey, Bernard Chilman, Bill Richardson, Bill Godfrey
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Top row L-R: Sid Fuller, Bert Jupp, Ron Dean, Ted Turner, Bill Newell, Ernie Hammond, Frank Blake, Arthur Sherry 2nd row: Walter Bennett, Bill Fuller, Joe Whitbread, Bill Barrett, Dick Bellingham, Ted Penfold, Dennis Burgess, Arthur Abbott, Sid Morrison, John Istead, Alec Whiting, Alf Pointon, Ben Holman 3rd row: Dave Blake, Ron Turner, Bill ‘Beasle’ Richardson, Dick ...
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Albert Harold Octavius Streatfeild was one of the strong cricketers in the family. Known by his friends as Harold Streatfeild, he was known within the family by the younger members as ‘Uncle Poodle.’ As the Estate manager at Squerryes, he married Dorothy Warde in 1911, thus creating family ties between the Wardes and the Streatfeilds. He ...
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This extract mentions the decision to hire the Drill Hall for meetings whenever possible
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This extract mentions attendance of the garden party to be hosted by Brasted W.I.
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