- Normandy in the Press
- 1938 to 1939
- “Normandy in the Press” presents a past view and happenings
of the village as seen from selected reports and articles in the local
papers. The reader should note that until 1955 Normandy was predominantly
part of Ash, Willey Green was part of Worplesdon and a small part of Flexford
was in Wanborough.
- The researched material held at County Libraries and Record Offices
was hand-copied over a number of years by society member Peter Trevaskis.
Those notes have been subsequently transcribed by members: Alan Norris,
Eira and James Nursaw; Emma Rafferty; Peter Blakiston and Stephen Cranstone.
- Whilst every effort has been made to ensure correctness in the copying
and transcribing, readers are advised to refer to the original newspaper
source for the full account.
 Normandy
in the Press Index
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- 1938 January 7th
Aldershot News
- Normandy Unionists
New Years Eve dance - (Report)
1938 January 8th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- 'Bernay', Westwood Lane, Normandy is to be demolished, and the
tenant has accepted other accommodation from the Guildford Rural Council.
- A complaint concerning the nuisance caused by a caravan settlement
in the vicinity of Wanborough Station is being investigated by the medical
officer to the Guildford Rural Council.
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- New Years' Carnival Dance - [Report] -
[Plenty of names]
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- Farmers' neglect - At Farnham Petty Sessions on Thursday Jesse
Gilbert, dairy farmer of 'Hazeldene', Westwood Lane, Normandy was summoned
for permitting eight calves to be moved from his premises, and not keeping
the required record of movement on 30 November. Defendant admitted selling
the calves to a Mr R Southwell, and that there was no record of the movement.
He was fined 20/-
- Richard Southwell of 'Fairfield', Westwood Lane, Normandy was fined
20/- for not keeping a record of the movement of the cattle he bought from
Gilbert.
1938 January 14th
Aldershot News
- Normandy Farmers fine
Cattle movement not recorded - James Gilbert, Hazeldene, Westwood lane
- (Report)
1938 January 15th
Farnham Herald
Ash
- Tithe Map (from Council meeting on Monday 10 January 1938)
Mr Jenkinson, who moved that the Parish Council as legal custodians of
the maps applicable to the parish, take the necessary steps to obtain the
one that was now in private hands. The one in question was that of the
tithing of Wyke. - Agreed.
1938 January 22nd
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Boy cyclist in accident - A fifteen year old cyclist, Henry
Smith of 'The Homestead', Normandy was taken to the Royal Surrey County
Hospital, Guildford and detained suffering from shock after being involved
in a collision with a pedestrian, Mr Charles Annis in Station Road, Normandy
on Tuesday evening. It was raining and windy at the time, and the cyclist
was thrown from his machine. The pedestrian was uninjured.
- 1938 January 29th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Letter - Normandy Horticultural Society - comments from S N
Jenkinson
- Death of Mr William John Hibberd, Normandy Park Nursery on Wednesday
- [Report]
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- Lorry on fire - prompt work with extinguishers - The Aldershot
Fire Brigade were called to Normandy late on Tuesday evening when a lorry
owned by Mr R J James of the Westwood Stores, Normandy caught fire in its
garage in Westwood Lane.
- Mr James had been repairing the lorry, and when he returned to it after
ten minutes absence, he found it on fire. The fire brigade were called,
but in the meantime the outbreak was confined to the lorry by fire extinguishers
handled by Mr James and his brother Mr T James.
The cabin and the forepart of the lorry were burnt, but the garage was
not involved.
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- School girls' accident.
- While walking to school with other children on Tuesday morning, Iris
Watson, a ten year old schoolgirl of Station Road, Normandy was knocked
down by a motor lorry in Guildford Road, and suffered shock and abrasions.
The lorry was driven by Lous Arpino of Chertsey. After being attended by
a doctor, the girl was conveyed home.
1938 January 29th
Farnham Herald
- Proposed Central School - new Senior School (Ash Walsh)
Letter of protest from Normandy representatives - Messrs S N Jenkinson,
A P Bevan, and
A W Milton.
1938 February 5th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Ash - Death of Mrs Alice Mary Lickfold (63) - school teacher
at Normandy - [Report]
- 1938 February 12th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Local Conservative Progress - Report of meeting of Normandy
Branch of conservative and Unionist Association at Parish Room, Wyke on
Friday
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- Death of Mr Walter Marshall of Cannonslea, Flexford Road, Normandy
on Tuesday.
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- Death of Mr Ernest Roberts, 5 Pirbright Road, Normandy on Tuesday.
He was 68 and coachman to the late George Coussmaker.
- 1938 February 19th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Normandy bridegroom at Guildford - Mr Jesse Gilbert, dairy farmer
of Normandy to Miss Minnie Selfe of Church Road, Guildford.
- 1938 February 26th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- The explanation that the sign could not be seen at night was offered
by Mrs Beryl Randall Richmond of Wyke Lodge, Normandy when summoned at
Guildford Borough Police Court on Monday for neglecting to observe a 'Halt'
sign in Guildford Park Road. She was fined five shillings.
- 1938 March 5th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- The new clubroom of the Normandy branch of the British Legion will
shortly be erected on the site acquired last year near the Normandy Cross
Roads.
- Annual meeting of Normandy Village Hall Tennis Club - [Report]
1938
March 12th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Cricket Club annual meeting - [Report]
- 1938 March 16th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Rather disquieting' position - [Report]
- 1938 March 19th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Dogs' premonition? - At Farnham Police Court on Thursday, Margaret
Steppat, Pilgrims Latch, Normandy was ordered to keep a dog, alleged to
be dangerous under proper control and pay 12/6d costs. Evidence was given
by Mrs Laycock of Sunnycroft, Normandy that the dog bit and bruised her
arm while she was walking through Henley Park, carrying her own dog and
by P C Harwood that it attacked him when he went to serve the summons on
Mrs Steppat.
- 1938 April 2nd
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Charged on warrant with disobedience of a wife maintenance order arrears
amounting to £22.5s.6d, Arthur Harry Strange, gardener of Henley
Park Gardens, Normandy appeared at an occasional Court before Mr O H Brown
at the Guildford Borough Police Station on Tuesday. He was remanded until
Monday, bail being allowed subject to him continuing work in the meantime.
- 1938 April 8th
Aldershot News
- Normandy Notes - Road Accident
While crossing the road near her house at Elm Hill, Normandy on Friday,
a nine year old child Florence Agatha Lambert was knocked down by a motorcycle
and sustained serious injuries. It appears that the child came from behind
a stationary vehicle. The child was removed to Guildford Hospital.
1938 April 9th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- The possibility of the houses at Hunts Hill, Normandy being included
in the north-west area sewerage scheme is being investigated by the Guildford
Rural Council.
- The Guildford Rural Council is not objecting to the erection of overhead
low tension electricity lines at Flexford Close and at Normandy Common
fronting the Manor House.
- It was reported to the Guildford Rural council on Thursday that tenders
were being obtained for the erection of six houses in Westwood Lane, Normandy.
The land on the housing site not immediately needed is to be let to Mr
Cooper of Westwood Farm.
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- Mother sees child injured - A mother who was cycling home on
Friday last week saw her nine year old daughter running to meet her become
involved in a collision with a motorcycle combination. The child, Florence
Annie Lambert of 1 Elm Hill, Normandy received serious head and jaw injuries,
and after attention by Doctor R G Sterling, was taken by ambulance to the
Royal Surrey County Hospital and detained. The driver of the motorcycle,
Hector Macdonald Broadhead of Meadow Cottage, Flexford Road, Normandy was
unhurt.
- 1938 April 23rd
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- A 'Rural Ride' broadcast - Normandy people 'on the air' - The
voices of a number of Normandy people were heard 'over the air' in the
Regional programme on Wednesday when Mr S P B Mais in 'A Rural Ride reviewed'
conducted a re-exploration of the part of England associated with William
Cobbett.
- Listeners heard the proceedings in the Duke of Normandy Inn at Normandy,
and among those who took part were the landlord, Mr A G Goodwin, Mr J Petrie,
Normandy Park estate agent; the local commons keeper Mr J Yeomans; a Henley
Park shepherd - Mr Dart; a keeper - Mr 'Nobby' Clarke and Mr Mullard a
farm hand on the Henley Park estate. Miss P Goodwin, Mr Goodwin's daughter
was heard at the piano and the musical box in the private bar of the Inn
was heard several times.
- William Cobbett, author of the famous 'Rural Rides', and son of a Farnham
farmer and publican was born at the Jolly Farmer at Farnham. At one time
he lived at Normandy at what was then known as Normandy Farm, and now as
Normandy Manor House, the residence of Mr E S Hose.
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- Normandy Village Hall Committee to receive £30.3s.7d bequest
from non-existent Normandy Horticultural Society - [Report]
- 1938 April 30th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Letter - Normandy Village Hall
Sir - I am somewhat surprised at the account of the meeting in the Normandy
Village Hall on 19th April in as much that the result quoted is somewhat
misleading. While it is true that only seven voted against the motion,
it is equally true that the majority of those present failed to vote at
all: thus it was a conflict between minorities. The explanation is simple
- no coherent information was given as to the necessity or otherwise of
the meeting - or for that matter as to the principles at stake. Strange
to relate, the majority of people in Normandy, as elsewhere, do like to
know what they are voting for - or against!
Yours etc.,
Aasum'
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- Annual General Meeting of the Wyke, Normandy and Wanborough
Nursing Association held in Normandy Village Hall on Wednesday - [Report]
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- Possession order - Possession of a cottage and land occupied
by Mr Herbert E Bridger, Railway Lane, Normandy was claimed at Guildford
County Court on Thursday by Mr Joseph Folly of Ashford, Middlesex, who
was represented by Mr C Wright, Solicitor. Mr Bridger said that he had
not obeyed the notice to quit because he wanted to know what was to happen
to £25 which he had paid as a deposit at a time when he hoped to
buy the house. Mr Wright said that the £25 deposit almost exactly
covered the mesne profits due. An order was made for possession in 42 days,
and payment of costs.
- 1938 May 7th
Surrey Advertiser
- Normandy Gymkhana - organised by Normandy branch of the National
Conservative and Unionist Association at Westwood - [Report]
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- Cost of new Council Houses - It was decided at the meeting of
the Guildford Rural Council on Thursday to accept the following tenders
for the erection of six houses, and the construction of road works at Westwood
Lane, Normandy.
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Erection of six houses - R Butcher, 8 Worplesdon Road, Guildford
- £2,362 - construction of road works - E Johnson, Longmoor Road,
Liphook - £530.
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- A collision occurred at the cross roads near the Normandy village
Hall on Sunday between a motor car driven by Mr George Mullins of Corbie
Cottage, Station Road, Normandy and a motorcycle ridden by Mr Ernest Wort
of 6 Wyke Avenue, Ash. Miss Frances Smith of Witley was on the pillion
of the motorcycle and suffered severe bruises and abrasions. After being
attended by Dr Sterling of Ash, she returned home. Both vehicles were damaged.
- 1938 May 28th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- 112th Anniversary of Normandy Congregational Church - [Report]
- 1938 June 4th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Normandy residents' ARP post.
- Mr S N Jenkinson, chief air raid warden at Normandy has been appointed
Air Raids Precaution Officer at Loughborough, Leicestershire. Captain Teasdale
Turner, also a Normandy warden has been appointed ARP officer at Basingstoke.
The Normandy wardens met on Wednesday, and Mr L S Johnson was appointed
chief warden in Mr Jenkinsons' place.
1938 June 11th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Death of Mr Charles O Strologo - who gave 60 - 80 bus shelters to Surrey
in connection of Silver Jubilee of King George V.
- 1938 June 18th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- As usual the time of the Aldershot Tattoo, the lower Guildford - Aldershot
road passing through Normandy has been heavy with traffic. Here is an interesting
record of the number of motor coaches that have passed through Normandy
on this road on the way to the Tattoo last week - Wednesday - 113 : Thursday
- 118 : Friday - 167 : Saturday - 395. This week - Tuesday - 154 - Wednesday
- 215.
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- The death occurred in the Warren Road Hospital on Wednesday
after illness of fortnights' duration of Mrs Ellen Mayne, who lived with
her daughter, Mrs Avenell at Guildford Road, Normandy. Mrs Mayne was 80,
and had resided in Normandy for twenty years. The funeral is at Wyke Church
today (Saturday).
1938 July 9th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- A grass snake 2' 7" long was discovered in an outhouse at the
Duke of Normandy on Monday.
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- Members of the Duke of Normandy Darts Club which has completed a very
successful season enjoyed an outing to Southsea on Sunday. A party of 30
made the journey by motorcoach. Mr and Mrs A G Godwin and the club committee,
with the assistance of Mr C Gains (Honorary Secretary) Mr R Hannes (Captain)
was responsible for the arrangements.
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- Water is to be laid on to twenty cottages at Dolleys Hill, Normandy.
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- At Guildford Borough Police Court on Monday, Arthur Slaughter of Ashfield
Lodge Farm, Normandy was fined 5/- (5 shillings) for allowing a horse to
stray at Worplesdon Road, Guildford on May 5th.
1938 July
9th
Farnham Herald
Ash
- Proposed erection of 60 houses.
The Surveyor reported at Thursday's meeting (7 July 1938) of Guildford
Rural District Council that the Mid Wessex Water co. Had agreed to extend
their water mains to supply the new housing estate at Westwood Lane, Normandy
and the new housing estate at College Road, Ash where it was proposed to
erect 6 houses and 60 houses respectively, subject to a guarantee of £8
1s 6d per annum at Westwood Lane, and £24. 7s 1d at College Road
(continues)
1938 July 13 & 16th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Tennis Clubs' Finances
Chairman's speech at Annual Meeting
- (Long report)
1938 July 15th
Aldershot News
Ash
Ash Parish Council proposal that Ash and Tongham join Aldershot but Normandy
to be separate.
- Ash main drainage.
- 1938 July 23rd
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- British Legion Garden Fete at Orchard Dene
(Report)
- 1938 July 30th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- The Guildford Rural Council have with the sanction of the Minister
of Health agreed to a contract with Mr E Johnson for the construction of
roads at the Westwood Lane site, Normandy for £460.
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- Village Hall Finances - improved balance reported - (Report)
- 1938 August 6th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Death of Mr W Sewry (79) of Willey Green (Report)
- 1938 September 3rd
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Friends at the Duke of Normandy sent a wreath to the funeral of Mr
W Sewry of Willey Green which was reported last week.
1938 September 9th
Aldershot News
A fine of 20/- was imposed at Farnham Police Court on Thursday on Walter
George Emery of Cleygate Farm, Normandy for keeping two dogs without licences
at Normandy on August 3rd. Police Constable Harwood stated that when questioned
about the licences for the dogs, the defendant said he had an exemption
for the two dogs about six or seven years ago, and thought that still held
good. Witness pointed out to him that exemption had to be applied for annually.
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- Normandy sports meeting
Organised by local Unionists on Saturday at Normandy Park - (Report)
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- 1938 September 10th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Sports for children - Unionists Association successful event at Normandy
Park (Report)
- 1938 September 24th
Surrey Advertiser
Ash Parish Council
Resignation of Mr S N Jenkinson as member of the council.
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- The Normandy Village Hall Committee are arranging a programme of entertainment
for the winter. Billiards and snooker tournaments promise a good entry
and matches are also being arranged with neighbouring institutes. Interesting
evening classes including such subjects as folk dancing, 'keep fit', and
upholstery will again take place in the hall this winter.
- 1938 October 1st
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
Air Raid Precautions
- At the Village Hall, Normandy next Tuesday, Mr V C J Bridgeman will
speak on 'The preparation of gas proof room and the fitting and fixing
of gas masks.' Any person in Normandy who has not already received a gas
mask should apply to Mr A Milton, the Manor Bungalow.
1938 October 7th
Aldershot News
Normandy
Air raid precautions.
Some 1,200 respirators have been distributed in Normandy, but owing to
the general shortage of masks a few people are yet to be provided for.
They will be equipped it is hoped, shortly. Meanwhile, other branches of
ARP work are continuing steadily. Anti gas, first aid and home nursing
lectures have been arranged for the winter months, and the head Air Raid
Warden, Mr L S Johnson of Four Gables, Normandy, will be pleased to enrol
pupils. At the conclusion of a lecture in the Village Hall on Tuesday,
when Mrs V C J Bridgeman explained the method of preserving gas respirators,
and of the preparation of refuge rooms, to a company of between seventy
and eighty people, some fifteen people signified their intention to attend
the lectures.
- 1938 October 29th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Many Normandy residents attended an anti gas lecture by the Reverend
C L Bell of Wood Street in connection with air raid precautions at the
Village Hall, Normandy on Monday. These anti gas lectures are being given
weekly. Next meeting in a week's time will take place at the Church Room.
- 1938 November 5th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Slackening of Moral Standards - need for better men and women - MP's
speech at Fair to help Churchyard extension fund. - Sir John James opening
fair at Normandy Village Hall.
(Long Report)
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- The Mid Southern Utility Company are to erect a small electricity sub
station at Station Road, Normandy
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- An anti gas lecture in connection with Air Raid Precautions by the
Reverend C L Bell of Wood Street at the Church Room on Monday was attended
by about forty people. Next meeting in a week's time will take place at
the Normandy Village Hall.
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- On Tuesday evening Mr Farmey, Victoria Road, Aldershot, was cycling
at Normandy when he came into collision with a car at Dolly (?)
Hill. Mr Farmey's right ankle was fractured and he was taken by the Guildford
St John Ambulance to the Farnham Institute.
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- British Legion now has 102 members (Report)
- 1938 November 19th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Mr G T Harris has resigned the secretaryship of Normandy Village Hall
Committee. His position has been filled by Mr J Dunlop, Station Road, Normandy.
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- Over 130 Legion members and ex-servicemen attended village memorial
and service at Wyke Church on Sunday (Report)
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- 1938 November 26th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Horace Starkey, Bailes Farm, Normandy, was fined 5/- (5 shillings)
at Woking Police Court on Saturday for allowing a heifer to stray on to
the highway.
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- At Guildford Borough Police Court on Monday, Brian Pickford, The Hermitage,
Westwood Lane, Normandy was fined 10/- (10 shillings) inclusive with 1/-
costs for driving a motor car with no red rear light, with the rear index
number plate not illuminated at Aldershot Road, Guildford, and failing
to produce his certificate of insurance and his drivers' licence at the
same time and place. PC C J Harwood of the Surrey County Police, Normandy
said that the defendant failed to produce these which were quite in order,
until two days after the allotted time.
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- Motorcyclist on crutches in court - Car driver fined for lack
of care
- A motorcyclist used crutches, because of his injuries to his foot,
to walk into Farnham Police Court on Thursday, and gave evidence against
Amos Thompson of The Glen, Pirbright Road, Normandy, who pleaded not guilty
to a charge of driving a motor vehicle in a manner dangerous to the public
at Normandy on 1st November.
- He was found not guilty, but was convicted of careless driving, to
which he pleaded guilty and fined 5/- with 19/10d costs. He was disqualified
from driving until he had passed a further test.
- Stanley Farmery of Aldershot, the motorcyclist gave evidence that at
about 7.45pm he was travelling at about 10 -15 mph. He drew right into
the kerb. Not more than twelve feet away there appeared to him to be two
cars coming up the hill abreast. It was a matter of seconds before he was
struck, as there was not room for all the vehicles to get by. The car,
which was driven by defendant, occupied all witness' side of the road.
- Norman Henry Boylett of The Green, Pirbright, passenger in the motor
van overtaken by the defendant's car and Eric Thomas Wells of Wardens House,
Pirbright Road, Normandy, also gave evidence.
- PC Fry said that the road at the scene of the accident was twenty feet
wide. Defendant made a statement in which he said " When I had passed
the van I turned back to my near side, and then I saw the motorcycle hit
my offside running board. The motorcycle has eight feet to pass."
- Defendant gave evidence that he thought the van was stationary and
that he passed it with twelve feet allowance.
- Thomas Brazil of The Glen, Normandy, a passenger in defendant's car,
said the motorcyclist shot over the brow of the hill.
- Defendant was fined, as stated for careless driving
- 1938 December 3rd
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- A cyclist, Mr Percival Strickland of 3 Pirbright Road, Normandy lost
a number of teeth and received shock and facial injuries when he was cycling
to work at Normandy Park on Tuesday morning. At Dolleys Hill in the wind
and rain he was concerned in a collision with a milk delivery van belonging
to Mr Frederick Gilbert of Westwood Lane, Normandy, and was thrown from
his machine. He was taken home and attended by Doctor G N Granstoun of
Worplesdon
- 1938 December 10th
Surrey Advertiser
Ash
Normandy in the dark - a street lighting dilemma.
(Report)
1938 December 14th
Surrey Advertiser
- Problem of workers' unemployment - Debate in Normandy (Report)
1938 December 17th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- British Legion - successful smoking concert (Report)
- 1938 December 31st
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Double Wedding
Mr George Pine, fourth son of the late Mr and Mrs W Pine of Flexford Close
and Miss Lily Hartley, daughter of Mr and Mrs B Hartley of Elm Hill: and
Mr Richard Pine, youngest son and Miss Nancy Kathleen Eggar, niece of Mr
and Mrs Catchpole of Pirbright Road, Normandy.
(Report)
- 1939 Thursday January 12th
Surrey and Hants News
- Normandy
- Preserving Public Rights
- The footpath leading from the Manor House, Normandy to Henley Park
Road has, according to a report presented to Guildford Rural District Council,
been obstructed.
- The Highways Surveyor reported to the Council on Thursday that his
request to the owner to provide stiles at two points along the footpath
or remove the existing rails to enable the public to use the path without
obstruction had not been complied with.
- The Council decided that the owner, Mr C N Jenkinson, be given fourteen
days notice to remove the obstruction to the footpath or repair the stiles,
and that unless the notice is complied with within the period specified,
the Council will themselves remove.
1939 January 13th
Aldershot News
Normandy Boy Scouts annual meeting. (Report)
- 1939 February 4th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- The Guildford Rural Council is not objecting to the erection of a small
electricity sub station in Station Road.
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- A course of lectures under the auspices of the British Red Cross Society
and given by Dr J K Milligan of Guildford each Tuesday evening at the Village
Hall are receiving encouraging support. 45 persons are now attending the
lectures, at which demonstrations in bandaging are given by the Surrey
/ 59 (Worplesdon) detachment of the Society
1939 February 11th
Farnham Herald
- Ash
Sewage Disposal at Ash
The Surveyor reported to a meeting of Guildford Rural District Council
on Thursday (9 February 1939) on a complaint from Thames Conservancy relative
to an offensive discharge of sewage from the Council's cesspool disposal
site at South Wyke Farm, Ash. He had, he stated, met the Chief Inspector
from the Thames Conservancy on the site and agreed to extend the area in
the hope that the nuisance complained of would be abated. It was decided
that the Thames Conservancy be notified of the action taken.
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- Obstruction of Footpath
At Thursdays (9 February) meeting of Guildford Rural District Council it
was reported that notice had been served upon Mr S N Jenkinson (formerly
a member of Ash Parish Council) for the removal of the obstruction to the
footpath and the repair of the stiles on FP No 8 leading from Manor House,
Normandy to Henley Park Road. The matter was referred back to the Highways
Committee in the light of recent correspondence.
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- Death of Mr George Harbour (64), Christmas Pie Lane after fall
from horse drawn vehicle - leg amputated
1939 February
26th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- Married in Rhodesia - Former member of Guildford Scout Group
- Mr Stanley Frank Summers, son of the late Mr C W Summers and Mrs Summers
of Sunthorpe, Normandy was married in Southern Rhodesia on 7 January. (Report)
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- Alleged detention of tools - Normandy man's action fails - At
Farnham County Court (Friday) before His Honour Judge Barnard Lailey KC,
Herbert Ernest Bridger and Ellen Mary Hobden of 2 Osborne Cottages, Normandy
Hill, Normandy for £10 damages for detention of goods and their return. (Report)
1939 March 10th
Aldershot News
Guildford Rural Council
Footpaths at Normandy. The Highways Surveyor reported that Mr S N Jenkinson
had now repaired one of the stiles on the footpath leading from The Manor
House Normandy, to Henley Park Road, and he had been given an assurance
that the second stile on the right of way would also be repaired
- 1939 March 11th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- A fine of 5/- (5 shillings) was imposed by Woking magistrates on Saturday
on Elsie Summerville of 67 Wyke Avenue, Normandy for riding a bicycle without
a front light at Worplesdon on 17 February.
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- Cricket Club Annual Meeting - (Long
report)
1939 March 11th
Farnham Herald
- Ash
Council House Rents
Westwood Lane, Normandy
3 bedroom non parlour - 8/- [8 shillings] per week
4 bedroom parlour - 9/6 per week
3 bedroom non parlour convertible - 8/- per week
4 bedroom non parlour convertible - 9/6 per week
2 bedroom non parlour convertible - 6/6 per week
1939
March 25th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- At Guildford County Court yesterday (Friday) George Cooper of Westwood
Farm, Normandy was fined 5/- for being in charge of a motor lorry without
a rear light at Cranleigh on 28 February.
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- Lesson from the crisis - Address at League of Nations Union
Meeting - Annual meeting of local branch in Parish Room on Monday -
(Report)
- 1939 Thursday March 16th
Surrey and Hants News
- Normandy
- Funeral of Mr Samuel Inkpen, Sunthorpe, Westwood Lane, Normandy
- 1939April 1st
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- A series of lectures under the auspices of the British Red Cross Society
and conducted by Dr J K Milligan at the Village Hall, Normandy has now
concluded, and an examination will take place next Tuesday. The attendance
at each lecture numbered nearly fifty.
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- Luckily unhurt through overturned in his Austin 7 car, Mr Frederick
Carpenter of The Bakery, Normandy resumed his work a few minutes after
a collision on the Guildford - Aldershot road on Friday last week. The
other car was driven by Mr Charles Bookham, a motor driving instructor
of the Standard of England, Ash Vale. Mr Carpenter's car was spun completely
round and finished up on its side.
1939 April 1st
Farnham Herald
Ash
- Sewerage promised 34 years ago.
Charity Accounts - Wyke Poor Allotment Charity for 1938
Fire protection arrangements for Normandy
[no details provided]
1939
April 7th
Aldershot News
Guildford Rural Council
More Normandy houses. The General Purposes Committee recommended that the
council erect six houses on the existing housing site at Westwood Lane,
Normandy, to meet the agricultural needs for Normandy, and the Surveyor
be instructed to prepare plans for submission to the Ministry of Health.
The Council agreed.
- 1939 April 8th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- It is proposed to erect six more Council houses in Westwood Lane, Normandy
to meet agricultural needs.
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- The Guildford Rural Council are proposing to make clearance orders
in respect of land 2 Deedmans Cottages, Willey Green and two semi-detached
bungalows at Willey Green, Normandy
1939 April 8th
Farnham Herald
- Ash
Council and 'The Rest' - home of A E Durbridge offer on 1 & 2 Westwood
Farm Cottages.
Progress on new houses in Westwood Lane
[no details provided]
1939
April 11th
Surrey Advertiser?
Wyke and Normandy; dance at village hall.
Obituary of Mr A Chant
1939 April 15th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- The funeral took place at Wyke Church on Tuesday (Canon C J Tapsfield,
vicar officiating) of Miss Susan Shipley who for five years had been in
the service of Mrs L J Coussmaker at Westwood, Normandy. Her death occurred
rather suddenly in hospital the previous Wednesday.
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- Wedding Easter Monday - of Miss Violet Grace Woodman only daughter
of Mr and Mrs H E Woodman of Ramhurst, Flexford Close, Normandy and Mr
Noah Chambers, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Chambers of Erith.
- 1939 April 22nd
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- The late Mr Albert Chant of Whitchurt, Normandy died, aged 51 on Tuesday
11 April - Funeral at Wyke Church on Saturday 15 April. - (Report)
- 1939 April 29
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- John Leonard Avis, 27 Moorlands Road (= Morland
Road?) Aldershot was fined 20/- (20
shillings = £1) at Farnham Police Court on Thursday for
stealing wire netting value 17/-, the property of Edwin Ramsey Moody of
Normandy.
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- Mr Reginald Sydney Summers, youngest son of the late Mr G W Summers
and of Mrs Summers of Sunthorpe, Normandy was married at Tacket Street
Congregational Church, Ipswich on Easter Monday to Miss Ruby Gladys Hall,
second daughter of Mr S Hall of Harvey Street, Ipswich. - (Report
and photo)
- 1939 May 6th
Surrey Advertiser
Wyke & Normandy
- The six new Council cottages in Westwood Lane are to be called Walden
Cottages, the title name of the site being Walden Farm.
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- Ex servicemen between the ages of 45 and 55 and desirous of joining
the National Defence Company are asked to get in touch with the Secretary,
Normandy British Legion Branch, Mr T James.
- 1939 Thursday May 11th
Surrey and Hants News
- Bombs at Normandy
- Two high explosive 'bombs' were dropped on Normandy near the war memorial
on Wednesday of last week, when ARP exercises were held. The 'explosion'
blocked the main Aldershot - Guildford road, and five residents were 'injured'.
- The village hall was fitted out as a casualty clearing hospital. Some
'casualties' were taken home by commandeered cars, others conveyed to a
hospital in a lorry, and several received treatment at the village hall.
Among others who took part were the ARP wardens, under Mr L S Johnson (head
warden), members of the British Red Cross and the County Police.
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- Normandy
- Screen for Cathedral
- Normandy parish has raised £200 to provide the screen for the
new cathedral. This was disclosed to the Bishop when he paid a pastoral
visit to the Parish Council on Tuesday of last week. Prior to the service
the Vicar (Canon C J Tapsfield) entertained about sixty parishioners to
tea at the Vicarage. It is estimated that about 150 subscribed to the gift.
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- Normandy
- A fire which broke out about 2.15am on Tuesday destroyed a four roomed
bungalow - The Nook, Westwood Lane, Normandy - the residence of James Roland
Bentley. The outbreak was discovered by Mr Bentley, the occupant of the
cottage, and Aldershot Fire Brigade were soon in attendance.
- 1939 May 13th
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