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  • Historic Policing in Thundersley and Hadleigh 19/05/2019 A very informative and enjoyable talk; mind you, he did admit the main reason for the cape was to keep...
  • Hadleigh Fire Station during World War II 15/05/2019 My father Alan Knevett was 15 at the time and narrowly escaped injury when the flying bomb hit in November...
  • Barge: The ‘Hadleigh Castle’ 11/05/2019 Hi Robert, I don't have a picture for you but there is a bit of information about Joseph Mallett in...
  • Frederick Wanstall 24/04/2019 Mr Wanstall was an inspirational maths teacher and taught me in the 1970s at King John school. I remember his...
  • Growing up in Hadleigh in 1920s and 1930s 05/04/2019 My name is Keith and I used to live in Castle Lane, in the flats. I remember the Esso garage...
  • Historic Policing in Thundersley and Hadleigh 31/03/2019 Hello, Can anyone remember who was based in the Police station in Hadleigh in 1944? Was having a discussion with...
  • History of Hadleigh School 19/03/2019 I started at Hadleigh Primary in 1957 with Miss Benewith and the sand pit!! I also remember Mrs Mathias. This...
  • History of Hadleigh School 18/03/2019 Anyone remember Mr Grother the headmaster in the 70s - or Mrs Smith? Fond memories of many teachers - I...
  • Hadleigh Doctors Remembered 18/03/2019 I remember Dr John McGladdery, he was/is? such a calmly spoken and friendly doctor. I was always getting some sort...
  • History of Hadleigh School 07/03/2019 I was at Hadleigh School between 1947 and 1953. I also remember Miss Benewith as a kind reception teacher, and...
  • Formerly Howards Dairies 01/03/2019 I was Trainee Manager for Unigate in 1964 and was sent to do my training with Howard's Dairies, one of...
  • Wheelers Rest and Packham Brothers Motor Garage 01/03/2019 Is that what became Hilltop Garage? I used to own that but sold it on to the current owner. {Ed:...
  • Cross Farm, M Horder & Co 16/02/2019 I used to see trucks in the mid 80's with Cross Farm meat supplies written on them, were they the...
  • Daws Heath 13/02/2019 {Ed: Good afternoon, SF; the archive editors have met many happy residents of Daws Heath. Though we do not provide...
  • Hidden Buildings Next to Hadleigh Reservoir? 13/02/2019 Yes, it was a maize maze, I designed and created it, with help from various staff and volunteers from Hadleigh...
  • Daws Heath 09/02/2019 hello there - we have moved frok London and looking to buying a house on Bramble road - is this...
  • Worried about your library closing? 05/02/2019 We heard the Essex Library representative at the recent drop-in say that Leigh Library is our nearest community Library; but...
  • Worried about your library closing? 24/01/2019 There is a more detailed view of the survey on our sister site at https://bit.ly/2Sdojxy
  • Be A Part Of The 2012 Olympic Legacy 15/01/2019 Great memories and group still going strong. I think the runners now meet at Hadleigh Cricket Club if anyone is...
  • Hadleigh Doctors Remembered 15/01/2019 Yes, I remember Dr Rough quite well, very nice man. I was friends with his son Clive and regularly used...
  • Who built Solbys House? 13/01/2019 This is so interesting. My great-grandfather was John H. Burrows who bequeathed the house and property to the town. My...
  • WW2 Pathfinder Force 05/01/2019 Thanks, that was most interesting.
  • C. S. Wiggins – the early days 30/12/2018 I'm Andrew Wiggins daughter; he changed his name to Kim Straker and he didn't die in America, it was Southend....
  • Mornington Crescent Hadleigh 27/12/2018 Very interesting piece about planning permission to Rochford District Council Re Sinclair Rd. I might be wrong but I was...
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  • Historic Policing in Thundersley and Hadleigh

    29/03/2019
    Including the famous 19th century cloak; our famous speaker was arrayed in his 1880 model ...

  • Hadleigh Hall - a request for help

    22/03/2019
    My great grandmother, Elizabeth Kemp if I remember rightly, bought “Hadleigh Hall‘ at the end ...

  • Hadleigh after the 1987 Hurricane

    21/03/2019
    On the night of 15th October 1987, Michael Fish, BBC weatherman,  had quashed rumours that ...

  • The History of Sayers Farm

    09/03/2019
    As one of the few remaining old buildings in Hadleigh, Sayers Farm House is of ...
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