VE Day reflections from Abbeyfield, Wendover
‘Thank God, that’s over. Now perhaps we’ll get some bloody equipment,’ bellowed our Colonel (in the Far East) when the armistice was signed. Of course we didn’t. It took ages…
Posts by Jane Larkham
Manor Waste on VE Day
Rosemary Allard posted this photo on the Wendover Memories UK facebook page shortly before VE-75. People were thrilled to identify family and friends: Joe: I just saw my great grandmother!…
Bonfire on the rec
Mary Matthews uploaded this photo to the Wendover Memories UK Facebook page shortly before VE-75. Do you recognise anyone? A VE Day bonfire was held on the rec, aka, Castle…
VE parade in Princes Street, Edinburgh
On VE Day in 1945 I was at College in Edinburgh. In the evening, I went with my friends on to Princes Street, which was crowded with people wandering back…
Neasden to Buckingham Palace
I was sixteen in 1945, living at home in Neasden. A group of my friends called on me on the morning of VE Day to go up to London, but…
VE 75 celebrations in Wendover
We were still in lockdown but with scientific certainty we were reassured that staying 2 metres apart outdoors we could at least wave to one another over the garden fence…
Thank you NHS and other key workers
Keyworker support on show around Wendover. If you would like to add a photo to this selection, please send it to editor@wendovernews.co.uk.
Local Face: Ted Oates
Ted Oates was Local Face in January 2020
Dunkirk and Ted Oates
As many as possible of the remaining World War 2 Dunkirk veterans were interviewed for stories by Josh Levine who was researching for his book Dunkirk (2011). Ted Oates of…
General Election Hustings, Wendover 2019
On Tuesday 3 December Churches Together in Wendover organised a Hustings in St Mary’s Church, Wendover HP22 6NL, for the General Election 2019. Rev Sally Moring, vicar of Wendover, introduced…
