Felling Soldiers Injured or Killed in World War One

C. H. Howes
Wounded

J. W. Taylor
Wounded

Corp. P. Humble
Wounded

Lce Cpl J. Humble
Wounded

Lce Corpl Jos Thompson
Wounded

Pte Daniel Lawler
Wounded

Pte David Jones
Wounded

Pte Frank Smith
Wounded

Pte George Jackson
Killed

Pte J. Cairns
Wounded

Pte J. Avery
Wounded

Pte J.M. Lightfoot
Killed

Pte John Ditchburn
Wounded

Pte M. Sugden
Wounded

Pte P. Mongomery
Wounded

Pte T. Irving
Wounded

Pte Thomas Tait
Died

Sgt Fred Stewart
Wounded

Sgt Joseph Lightfoot
Wounded

Sgt William Taylor
Wounded

Felling Park Spooktacular

Felling Park's first Spooktacular at 

Halloween 2017

The Friends of Felling Park and Town Centre, a small team of local volunteers, are in the course of bringing back Felling Park to the showpiece that it was, back in its heyday, when it had a large team of professional gardeners at its disposal. The first main event to which the public were invited is the Spooktacular held on 31st October 2017

And it can now be reported that it was a magnificent success, very well supported by the folk of Felling

This is the final preparation of several week's work for the evening event which started at 5.30pm. The biggest job was putting in place the strings of lights that were stretched from tree to tree throughout the park.They were intended to twinkle for the few hours of the event but their batteries were made of stern stuff and twinkled on for more than a further week

Some of the team of support workers

Pics of the event

John Gibson was the event's impresario that led a strong team of dedicated volunteers headed by

Charley Rutland

This occasion which will make it into the annals of The Felling's history, is, perhaps, this immediate locality's most significant in the past decade of centuries (a millennium by any other name). It must, and will almost certainly, become an annual event.

The Boy Scouts, The Girl Guides,The Oldest Story in The World

This topic is not local history but this is the only blog I write and I wanted to write on the subject described above. If I was to justify it, the only two long term live-in relationships I've ever had were with Felling lasses. When I "scouted", as boys do, these were the lasses who"guided" me.
It was back in 1967, when I joined a new company I heard the branch manager say to a member of staff that the oldest story in the world, going back to the fictional Adam & Eve, is that in the development of a heterosexual relationship the bloke does the 'scouting' and the girl, if responsive, does the 'guiding'.
When I heard it, I liked it and there have been only rare occasions in my life when it was appropriate to say it... if indeed I ever did. I can't remember..but I've never forgot the expression. I liked it then, and still do. Why am I writing about it now, you're entitled to wonder?
Well, it popped into my head and, as one does nowadays, I googled it and was astounded to find that this concept is not mentioned anywhere on the internet.
Now I know that times have changed. Back then the boy did make the running and the girl responded whereas, quite rightly in these enlightened times, it is perfectly normal for the girl to take the initiative, should she wish. Nevertheless, I'm surprised that it doesn't come up on google..that no one, such as on relationship forums, has ever used this expression.
Well, several days after I press the 'publish' button on this blog I'd be very surprised if it doesn't come up on google. And if so, though this blog has only limited spread on the internet, some people 'hearing' it for the first time may be like me and like it and store it somewhere in their brain and use it. Indeed, I've not looked but I'm sure there'll be forums out there where folk discuss relationships and that would be a good place to throw it into the mix.
Let's see...