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Unsorted photographs

These photographs come from the old Helmdon website but never appeared on any of its pages, or their page has since gone. Most were saved without a caption, so some of the descriptions below are our best guess.

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People

David and Denise Powell at a Christmas party
David and Denise Powell at a Christmas party
Audrey Forgham
Audrey Forgham
Audrey Harwood, 2002
Audrey Harwood, 2002
Councillor Ross Vicars
Councillor Ross Vicars
Jean Spendlove, 2003
Jean Spendlove, 2003
Jenny with a medal
Jenny with a medal
Miles Garner, 2017
Miles Garner, 2017
PC Gez Shillito, the local police officer
PC Gez Shillito, the local police officer
Police community support officers in Helmdon
Police community support officers in Helmdon
Suzanne Bourne, police community support officer
Suzanne Bourne, police community support officer
Richard with his dog on a night walk
Richard with his dog on a night walk
Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Vanessa Vicars
Vanessa Vicars
Lyndsey reading in church
Lyndsey reading in church
Wilf Forgham, 2003
Wilf Forgham, 2003
Ian Kinghorn
Ian Kinghorn
Ian Kinghorn, July 2005
Ian Kinghorn, July 2005
Ian Kinghorn in Miami, 2006
Ian Kinghorn in Miami, 2006
Ian Kinghorn in Miami, 2006
Ian Kinghorn in Miami, 2006

Places and buildings

Church Street sign
Church Street sign
Church Street, looking out of the village
Church Street, looking out of the village
St Mary Magdalene church
St Mary Magdalene church
St Mary Magdalene church
St Mary Magdalene church
St Mary Magdalene church tower
St Mary Magdalene church tower
Doddridge Chapel, Northampton
Doddridge Chapel, Northampton
Farmland near Helmdon
Farmland near Helmdon
Old photograph: farming with horses
Old photograph: farming with horses
Footpath sign to Astwell
Footpath sign to Astwell
Footpath sign to Astwell
Footpath sign to Astwell
The war memorial cross
The war memorial cross
The war memorial cross
The war memorial cross
The memorial green in spring
The memorial green in spring
Mulberry Cottage
Mulberry Cottage
The pump garden
The pump garden
The Reading Room
The Reading Room
The Reading Room, Church Street
The Reading Room, Church Street
The Reading Room (black and white)
The Reading Room (black and white)
The school buildings
The school buildings
The viaduct
The viaduct
The viaduct (panorama)
The viaduct (panorama)
The viaduct
The viaduct
The viaduct
The viaduct
Wappenham Road
Wappenham Road
Welsh Road
Welsh Road
The path along the old railway
The path along the old railway
Postcard of the Careg Ddu dam, Elan Valley – perhaps from an outing or talk
Postcard of the Careg Ddu dam, Elan Valley – perhaps from an outing or talk
A cathedral nave (Peterborough?), probably on an outing
A cathedral nave (Peterborough?), probably on an outing
A round bench in a field (two views) – a memorial or jubilee bench?
A round bench in a field (two views) – a memorial or jubilee bench?
A stone house (picture from a 2013 notice)
A stone house (picture from a 2013 notice)
A stone house with dormer windows, Wappenham Road
A stone house with dormer windows, Wappenham Road
A stone house with dormer windows, Wappenham Road
A stone house with dormer windows, Wappenham Road
A stone house with dormer windows, Wappenham Road
A stone house with dormer windows, Wappenham Road
A stone house with dormer windows, Wappenham Road
A stone house with dormer windows, Wappenham Road
Inscription on a church bell cast by Taylor
Inscription on a church bell cast by Taylor
A field with a bench
A field with a bench
A farmhouse (from the old Village Trail pages)
A farmhouse (from the old Village Trail pages)
Helmdon Brook after clearing (the wildlife area)
Helmdon Brook after clearing (the wildlife area)
Helmdon Brook before clearing (the wildlife area)
Helmdon Brook before clearing (the wildlife area)

Village events and groups

Church Christmas bazaar
Church Christmas bazaar
Christmas lights on a house
Christmas lights on a house
A parish council meeting, 2003
A parish council meeting, 2003
A parish council meeting, July 2003
A parish council meeting, July 2003
A parish council meeting
A parish council meeting
A school class
A school class
Tiny Tots playgroup
Tiny Tots playgroup
Under-fives group in the church
Under-fives group in the church
A group visit to HMS Victory
A group visit to HMS Victory
Women's Club silly sports
Women's Club silly sports
A WEA meeting
A WEA meeting
Bridge Players Christmas show, 2013
Bridge Players Christmas show, 2013
The bridge reopened
The bridge reopened
The bridge reopened
The bridge reopened
Jeffs coaches, December 2015
Jeffs coaches, December 2015
Pony rides at a village event
Pony rides at a village event
Women's Club cricket team
Women's Club cricket team
Women's Club float for the VE Day anniversary
Women's Club float for the VE Day anniversary
Women's Club, May 2003
Women's Club, May 2003
A garden party on a patio, probably the Fellowship
A garden party on a patio, probably the Fellowship
Three women in Georgian costume at an evening event
Three women in Georgian costume at an evening event
Father Christmas at a Christmas party
Father Christmas at a Christmas party
An art exhibition in the church
An art exhibition in the church
A photographic exhibition
A photographic exhibition
Tea at a coffee morning, probably the Fellowship
Tea at a coffee morning, probably the Fellowship
A garden coffee morning, probably the Fellowship
A garden coffee morning, probably the Fellowship
Father Christmas at a Christmas lunch
Father Christmas at a Christmas lunch
Three women with dolls in a cottage sitting room
Three women with dolls in a cottage sitting room
Planting beside a new bench by a stone wall – perhaps for a jubilee
Planting beside a new bench by a stone wall – perhaps for a jubilee
A women's Christmas dinner, perhaps the Women's Club
A women's Christmas dinner, perhaps the Women's Club
A lute player – perhaps publicity for a concert in the church
A lute player – perhaps publicity for a concert in the church
A supper in the church, perhaps a Friends of the Church event
A supper in the church, perhaps a Friends of the Church event
Musicians performing in the church at night
Musicians performing in the church at night
Talking with the Rector at the church door
Talking with the Rector at the church door
A drinks reception in the Reading Room
A drinks reception in the Reading Room
Looking at old photographs and documents laid out on a table
Looking at old photographs and documents laid out on a table
An advent window with the number 2 and a snowflake
An advent window with the number 2 and a snowflake

Posters, notices and publications

Website award plaque: Helmdon village website of the month, March 2002
Website award plaque: Helmdon village website of the month, March 2002
Cover of the WEA booklet "Aspects of Helmdon"
Cover of the WEA booklet "Aspects of Helmdon"
Wild flower drawings (bee orchid, dog rose), probably from "Aspects of Helmdon"
Wild flower drawings (bee orchid, dog rose), probably from "Aspects of Helmdon"
Cover of "Helmdon: A Millennium Celebration" (1999)
Cover of "Helmdon: A Millennium Celebration" (1999)
"No Turbines" campaign poster
"No Turbines" campaign poster
"Say no to wind turbines" sign
"Say no to wind turbines" sign
Coffee morning on a patio (picture from a 2013 notice)
Coffee morning on a patio (picture from a 2013 notice)
Poster: coffee morning to celebrate the royal baby, Friday 9 August 2013, at Acres End
Poster: coffee morning to celebrate the royal baby, Friday 9 August 2013, at Acres End
Poster: "The Snow Queen", touring theatre with Helmdon Presents, early 2015
Poster: "The Snow Queen", touring theatre with Helmdon Presents, early 2015
A garden coffee morning (picture from a 2016 notice)
A garden coffee morning (picture from a 2016 notice)
Poster: Messy Church, Friday 6 April 2018
Poster: Messy Church, Friday 6 April 2018
Parish Council Planning Committee agenda, 29 August 2017
Parish Council Planning Committee agenda, 29 August 2017
Poster: Acorns "Big Food & Drink Quiz", Saturday 3 March 2018, Reading Rooms
Poster: Acorns "Big Food & Drink Quiz", Saturday 3 March 2018, Reading Rooms
Sketch of hatched road markings at the Station Road junction (a parish council highways item)
Sketch of hatched road markings at the Station Road junction (a parish council highways item)
The old helmdon.com home page, about 2002
The old helmdon.com home page, about 2002
Poster: "Bag2School is back!" collection at the school, Tuesday 23 January
Poster: "Bag2School is back!" collection at the school, Tuesday 23 January

The old website’s home-page banners

Narrow strips of village views that ran across the top of the old home page.

Aerial view
Aerial view
Astwell pond
Astwell pond
The church
The church
The churchyard
The churchyard
Helmdon from Astwell
Helmdon from Astwell
Priory Farm
Priory Farm
The pub
The pub
The Reading Room
The Reading Room
The school
The school
"Welcome to Helmdon": sheep below the viaduct
"Welcome to Helmdon": sheep below the viaduct
The war memorial
The war memorial
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Researched and written by Helmdon Local History Group volunteers. We do our best, but we can sometimes get things wrong. Corrections and additions are welcome.