Lest Willingale Forget: Sunday 3 August & Monday 4 August 2014

Friends of St. Andrews

& All Saints Church

  

Lest Willingale Forget.

It is important not to forget the debt we owe those who gave their lives for us in the World Wars. As an act of commemoration and remembrance of the outbreak of the Great War the Friends of St Andrews and Willingale Community Archive ask you to come along to St Andrews and spend some time in reflection.

Sunday 3^rd August between 2 and 5 pm

or Monday 4^th August between 10 and 3 pm

Please come to St Andrews,

 light a candle

and lay a flower as a mark of respect.

Rosemary represents remembrance, whilst white lilies represent purity and sweetness  or you could choose a flower from your garden.

There will also be an interesting display on those Willingale men who lost their lives. Over the last year Brian Rew has been researching the names and history of these gallant men and if you know of any relatives or have any other information please contact us.

Willingale Community Archive Project

Willingale Community Archive Project celebrates three years' work with an open afternoon at the Village Hall.  Sunday 9 June, 2.00 to 5.00pm

Willingale: Community Archive Project

The village of Willingale has secured a Heritage Lottery Grant to investigate its history and create an archive. I attended the Launch Day’ of the ‘Willingale Community Archive Project’ last Sunday (18th July). On display at the Village Hall were numerous old photographs and postcards of the parishes of Willingale Doe and Willingale Spain, a copy of the Parish Register on microfiche and films depicting Willingale’s past. Many came to the event. The three-year project aims to collect and converse the memories of Willingale and provide the community with easy access to this wealth of information. The organisers tell me that as part of the HLF deal an Education Pack will be produced and a Project website will be created. This site will follow progress with interest.

For more on the ‘Willingale Community Archive Project’ go to http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/essex-chronicle-chelmsford-uk/mi_8117/is_20100708/community-news/ai_n54357617/pg_5/ and http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:DauJJlKSkoQJ:www.hlf.org.uk/aboutus/decisionmakers/Documents/04BoardApril2010.pdf+willingale+community+archive&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk