Private William Nicholas Stephens Aged 28 The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Born 1888 son of Stephen and Harriet Stephens, of 1 Pear Tree Row, Callington. (Pear tree bungalows Well Street.) Died: Monday 18 September 1916 (aged 28) ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE Enlisted at Dartmouth, Devon Died of wounds, Flanders, Interred Etaples Military Cemetery, […]
The names of those on our war memorialPrivate John Garfield Doney Aged 21 The London Regiment.Son of William & Martha Doney, Wagmuggle. Read more Private Thomas Drew Aged 29 The Somerset Light InfantrySon of Mr & Mrs William Drew from Pensilva Read more Private Percy Jenkin Aged 22 The Duke of Cornwall’sLight Infantry. Before enlisting, […]
South Hill Football team 1967? Top row: Dick Reynolds, Dave Hurn? Malcolm Prout, Charlie Gliden, Phil Ridgman, Kevin Batten, Tom Shovel, Colin Dawe, John Ede. Bottom row: John Waring, Brian Pengelly, Mike Stephens, Peter Coombe, Bill Budge.
So, we’re back into the Christmas season again, and one that might prove just a little different from recent years. As I write this article I have yet to see the 2019 John Lewis TV advert, or indeed any promise that it will arrive this year (a quick scan of their website is remarkably lacking […]
The three words that can save your life – so ran the BBC news headline that recently caught my eye. Reading through the corresponding article I learned of a group of friends who had got lost in a forest on a dark wet night. They had no idea where they were and so, finding a […]
So, another quirky news article headline catches my eye – “How smart car technology could help you sleep” (Lifestyle section of The Guardian, 24 February). The article speaks about a new development by engineers at Ford, the car-maker. They have adapted the Lane-Keeping technology that can be found in many new cars so that it […]
Roll of Honour Servicemen from South Hill Parish who died in the two world wars 1914-18 and 1939-45 Private John Garfield Doney Aged 21 The London Regiment. Son of William & Martha Doney, Wagmuggle. Private Thomas Drew Aged 29 The Somerset Light Infantry Son of Mr and Mrs William Drew from Pensilva Private Percy Jenkin […]
The Christmas season is upon us. Have you ever heard people say that Christmas is really for the children? I think the implication is that as we get older the fascination and excitement about Christmas somewhat dies down – we tend not to view it in the same way that we once did. When I […]
Church Matters There are times when I’m intrigued by the lives of well-known personalities. So often they can be seen to be achieving so much in their lives, and yet at times there emerges the frailties that they can suffer in their more private moments. There can be no doubting the influence and success that […]
I’ve recently read a fascinating book called “Why We Sleep” by Matthew Walker. The book is an International Bestseller and has the subtitle “The New Science of Sleep and Dreams.” As might be deduced from the subtitle, Matthew Walker is a Sleep Scientist and has been scientifically investigating sleep for many, many years. Although the […]