In 1986, a Conservation Area was established in the centre of Geldeston, offering added protection to its buildings, walls, hedges … More
Tag: History*
St Michael’s Church, Geldeston
Some Notes, Part 1. The first named priest of St Michael’s Church was Richard Abel, appointed in the early 14th … More
Goodbye Hello …
The Tidings website closed on 31 January 2022. In existence since early 2019, it never attracted enough visitors to warrant … More
1966: Village School closes
“Oldest primary school in the district closes” wrote the Beccles & Bungay Journal half a century ago. Due to close … More
A Trip back in Time
A Chronology of Ellingham & Kirby Cane (2019) Studying old documents local historian Jo Gooderham has been able to extract … More
Stockton. Historical Notes
Looking though old papers, I came across this account of the smallest parish in the Waveney Group which, in times … More
The British Legion
HADDISCOE BRANCH (1936-2007) The Haddiscoe branch was set up in 1936 at a meeting hosted in the library of Haddiscoe … More
Remembrance Sunday, 10 November 2019
Joint service for the Waveney Group of parishes, St Mary’s church, Ellingham at 10 am. — Tidings, November 2019 — … More
A Geldeston Miscellany 