West Tytherley & Frenchmoor

Our community in beautiful Hampshire

You are welcome in West Tytherley; Hampshire's best kept secret.

OUR VILLAGE SHOP - USE IT OR LOSE IT!!!

Richard Gribble has written his final report as the (retiring) chairman of the village shop management committee. It makes for grim reading. The shop pages have details of the forthcoming AGM and a copy of the annual accounts for the year ending Jan 2010. Please read his report and if possible come to the AGM. remember, a round trip to Tesco for something you forgot will cost you 4 litres of fuel and an hour of your day.

The Tytherley Ten Kilometre Run

The 2010 Results are here

Links for 10k run poster and entry forms

Safari Supper ... Wine Tasting ...

More details on the Village Hall page.

We received this request from Carol Handy:

Dear Sirs,

I previously wrote to you last month regarding the ‘This is Your Life’ book I am writing for my father, Brian Baker, for his surprise 60th birthday in June.  I received a helpful response from Andy Bowditch regarding a neighbouring farmer but was now wondering whether anyone could shed some light on the farmer that my father worked for.

My father, along with John Bonney and Pete Larner worked for Rex Allen at Warren Farm, West Tytherley from 1966 to 1969.  I am particularly interested in trying to find out the following facts:

Is anyone able to give me a good idea of Rex Allen’s character and personality?

Does anyone recall Olwyn who was a housekeeper at Warren Farm and who later went on to marry Rex Allen?

My father and John Bonney rented a room in the village from a Mrs Allen (no relation to Rex Allen), whom I know had a daughter called Mavis.  Is anyone able to tell me a little more about these people?

Are there any photos of West Tytherley from the 1960’s/70’s?

If anyone can help, even with the smallest pieces of information it would be extremely appreciated.

Kind regards
Carol Handy

If anyone has any information please forward to: carol@home-accounts.co.uk

West Tytherley War memorial

Robin Garrett is researching the background of the men from the village who lost their lives in the two world wars and whose names are commemorated in St Peter's. Their names are as follows:

WW1: John Baugh, William Bristow, William Chalker, Ernest Clevereley, Alfred Cummins, Frederick Dyer, George Edwards, Walter James Elkins, William Holman, Ernest Kendall, Alfred Longsdon, William Mouland, George Noyce, Samuel Paulett, Arthur Pragnell, Ernest Pragnell, Gilbert Pragnell, Frederick Read, George Stone, Lewis Webb and Charles Whitehorn

WW2: Grant Singer, Bruce Stranack, Stanley Knight and Leslie Paul.

If you have any information about any of these men or their families, Robin would be delighted to hear from you. His aim is to complete his research before Remembrance Sunday 2010. He will be placing the draft results of his research in St Peter's over the Benefice History Weekend.