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ORWELL ANNUAL QUIZ
ORWELL ANNUAL QUIZ
organised by The Friends of St Andrew's Church
Timeline for Orwell
Timeline for Orwell
Are these dates correct?
AN ORWELL 2020 HARVEST CELEBRATION
AN ORWELL 2020 HARVEST CELEBRATION
The Colours of Harvest, displayed in the porch of Orwell Methodist Chapel
Link to the spreadsheet
Link to the spreadsheet
Will of Elizabeth Farchild 1615
Will of Elizabeth Farchild 1615
"I give to them that ringe at my buriall five shillings eight pence"
Will of Richard Boston 1508
Will of Richard Boston 1508
Drop-in Lent Lunches
Drop-in Lent Lunches
Provided by the Orwell Churches
BIN COLLECTION DATES 2020
BIN COLLECTION DATES 2020
Orwell Antique & Vintage Fair
Orwell Antique & Vintage Fair
The Orwell Annual New Year's Day walk 2018
The Orwell Annual New Year's Day walk 2018
The Wimpole/Arrington War Memorial
The Wimpole/Arrington War Memorial
Orwell Ancestors featured in the Wills on Orwell Past & Present
Orwell Ancestors featured in the Wills on Orwell Past & Present
A letter from Heather Bellamy about all the Orwell connections she has discovered.
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The Wimpole/Arrington War Memorial
The Wimpole/Arrington War Memorial
Detailed information and photographs of those named on the Wimpole and...
By Steve Odell
On 21/02/2021
Orwell Church of England Endowed School
Orwell Church of England Endowed School
The school founded by Dr John Colbatch in 1743
There is a very detailed website dealing with all aspects of education through...
By David Miller
On 21/02/2021
Steam Contracting in Orwell
Steam Contracting in Orwell
An Article by Clive Flack
Clive also wrote about the Flack family business for an earlier website which...
By David Miller
On 21/02/2021
The Chequers
The Chequers
The chequered history of Orwell's sole surving public house
is it true that the pub had a three legged pig and is buried in the car park ?...
By lewis waldock
On 21/02/2021
Coprolite mining in Orwell
Coprolite mining in Orwell
Effects of mining on the village
In 1862 Christopher Roads took a 21 year lease on Malton Farm from Christ...
By Clive Flack
On 21/02/2021
Childhood in Orwell in 1940s and 1950s
Childhood in Orwell in 1940s and 1950s
i have just read this wonderful account, which has so much detail it took me...
By Vivien Constable
On 21/02/2021
Orwell Men and Women in the two World Wars
Orwell Men and Women in the two World Wars
Family details of each man, mainly from the 1911 Census.
Alfred Ernest Miller born 1900 was my Grandfather.  He served in the RAF...
By Louise Dunlop
On 21/02/2021
A Footballing Victory
A Footballing Victory
But I can't remember which competition this was!
back row Dave Cook   from row middle :Arnie Leader and front right: John...
By Gavin Goates
On 31/03/2020
A Footballing Victory
A Footballing Victory
But I can't remember which competition this was!
Dave Cook back room left Arnie Leader...
By Gavin Goates
On 31/03/2020
The Woolaway Bungalows
The Woolaway Bungalows
Two survivors in Orwell of the Government's answer to the post-war housing shortage
my father had a woolaway bungalow built in the early 1960s it is now for sale...
By stephen gutteridge
On 31/03/2020
The Butcher's Shop
The Butcher's Shop
By Michael Braysher
Michael used to provide our meat at The Bungalow Café for the 10 years we...
By Susan Joyce
On 05/08/2016
School days
School days
By Claire Neville
I remember Mrs Maddox, she was also around in The Petersfield School in the...
By Susan Joyce
On 05/08/2016