Description

Summary: Collection of memorabilia relating to Aldbourne dating from 1920-2002. Collection includes (i) 'Comrades of the Great War', details of meetings of the committee from 12.4.1920 - 2.1.1925; (ii) Details of Billard Room - Aldbourne Committee Meetings from 2.3.1925-8.1.1926; (iii) Membership card - Headquarters - The Billiard Room - C. Palmer - 1960-1961; (iv) Aldbourne Volunteer Fire Brigade - Captain's Order Book from January 1925 to June 1927; (v) Ledger of Customer Accounts, 1932-1952; (vi) British Legion Aldbourne and Baydon Branch Committee Minutes - General Meetings 1956-1972; (vii) British Legion Aldbourne and Baydon Branch Committee Meetings Minutes 1957-1972; (viii) Service of Memorial sheet for William Brown at St. Michael's Church, Aldbourne, 2nd May 1953; (ix) Aldbourne, Wilts., Silver Jubilee Celebrations - 6th May 1935 - Programme to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V; (x) Aldbourne, Wilts., Victory Celebrations - 8th June 1946 - Programme to commemorate Victory in WWII; (xi) Coronation 1953, Aldbourne Celebrations June 2nd - Programme to commemorate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth; (xii) 'The 1977 Silver Jubilee', Sounvenir Programme presented by the Aldbourne Silver Jubilee Committee to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth; (xiii) 'The Queen's Golden Jubilee' 2002 - A Souvenir Programme to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth: Aldbourne Parish Council; (xiv) 'The Bell Inn at Aldbourne' - The history from 1902, with newspaper cutting and copy of photograph of Barney West, the last landlord of the Bell Inn before it closed down, c. 1960's; (xv) Programme of events and entertainment - 'The Roaring Twenties' - Aldbourne Festival 1990'; (xvi) Leaflet - 'St. Michael's Church, Aldbourne', including history of the church, church plate and bells; (xvii) Article in 'Take a Break' magazine, 25 January 2001, Issue 4, p.p.7-9 'Mrs Barrett's History of the World'. Aldbourne resident and former Carnival Queen in 1934. Relates to the history of the Aldbourne Carnival.; (xviii) British Legion Committee Meeting Minutes 11th November 1932 - 27th October 1948; (xix) Aldbourne Fire Station Duty Log Book June 1950 - February 1952; (xx) Folder with Minutes of Aldbourne Carnival Committee 1984-85 - 1987-88; (xxi) Folder recording the Aldbourne Carnivals of 1989 and 1990, includes newscuttings, minutes of the committee meetings and a section of 'odds and ends' from the 1898 and 1990 carnival and previous carnivals; (xxii) Newscutting and performers instructions for the Aldbourne Methodist Youth Club attending the annual Methodist Youth Clubs display at the Royal Albert Hall in May 1975.