SOUTHERY THE LAST 50 YEARS
THE 50s
1950
Top row L-R: - Jean Osler, Margaret
Galloway, Joan Porter, Elsie Flack, Pam Legge, and Margaret Brown. Second
row: - Ann Thornton, Diane Robertson, Olga Osler, Rosemary Macrow, and
Elizabeth Ollington. Third row: - Joy Feltwell, Doreen
Whitehand, Jennifer Durrent, Brenda Shelton, and Sylvia Hudson.
Fourth row: - Lionel Bennett, Reg Feltwell, Ethel Ship, Daphney Mission,
Shirley Wilden, Jean Benneson, Mary Shinn, Jennifer Cage, Marlene Kightley,
Jose Whitehand, Brenda Reed, Peter Barrow, Alf Day. Bottom row: -Tom Savage,
Terence Murfit, Brian Nixon, Jeff Wilden, Norman Thompson, Richard Cook,
Conway Langlay, Jeff Cuthbert, Ett Savage, Brian Porter.
1951
The first Carnival was held this year on the South field; we
had not got a playing field. Barbara Kelly opened it and the first sliced
bread came into the village from Thornhills bakery at Littleport, supplied
by Bells Bakery who had not got a slicer at this
time.
School 1951, I will be adding names later when I have them.
Brownies 1951, I will be adding names later when I have them.
Shirley Wilden, Elsie Osler, Rose Flack, Connie Addison, Rene Osler, and Daphne Barrow.
Mary Shin, Ella Youngs, Mary Chapman, Mary Holman, Evelyn Misin.
1952
Queen Elizabeth II 1952-
This picture is taken from down the School playground looking up to the main road, with the large old house in the background which as gone now and Arthur Dunnetts shop to it's left. Children in the picture are from left to right Reg Feltwell, David Starling, John Bradley, Brian (Issy) Misin, Cyril Hodson, Derek Clark, Walter Webb, Roger Burton, and Eric Cornwell.
Jean Coe, Janet Barns, Betty Cuthbert, Ethel Shipp, Phllis Cousins, Josie Whitehand, Shiley Dent, Brenda Shelton, Joy Feltwell, Dapne Misin, Kath Osler, Maureen Brown, Eva Smith, Maureen Judkins, Janet Legge.
Brian Cage, Ronnie Holman, Harry Feltell, John Winters, Adrian Misin,
Mike Bunyan, Ted Murfett, Donny Hodson, Dennis Youngs.
Teacher Mrs. Bartholamew.
Back Row L-R: - Mr. Long, Mr. Heygate (School attendance
officer), Taffy Jones, Bottom Row L-R: - Mrs. Register, Mrs. Feltwell,
(Headmaster) Mr. Bartholamew, Mrs. Bartholamew, (School Secretary) Mrs.
Smith who's husband had the cobblers shop.
1953
Carnation celebrations
at Holmans North Field. ? Bell, Owen Whitehand, Peter Thornton.
1954
The opening of Southery Playing field. Mrs.
F.Bates and Mrs. A.J.Thornton.
1955
WALTER WILLIAM BENTON (Chub) Landlord of the SHIP INN at POPPYLOT.16.11.1955 STANLEY PEASE Landlord of the SHIP INN at POPPYLOT.
The Cabin Boys
George Reeve. Percy Flecther. Bert Wildin. Norman Fincham. Nip Lee
Brian Olser. Derek Feltwell. Maurice Porter
1956
Mr. D Weldon started his mill down Sedge Fen.
1957
This Fire range was common in the fens up till now.
1958
Beet ceased to be delivered by 'Barge' at the end of the 1958 campaign. Prior to this Wissington had 3 diesel tugs, HILGAY, LITTLEPORT and WISSINGTON and 24 steel barges each of 20 tons capacity .
07.05.1958 CECIL EDWARD TAYLOR Landlord of the SHIP INN at POPPYLOT.
1959
October 23
FENS' £8m FLOOD SHIELD TAKES SHAPE
First stage of a giant drainage scheme, designed to protect 400,000 acres of Fen from flooding, has now been completed. It is to be opened by the Duke of Edinburgh. The whole scheme, which is the biggest drainage operation to be carried out in this country. It has been planned to cope with floods greater than any yet experienced. The new drainage enterprise, the Great Ouse Protection Scheme, which will be completed in 1963, is likely to put an end to that recurrent hazard in Fenland farming.
The first stage, which as cost £3.5 million, as involved the cutting of a flood relief channel, 11 miles long, roughly parallel to the tidal River Ouse, from Denver to a point just south of King's Lynn, where it connects with the river. This is controlled by sluices at both ends and at times of high tide it will be used as a reservoir for the floodwater coming in from the east. These will be released into the Ouse as the tide falls.
The channel has a storage capacity of 2,100 million gallons. Nearly 11.5 million cubic yards of soil was dug up in the making of this gigantic furrow and that has resulted in the loss of about 400 acres of farming land. The second stage of the protection plan was started two years ago and should be finished next year. It consists of widening and deepening the River Ouse from Denver to a point just south of Ely, a distance of 19 miles.
06.05.1959 PERCY EDWARD RUSH brewery rep.( later to be an Area Manager ) Landlord of the SHIP INN at POPPYLOT.
House closed 1959 according to S&P documentation.However S&P (Ely ) wrote to the Thetford Licensing Justices 07.01.1964 stating, ` Since sale of intoxicants at the above having ceased some considerable time ago, the house closed and the licence is not being made use of elsewhere, we now wish to voluntarily surrender the licence'. In spite of this request the last licence for the house was issued 5th February 1964
Says Mr. Walter Attesey, who has been farming
since1926 at Southery: "I have now built a new bungalow, a thing
I dare not do three years ago. "In addition, it is a big help to
be able to buy manures and seed at this time of year. Until this scheme
came along, we could not risk buying until the danger period had passed."
At this present time, the black soil on which we grows Sugar Beet, Potatoes
and Chicory, is in peak condition. The people who are really interested
in the Fens, particularly those who get their livings from it, are welcoming
this scheme. It will give us security we never had before.
Mr. J. H. Copsey, Campsey Farm, and Southery,
who has been farming the Fen for 40 years, and remembers floods as far
back as 1912, echoed his sentiments. "We have been in danger of flooding
for as long as I can recall," "If the scheme removes that fear,
it will be well worth while."
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