This will belonging to William Alvye gives an interesting insight into what life was like back in 1567 Read More
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Residents in Woodborough are putting together plans to commemorate the anniversary of a plane crash that took place in the skies above the village 50 years ago this month. Two Provost jets collided above Woodborough while taking part in a training exercise on the morning of Thursday, May 26, 1966. Debris showered down over the […]Read More
Now that we have lost the Post Office it is becoming difficult to remember that Woodborough was once a village with local facilities, with shops and traders, writes David Bagley. In the first half of the 19th century the population grew rapidly (500 to 900) with framework knitting providing an alternative to farming but then […]Read More
In view of the ongoing controversy about the wind turbine on Bank Hill it is perhaps worth remembering that a similar, though smaller structure, was a familiar and well accepted sight in Lingwood Lane for over 70 years, writes David Bagley of Woodborough Heritage. Public supply of piped water was only brought to Woodborough in […]Read More
