Neil Rees
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Nostalgia: The story of Eskdale Avenue in Chesham (opens the original)
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Eskdale Avenue in Chesham is well-known for its trees. It was originally two roads which met and became one. This is the story… In the nineteenth century, Chesham started to grow out along Berkhampstead Road, and from the 1870s this area became known as New Town. After the Metropolitan Railway came to Chesham in 1889, this was a popular area to live because it was within walking distance of the new station. A pub had existed in the area since 1843, called the Jolly Sportsman, owned by Nash (late
Nostalgia - 2026 has been hot, but let's look back at the 1976 heatwave (opens the original)
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Summer 2026 may have broken temperature records, but it is more bearable than the summer of 1976 was 50 years ago. This is the story… The longest continuous heatwave in living memory was in 1976, when there was a hot sweltering summer across Britain from June 23 to August 27. In some places it was over 32 Centigrade (90 F) every day from June 23 to July 7, and there was no rain at all for ten weeks. On July 3, water rationing was brought in as reservoirs and rivers dried up. In 1976 schools did
Henry Allen Nursery â Amershamâs surprising link to the United States (opens the original)
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Following on from Neil Reesâ article last week, about the links between Bucks and the USA, here is another article to commemorate the 250-year anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence on 4 July 2026. During the first two years of WWII, the USA pursued a policy of neutrality. On 7 December 1941, this all changed when Japan launched a devastating attack on Americaâs Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbour and forced the USA into the war. In February 1942, General Eaker of the USA Air For
Nostalgia: Some of the links between Buckinghamshire and USA (opens the original)
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THE American Declaration of Independence was signed 250 years ago on July 4, 1776. Although across the other side of the Atlantic, our area has many links with the USA. This article explains some of them. A barn at Jordans purports to be built from timbers from the Mayflower ship which took Puritans to America in 1620, which stems from a claim made in a book called “The Last of the Mayflower” by Rendel Harris first published in 1920. About 1668 William Penn had a Christian conversion experience
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