The Chawton Heritage Society has allowed their "memories, recollections and anecdotes of the people of Chawton" to be made public for the benefit of the village and as a way of preserving the village history.
The files in this area are encoded in MP3 format and you can listen to the recollections of the 1900's to the year 2000 by clicking on play button to the left of each player.
Note that there is about 10 hours of audio in this area. If you have a download manager, you may need to disable it to correctly listen to these files.
Tony Day's Introduction
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Robin Pink and Tom Pink
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Robert Knight
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Ken Grace
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Joyce Kemp
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Jack Colston
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Millicent Tripp and Cicely Gerlach
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David Whitaker
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Annie Charlton and Ruth Thomas
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Frank Benham
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Pam Watts and Maureen Pink
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Peter Gannon
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Ian and Meik McNaughton
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John Cleaver
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The files in this area are the copyright of the Chawton Heritage Society and we would like to thank Tony Day for his approval for publishing the files on this site and his work in preserving the village history.
If you would like to participate in other Chawton Heritage Society events or have other historical information, please contact Tony Day, his details are listed in the village contacts section
Pub car park - parking changes
Tuesday, 27 March 2007 22:40
Ongoing parking problems within the village have resulted in additional measures being introduced to the Greyfriar's pub car park - by the introduction of wheel clamping
Peter Whitehead, publican at the Greyfriar explains the reasons for this change.
Farringdon residents Lorraine Mills and David Williams had their 15 minutes of fame when they took part in the BBC Gardener of the Year 2006 competition.
Lorraine entered the competition last summer and after a barrage of horticultural questions and a visit from the BBC found herself in the final.
A unique opportunity to visit a wide variety of gardens in this historic village, including the newly restored gardens of Chawton House, once the home of Jane Austen’s brother, and the Jane Austen’s House Garden. In addition up to fifteen other charming and varied village gardens, large and small.
Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th June, from 1pm - 5.30pm
Tickets may be purchased on the day at the village hall - £5 Adults - Accompanied Children Free
We will start mid morning from the entrance to Chawton House drive, with lunch at the Greyfriar before the second half of our 11 mile walk. It is a fun day out, good exercise too, and a chance to meet your fellow villagers. Nearer the date I will confirm...
Councillor David Parkinson has resigned as Leader of East Hampshire District Council. Deputy Leader Councillor Patrick Burridge takes over as Acting Leader immediately.
Councillor Parkinson
The creator of a brand new sport for wheelchair users says he believes he has a big hit on his hands.
Inventor Gary Byrne says his new game, Wheelchair Laser Tag - a paintball-style combat
Worrying about exam results, concerned they won't be as good as you hope or wondering if they may be better than you expected and not sure what to do next? Don't worry - help is at hand from
Volunteering can teach valuable skills, provide job satisfaction and improve employment prospects - that's the message from an East Hampshire organisation looking to recruit more volunteers.
Do you really know whats going on in the village ?
The Chawton Heritage Society has allowed their "memories, recollections and anecdotes of the people of Chawton" to be made public for the benefit of the village and as a way of preserving the village history.
Ongoing parking problems within the village have resulted in additional measures being introduced to the Greyfriar's pub car park - by the introduction of wheel clamping
Farringdon residents Lorraine Mills and David Williams had their 15 minutes of fame when they took part in the BBC Gardener of the Year 2006 competition.
