The Friendship Club meet on the last Friday of the month at Leverton Leisure Centre unless otherwise advertised.
Friday 26th August 2011 – Visit to the Mayor’s Parlour to view the towns regalia. Time to be arranged.
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Church Hall reopened
We are pleased to announce our Church Hall is now back in use after the fire. We would like to thank everyone for their support in coming to our coffee mornings in the Church during these last… Continue reading
Boston May Fair saw the return of the Swifts soaring in the sky with their scream- like call. Later some could be seen flying across the marsh here at Leverton. Reed Warbler once again returned to the reeds in the… Continue reading
The following are extacts from a narrative by Mrs Goldsmith who was 95 years of age at the time of interview. She was resident in Leverton as a child, and as a young lady.
Her notes, to which she contributed practically all of her life, give an insight into the lives of the ordinary families during the early 1900s; their trials, hardships, and their sadness and grieving with also the more enjoyable moments in what could be a very humdrum kind of existence. Some happier moments were brought about by the kindnesses shown by some employers of the day.
Particularly poignant are the entries concerning the grinding depression of the 1930s when there were very few jobs and very little money coming into the home to put food on the family table. Also the despair sometimes felt during the dark days of both the First and Second World Wars.
I realise not all these events concern the village of Leverton though they are true events and were applicable to all the surrounding villages, neighbourhoods and people. This is our history and it concerns everyone, and I am sure many of our (most certainly older) readers will feel empathy with these extracts and will find them interesting and informative. Alan
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