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NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Bucknell and Bedstone Parish council
will be held in Bucknell Memorial Hall at 7.30pm on
Tuesday 2nd
December 2008.
All are welcomed to attend.
For minutes of the previous meeting see link above.
THE STEDMANS OF
CORVEDALE REUNION
For some
years now descendents of the Stedmans of the Corvedale have
corresponded from around the world and shared information on
their family tree. On 1st and 2nd August
they gathered at Bucknell from all over the UK and from as far
away as Australia, to meet each other at last, at a reunion
kindly organised by one of their cousins, Sandra Lee.
Some
of the Stedman descendants enjoying an evening meal at the
Baron of Beef
They had a chance to investigate some family homes, including
the White House in Aston Munslow, where Stedmans have lived
since the 1500s, and ‘The Hall’, Bucknell where some of
their
ancestors lived more recently in Victorian times, where they
were treated to a marvellous tea by Christine Price. They
were
fascinating to see the Stedman initials branded into the old
wooden surrounds of the kitchen range, to imagine their
lives in Bucknell and the area as evidenced in so many
resources, and to find their graves in St Mary’s graveyard.
During their gathering they agreed to set up a website for
their
family history research, which they will shortly be
advertising, and hope that other Stedman relatives will join
them in what they have found to be a fascinating journey of
discovery.
Back
row, left to right
Mary Pearson, Barbara Durant (Australia), Stephen Lee,
Michaela Stedman (Australia), Ruth O’Dea (Australia),
Margaret Byfield (Australia), Tom O’Dea (Australia), Darryl
Byfield (Australia), Chris Evans (Wales)
Sandra Lee has
produced a book about the Stedman family. A few copies
remain but there will probably be a reprint very soon. They
cost £15.50 each, plus postage, and are in full colour
throughout. Contact the web master for further
details.
THE REEVES
HILL WIND TURBINES
The Stonewall Hill
and Reeves Hill Conservation Group has been set up to
co-ordinate actions and protect the tranquillity of
Stonewall and Reeves hill which are under threat from wind
power station developers.
Image produced from the Ordnance Survey
Get-a-map service. Image reproduced with kind permission of
Ordnance Survey and
Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.
Further
information can be found
here also details of the proposal
can be found
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