Aspenden
Death of Lady Lushington
The death of Lady Lushington, wife of Sir Arthur Lushington, of The Hermitage, Melton, Suffolk, and Lord of the Manor of Aspenden, near Buntingford, occurred in a nursing home at Ipswich, on May 7th.
There are five memorial windows to the Lushington family in Aspenden Church.
The Great Strike
Nation Calm and Confident
Gradual Re-Commencement of Railway Services.
The Prime Minister's Messages.
A comprehensive survey of the strike shows the following salient features:
An important part of the business of the Country is held up.
The services of power and light are adequately maintained.
The supplies of food and fuel are sufficient to maintain the life of the Country for several weeks.
The distribution of milk is being regularly carried forward.
The Nation remains calm and confident.
The great strike, which commenced on Monday night, has affected the whole country, and in many parts buiness is at a standstill.
As far as Buntingford and district is concerned inconvenience has been caused to those whose employment is in the city. A large number of food lorries have passed through the town. There are no trains or busses, and the only mails are as follows:
Delivery - 7am.
Delivery - 11am.
Depatch - 10.15 a.m.
Despatch - 4.45 p.m.
A number of men of the Herts. and Beds. Regt., who have recently returned from India, were re-called to Bedford on Tuesday, and were conveyed in cars by Captain H.H. Williams and Mr J. Thwaites of Aspenden. The outgoing mails are being conveyed daily to Ware by Mr H.C. Marshall.
PRIME MINISTER'S MESSAGES
The Prime Minister's messages to the nation are as follows:
"Keep steady. Remember that peace on earth comes to men of good-will."
In yesterday's issue of the British Gazette the Prime Minister's message was:
"Constitutional Government is being attacked. Let all good citizens, whose livelihood and labour have thus been put in peril, bear with fortitude and patience the hardships with which they have been so suddenly confronted.
Stand behind the Government who are doing their part, confident that you will co-operate in the measure they have undertaken to preserve the liberites and privileges of the people of these Islands. The Laws of England are the people's birthright. The Laws are in your keeping. You have made Parliament their guardian. The General Strike is a challenge to Parliament, and is the road to anarchy and ruin."
STRIKE ITEMS
Milk was conveyed to Buntingford Station from the various farms, and later taken by motor lorry to London.
Large consignments of vegetables for the London Markets passed through Buntingford on Tuesday and Wednesday night.
A ford van, loaded with bacon, passed through Buntingford yesterday. So loaded was the van, that two sides of bacon were laid across the bonnet.
Owners of wireless sets have shown hospitality to persons wishing to hear the news. Mr F. White has installed a loud speaker in his shop, and Mr H. Clarke has opened his office a to [sic] number who have heard the news bulletins at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m., and 7 p.m.
To the Editor, Buntingford Gazette
Wake Up Aspenden
Dear Sir,
"Lest we Forget" is the motto for November 11th. Is it possible that the men from Aspenden who lost their lives in the War are forgotten?
The Aspenden War Memorial was subscribed to by (I think I may say) every person in the village, and the day of the unveiling nearly every person in the village was present.
Yet on Armistice Day, 1926, the memorial and the men whose names are inscribed thereon appear to be forgotten, except by less than a dozen people who attended the service held on that day. Is it because there is a more spectacular service elsewhere, or is there a little ill feeling?
Whatever the cause, our memorial is still there was the names of 21 heroes, some whose names are on no other memorials. They did their bit - let the people of Aspenden do likewise.
Yours respectfully,
J.C. Neale.
School House, Aspenden, 17th Nov., 1926.
Aspenden
Parish Council
On the 27th ult., a Parish Council meeting was held at Aspenden School.
Captain H.H. Williams, the vice-chairman, was in the chair, and there were also present, Messrs. F. Camp, F. Crouch and J. Boniwell (clerk).
The main business was the receiving of the rents from the allotment holders, who attended for this object.
A precept was drawn on the Overseers to defray the cost of street lighting for the current half-year ending March 31st next.
A small cheque for 5s. 6d. was drawn for payment of tithe.
There were no further agenda items.