On my visit to Sutton's Allotments I was shown around by a villager whose allotment experiences began with patches of clay that cracked in summer and flooded in winter, but several years on has grown an abundance of vegetables and tasty fruits.
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On moving to Sutton, joining the cricket club and the building of the pavillion.
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Memories of the one legged milking stool... I kid you not.
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Remembering the Burystead, Sutton Station and life after the '14 war
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A longstanding villager remembers amazing and funny stories of farming life in Sutton, this one recalls the antics of a local bull.
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Posted in Stories, Places, History on Aug 11th, 2009 No Comments »
The story of when the Archaeology Group discovered a Bronze Age Burial Urn after several years of patient digging - its not like Indian Jones...
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Posted in Stories, People on Aug 5th, 2009 No Comments »
We hear a story about playing a trick on someone in the church and another person who fell off the roof of the church and survived thanks to the lead roofing...
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Life in a small village - everyone knows everything...
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Posted in Stories, People on Aug 4th, 2009 No Comments »
When some families have lived here fore several generations people joke that it takes many decades to become a Suttonian.
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Posted in Stories, Places, Water on Aug 4th, 2009 No Comments »
The fens are defined by water, drains, rivers and ditches and combined with being very flat it can be disorienting...
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