25 Years
Woodhall Farm in Hemel Hempstead went back thousands of years in time for a special event.

Cavemen and prehistoric women could be seen in the neighbourhood but the residents did not seem too concerned.

Closer inspection revealed that the cavemen and women were in fact pupils from Brockswood Junior School taking part in a fancy dress procession during the school fête.

The best-dressed junior was Richard Pearce and the winner among the infants was Lewis Plummer.

Among the attractions at the fête were a dancing display by school pupils, pony rides and a disco dancing competition.

The fair was expected to have raised about £200 for the school.

Mouldy Edam cheese and a milk bottle containing bits and pieces that looked like debris from a building site, were the subject of complaints to Dacorum District Council's Health Committee.

Members agreed that proceedings should be taken under the Food Act.

The Marines came to Hemel Hempstead but there was no cause for alarm.

The Royal Marines unarmed combat team was in town to give a display at Adeyfield School's summer fayre.

Also appearing were the members of the Chaulden Modern Rhythmic Gym Club.

One of the most popular events at the fête were the victims in the stocks.

The day raised about £800 for the parent-teacher association funds.

50 years
What a wonderful party! It was the seventh party organised by the Chesham, Wycombe and Tring Co-operative Society for old people and was held in Victoria Hall, Tring.

More than 290 guests, all over 70 years of age, were transported by coach to and from the hall.

Everyone who attended had a great time as the society's Tring Educational Committee laid on a programme of music by the Salvation Army Band.

The programme also included many musical items by children.
It was a first-class show enjoyed by all who attended thanks to the society and the many voluntary helpers who combined to give them such a happy time.

A machine for 'tin crushing' was invented by scouts at the District Scout Camp held at Phasel's Wood near Kings Langley recently.

The idea behind this successful camp, attended by more than 100 scouts, was to train the boys to adapt themselves to conditions where they used only materials available at the camping site.

As a result this highly ingenious method of disposing empty,
bulky tins was very acceptable.

More than £50 was raised in Apsley recently at the Parish Church's annual gift day.

The Vicar of Apsley, the Rev JH Dominey, sat in the High Street
collecting from passers-by and later in the church porch.
Mrs Dominey told The Gazette that this figure was "more
than expected."


100 years ago
Good progress was being made with the arrangements for the flower show in the Bury Grounds.

Mr Tom Drake had accepted the invitation of the committee to join them and he had already interested himself in the programme which will again be of a novel character.

Mr J Steptoe the Hon. Sec to the committee had already received special subscriptions towards the prize-fund.

The adult members of the Parish Church Choir had an enjoyable outing to Windsor. The journey was undertaken by brake and the drive afforded much pleasure.

A meeting for the Friendly Societies' Hospital Fund took place and satisfactory progress was reported with regards to the
arrangements for the demonstrations and collections.

It was decided to have the annual parade with piano-organs on August 15, to have a comic cricket match on August 22 and to have a house-to-house collection on August 29.

Those persons who proposed competing for the valuable money prizes offered at the Hemel Hempstead Horse Show needed to note that it is being held on August Bank Holiday and participants were reminded that entries close Tuesday next.