Biddestone History in the Broadsheet
Biddestone People
John Alston (obit) February 2021
Basil and Phyllis Bye (obit) Feb 2021
Geoffrey Beswick (obit) Feb 2016
Brian Braine AKA Baba (obit) p8 Deb 2015
Eleanor Anderson (obit) grew up in Canada April 2014
Toby Bruce driving to Iceland in a Morris Minor Oct 2015
Chris Draper’s painting on a first class stamp – May 2014
Tony Emery 90th birthday July/August 2020
Andy Ewen moving to Bristol Winter 2020-21
Doreen Gingell (obit)
Ernie Gingell (obit) November 2019 + Ernie’s war story not published
Terry Greenwood (obit) Feb 2016
Valeria Hazelwood (obit) May 2020
Olive Heywood 100th birthday Feb 2021 (Friends with the Gingells)
Patricia Humphreys (obit) Oct 2020
Libby and John Kingcome April 2013 (obits); Benches for Libby and John in the churchyard Dec 2013/Jan 2014
Mary Mullens memories as she moves to Bristol Nov 2018
Chris Miller(obit) April 2019
Audrey Kirby Smith (obit) p10
Linda Lobl-Smith organising family wedding in the village Sept 2019
Richard and Florence Smith golden wedding, 3 Cuttle Lane, Oct 2018
Pat Stephens (obit) p4 Nov 2015
Brian Tuck, former Biddestone postman (obit) March 2016
Loenora Zipfel Sept 2019 full article, May 2020 colour photo, memories p 15 June 2016
Place and events
Biddestone Arms redevelopment – April 2020
Biddestone Manor by Rosie Harris – May 2019
The Butts Conservation Dec 2019 – Jan 2020
The Butts Conservation Report – Winter 2020
Cricket- The first Biddestone – Cricket Club
Fete – Moonshine the Donkey – June 2020
Fete – historic photos from Graham Priest – June 2020
Field that surround us by Graham Priest – Oct 2019
Filming – Christmas Candle – April 2013
Filming – Agatha Raisin – Dec/Jan 2015
Floods in Slaughterford and Ford – Feb 2021
General store, Corner House – photo as general store, cover May 2016 and Colin Chamberlain p15, letter from Andy Granger p11 June 2016
Hartham sticke tennis – April 2015
Jubilee Tea Party – July 2012
Little Challows by Graham priest – August 2017
Little Challows adopted by PCC and tree felling poem by Graham Priest May 2019
Memories of Biddestone 1966 – Dec 1976 by Mike Godfrey (3 pages) April 2014
Mountjoy Farm See Leonora Zipfel
School – Memories of Biddestone C of E School by Gwendolin Tuck – July 2014
School – Biddestone School 1918 Feb 2019
School – School photo 1952 with story p2 Feb 2015
Slaughterford Saunter – walk around historic sites March 2020
Church, St Nicholas Biddestone – benches for Libby and John Kingcome in the churchyard Dec 2013/Jan 2014
Church, St Nicholas Biddestone – bellcote and weather vane – Feb 2018
Church, St Nicholas Biddestone – new path Sept 2019
Church, St Nicholas Biddestone – Victorian congregation p15 April 2013
Snow- village in snow photo gallery – March 2019
Village Hall – April 2020
WI centenary celebration Oct 2015 (can we name everyone in photo?)
Copies of “Biddestone, A Peaceful Wiltshire Village by Graham Priest were donated to the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre in Chippenham