Markington is a small village nestling in the Yorkshire dales between Harrogate and Ripon. It boasts a School, Church, Shop with Post Office, two Pubs and a lively and eclectic population.
Latest Parish Council minutes now posted.
The institute requires a new cleaner
If you fancy some part time work it is about 2 to 4 hours per week. Contact Claudia at wildrovers@tiscali.co.uk
or phone 676321
Heres two more Fred has sent taken in 1940 and 1941 together with his comments.
Mr Lancaster the village school headmaster is standing far left and dear Miss Whitehead seated far right.Indeed both were still alive in 1967 if my memory is correct.
The soldiers slept in a large hut on the left hand side of the village entering from White woods end and had a large tent on open ground immediately across the high street where they did their cooking and ate. .
During the bad winter of 1940/41 I remember so clearly watching Margaret Lockwood in The Lady Vanishes courtesy of an old two reel film projector in the village hall.Some of us used to have a bath night due to the kindness of a lady in the little shop on the right just past the village hall
