Prepare For The Invasion

 We are grateful to Dr. Gaynor Andrew for providing a copy of this World War II information leaflet.

Chapel-en-le-Frith in 1940

Our latest publication is a selection of photographs from the albums of Eric Young, formerly of Chapel-en-le-Frith.  The winter of 1939 / 1940 was one of the most severe on record and Eric Young's views show the town suffering from deep snow.  In the following summer, volunteers gathered on the cricket ground. We see photographs of air raid wardens, St.John's ambulancemen, nurses from the Red Cross and other orders and schoolchildren attending a large parade. The ambulances and mobile canteens operated by these organisations are also seen.

The booklet contains 24 pages and over 30 historic photographs. Price £2.00 from History Society meetings or £3.00 including postage from 34 Yeardsley Lane, Furness Vale, High Peak, Derbyshire SK23 7PN.  A Kindle edition is available from Amazon  http://amzn.to/1bJwJUP price £2.00

1940 Volunteers

   The air raid wardens of Chapel-en-le-Frith 

I Vow To Thee Thy Country

Twenty one young men went away to war and never returned.  Their names appear on the War Memorial in Furness Vale and this book tells their story.  Their war records and where possible,  personal backgrounds have been carefully researched by Rowena Clarke for publication by the History Society.  

This volume is now available as an electronic book from Amazon Kindle:

bit.ly/IVowToTheeMyCountry 

A print version is in preparation and will soon be available for purchase. 

Jim Mycock

The school photograph in the following Furness Vale School topic was provided by Joanna Carr and includes her grandfather Colin Mycock.

Joanna had been carrying out some family history research and looking at a collection of photographs and letters. A number of these concerned Jim Mycock and are in the possession of her Great Uncle. Jim's brother Harold, was Joanna's Great Grandfather. The Mycocks lived at Long Row, Buxton Road in Furness Vale. Harold was born in 1889 and Jim in 1891.

Jim was killed in the battle of the Somme on 16th October 1916. He was serving with the 11th Cheshires. He is commemmorated on the memorial tablet which came from the Methodist Chapel and at the Thiepval Memorial in France.


Joannah has provided a number of photographs, letters and documents concerning Jim Mycock and copies of these are now in the History Society archives and may be vied on request. A few are reproduced below.

 

James Mycock, a studio photograph

 

James with his fiancee, Ida Jodrell of Fernilee.

National registration card

 

Official notification of death

Letter of sympathy from his friend Douglas Shirt (also of Furness Vale)

The Guernsey Evacuees

Members will recall the fascinating talk earlier this year by Gillian Mawson on the subject of The Guernsey Evacuees.  Gillian now has a web site on this subject which includes a fascinating diary which is updated daily on the life in 1940 of an evacuee in Stockport.
http://guernseyevacuees.wordpress.com