We have received the following email from Mr Sadler:

I have just been giving a thought to the Village with its old lead pump and Institute together with other features that form part of my memories, having lived in the village during the war years.  

I was resident in the village from  the date of my birth, 1931 until I left work at Manor Farm to join the Police Service in 1958.

I have a lot of memories tucked away in my mind of days that used to be.
         
I have a Special Interest in the Village since my Dad was drowned near Jervaulx Abbey along with a colleague of his when I was only five years of age.

This email has only been sent to wish all the residents of the Village a

VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS