Page 27 - Life in Langham 1914-1919
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A stiff upper lip - The choir and the Sunday school
The choir – on duty as usual
THE CHURCH CHOIR annual supper, to which were invited the bell ringers,
churchwardens, sidesmen, and all Church workers, was held on Friday … in the “Noel
Arms” club room, where upwards of sixty sat down to an ample spread … The company
then adjourned to the Institute, where dancing and various games were indulged in until
the small hours, when everyone retired, having fully enjoyed themselves.
Grantham Journal 15 Jan 1916
HARVEST THANKSGIVING services were held in the Parish Church on Sunday last. …
The choir sang the anthem, “Sing Praises,” and the usual harvest hymns were taken.
Grantham Journal 20 Oct 1917
SCHOOL TREAT – The
annual Church Sunday
School treat was held on
Thursday… Tea was taken at
the vicarage and the children
afterwards adjourned to
Mr Nourish’s field, where a
set of roundabouts and swing
boats had been engaged. …
Grantham Journal 14 Sept 1918
