Page 35 - Life in Langham 1914-1919

Langham Parish Council

April 8th 1918; Pig Clubs - The Chairman Mr HE Hubbard read a

communication from the Secretary of the Rural League urging the formation of

Pig Clubs and the keeping of Pigs by the rural population. The majority of the Council

Meeting were of the opinion that the present price of £4 [about £210 in 2016] a piece

for eight week old pigs prohibited the meeting of taking any steps. Mr RW Baker

proposed that until the village people secured better facilities for acquiring feeding stuffs

as well as cheaper young pigs, the Society’s letter should lie on the table.

March 2nd 1920; The Gun - A letter was received from the War Office offering

a captured German gun as a Trophy given to the Council upon the recommendation of

the Lord Lieutenant of the County. The Clerk was instructed to reply accepting the offer

suggesting that Gun and carriage should be sent to Oakham Station.

It took several more

meetings of the

Council and, with

Lord Gainsborough,

to agree its final

resting place on the

green in Well Street.

For the next twenty

years the children
made it their own for

games and as a

climbing frame until;

Captured German trophy gun - Well Street

July 9 1940; It was unanimously decided on the motion of Mr Royce seconded by

Mr Revell that the old German Field Gun in Well Street be offered to the

Ministry of Supply to be broken up for the purpose of munitions.

March 20 1941; The clerk reported that the old German Gun in Well Street

although accepted by the Ministry of Supply had not been removed. The clerk was

instructed to write to the Minister and express the Council’s regret that the gun was

not being put to better use more especially in view of the ministries repeated

appeals for scrap metal for war purposes.

October 23 1941; It was unanimously decided to accept an offer by GW Which,

scrap merchant to purchase the old German gun for the sum of five pounds.