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17 June 2015 / People

Dorothy Singleton’s memories  were presented to the Tollerton Friendship Club on 5 September, 1991. Dorothy lived on Melton Road but we are unsure of when she moved to Tollerton; she died…

17 June 2015 / People

Jim’s recordings about the second World War can be found via this link: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80024314 The following story was written by Jim Blackburn (1920-2007) for the Tollerton newsletter. (Jim lived and…

13 June 2015 / Airport

  The Airport has had many air shows and, in 1967 the Kings Cup Air races took place (this took place annually but was based at different airports). The programme, kindly…

13 June 2015 / Churches

Have a look at http://www.stpeters-tollerton.org.uk/history/ for some great detail on the history of the church.

12 May 2015 / Uncategorised

If you have any comments on the web site or wish to add a contribution, please email this to: contact@tollertonvillagehistory.co.uk Other local history websites: Plumtree village: https://www.plumtreevillage.org.uk/history.asp

7 May 2015 / Airport

There are placques on the pill box near the air traffic control tower (taken when it was raining!) in commemoration of different squadrons and in memory of it’s activity during…

7 May 2015 / Historic Events

The Country Club unfortunately didn’t do too well. This brochure, kindly lent by Gerald and Shelia Cowlishaw, gives details of the Club promoting what it could offer you when you…

1 May 2015 / Historic Events

The nearest point to Tollerton of the Grantham Canal is down near Gamston near the new allotment sites. The person in the foreground of this picture is Ruth Dodd’s Grandad – George Frederick Ashford.…

25 April 2015 / Historic Events
25 April 2015 / Uncategorised

Welcome to our web site. We are a small group of villagers that wanted to ensure our history, recent and further back, is not lost or forgotten and to make…