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  • A Brief History of the Barton and Royle Homes

    A Brief History of the Barton and Royle Homes

    The Barton Charity The institution of The Barton Charity originated in 1881 with a desire to provide an asylum for deserving ...
  • A Lockdown Diary from Turvey Abbey

    A Lockdown Diary from Turvey Abbey

    Sister Judith, a member of the Benedictine community of nuns who live at Turvey Abbey, wrote a diary during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020.
  • Capturing Turvey's Heritage

    Capturing Turvey's Heritage

    A look at previous and present attempts to capture Turvey's Heritage.
  • The Turvey Village Quilt

    The Turvey Village Quilt

    In December 1993 Eve Kent, then editor of the Turvey News, had a meeting with Penny MacKenzie who ran the patchwork and craft classes in the evening at Turvey Lower School. She had been sent information about a quilting competition. It was to be called ‘Our Village’ and had to involve as many people as possible.
  • Turvey WI Scrap Book for 1965

    Turvey WI Scrap Book for 1965

    To celebrate their 30th Anniversary in 1965, the Turvey Women's Institute created a scrapbook about life in the village at that time.
  • Turvey's Last Manor Court

    Turvey's Last Manor Court

    Henry Longuet Higgins, the Lord of the Manor of Turvey, addressed a packed meeting in the Reading Room to provide a history of the Turvey’s Manor Court.
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