February 2001 28Feb2001 More on the Foot and mouth situation from CNN Here constantly updated 25Feb2001 Anyone wants to know what to do about the foot and mouth out break.. read this article from the FT and the special FT report Here For everything you didn't want to know about the disease plus maps of recent out breaks see the site of The European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Please keep off farmland and away from the sheep and horses in Crowfield until this is over 25Feb2001 Quiz for the week What are The Old Mountains? Where are they? What are their origins?? Answer next week Last weeks Quiz Electricity did not come to Crowfield until 1952 !! The Webmasters of Helmdon, Whitfield, Greatworth and of course yours truly are meeting this week to explore areas of co-operation. Any one wish to comment of have a suggestion?? 20Feb2001 Old Photo of the Crowleys who lived in the cottages where Birchenhoe now stands The footbridge on the footpath between the old farm and Whistley Woods has been repaired by SNDC 18Feb2001 Quiz for the week Last weeks answer : a Crowfield clanger was a traditional meal for labourers working in the fields in Crowfield. It was suet filled with bacon at one end and jam at the other, twisted in the middle and baked .. a main course and sweet course in one!! This weeks Quiz What year did electricity come to Crowfield?? Answer next week 17Feb2001 Two Airal views of the village from the late 1970's have come to light Orchard house and The Old Farmhouse ( Westcroft) 16Feb2001 Message received from Debroy and Marge Mears here From South Carolina USA with some details of interest to Stonesthrow, Shasta and the Pines 15Feb2001 Crowfield now listed in Northamptonshire Homes Message received from Raymond Mears here with some great anecdotes of Crowfield in the 1950's and 60's and a photo of Karitza being modernised. 14Feb2001 Following the aerial view of the Cottage in the 1970's we have an aerial photo of how it is today here The story of St Valentines Day here 13Feb2001 Message received from Robert Wood here re the "old" workshop 12Feb2001 Message received with photos from Penny Mears Aunt to Stewart Mears mentioned below . See the message here 11Feb2001 Old photo showing Letterbox Cottage before the renovations and a view of Crowfield before Stonesthrow wth 3 girls on bikes Here Plus aerial photo of the Cottage pre rebuilding Quiz for the week Who knows what a Crowfield clanger is??? Answer next week 9Feb2001 Crowfield is now listed on Villages Online 8Feb2001 For any information on Northamptonshire see ... This website 7Feb2001 More photos of mid 20th century characters .. Arthur James and family who lived in Orchard House in the 1920's 5Feb2001 More photos of mid 20th century characters .. Guthrie and Lou Wrighton who lived in Letterbox Cottage and carried on a wheelright and coal business there 4Feb2001 Message received from Stewart Mears whose grandfather built Shasta and the Pines and renovated Karitza . His uncle built Stonesthrow. More photos promised of Crowfield mid 20th century 3Feb2001 Interest in the oil bulk buying recieved from 10 house holds. Details being worked out with 2 local companies and will report back with the final deal within the next 2weeks Message received from Robert Wood who lived at The Cottage in the 50's and 60's Some great photos unearthed of my Cottage in the late 1930's Click Here 2Feb2001 More Old photos of Miss Wootons cottage Now replaced by Bloomfield 1Feb2001 Advanced notice of this years Vintage Tractor Road run .. see events below...and photos of the 1999 event Here