Following the success of our "Filby Weddings" and "Filby People" themed displays at the Church during Open Gardens 2009 and 2010 we followed up this year with a display of pictures of people who lived in the village of Filby at some point in their lives.
We again asked for pictures of residents taken at any point in their lives. Of course we also needed to know the name of the person, including the maiden name if applicable, and their dates of residence. At the event 179 pictures and biographies were displayed and seen by 192 visitors to the Clubroom.
Open Gardens was held on the 16th and 17th July.
The pictures have now joined those of the Filby Weddings and Filby People collections in the Filby Collection to be housed in the New Community Centre. These collections have already become a valuable resource for the future and are continually being added to.
Here is an example of a picture used, indeed we enlarged and framed it and used it to promote the event.
William English Bunn
- Born: 1845, Filby
- Married: 10th October 1878, All Saints Church, Filby, to Rebecca Nichols.
- Died: 1st May 1914, Filby.
- Son of John and Elizabeth Bunn née English.
- Landlord of the Kings Head Public House, Main Road, Filby from 1878 to 1914.
If you have any memories of Filby or its people we still look forward to hearing from you, if you have any photographs of the village or its people, any era, you would be willing to share we would appreciate the opportunity to see, copy and add them to the collection. Contact us by using the email link below or ringing Lesley & Keith on 01493 369536
