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Wargrave and Shiplake Regatta - programme from September 1888

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Although the Wargrave and Shiplake Regatta has been held in early August for well over a century, it was not always so. This programme dates from September 1888, and comes from the Derek Bird collection

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St Mary's Church major enlargement scheme of the mid 19th century

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St Mary's Church, Wargrave, dates back at least 900 years, and has been altered and enlarged at various times in its history. This item from the archive relates to the major enlargement scheme of the mid 19th century

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Local Defence Volunteers

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This item from the archive looks back to the early 1940s, when the village had a wartime group of Local Defence Volunteers - otherwise known as the Home Guard - or "Dad's Army"

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The Wargrave Conservation Area

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The Wargrave Conservation Area had been been so designated over 50 years ago, in June 1971, this leaflet was produced at the time of a revision to the boundary in 1993

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