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Timeline item 22: 1961 - On 18 June, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh sleep over on the train at Old Dalby station. This becomes a regular occurrence for members of the Royal Household into the 1980s

Voucher for train ticket to Old Dalby, dated 16th April 1960. Vouchers were distributed (either free or subsidised) directly to Civilian Employees of MoD, who used them in lieu of cash for return journeys to Old Dalby - probably issued in booklets of…

L-R Doreen Greaves, Dorothy Greaves & Ivy Nicholson in private quarters of the Crown Inn (located to the right of the bar). 1959/60.

Jim Hart supports the Hunt as they gather on Main Street in 1960's.

Old Dalby Horticultural Show. The event was held in the original village hall, on Longcliff Hill, where the school hall now stands. 1) Mrs Bird and exhibitor Ronald Greaves, with his grand daughter Hazel; 2) Ronald Greaves with his grandson, Ian; 3)…

Junior exhibitors at the local Horticultural Show in 1966. Hazel and Ian Greaves (2nd/3rd left, front row)

Article from 1961 on the history of Old Dalby, in two parts

"""Article - Leicester Advertiser Friday December 30, 1960 on """"Our Towns and Villages"""" No.204, Old Dalby: """"A Beautifully Placed And Friendly Village"""". Images:
Rev. C.J.R Daybell (Vicar of Dalby & Nether Broughton) & Rev. C.N Daybell…

"Article - Leicester Advertiser Friday January 06, 1961 on ""Our Towns and Villages"" No.204, Old Dalby (Second Article): ""Three Free Schools - Strangers 2d a week"". Images:
Mr & Mrs Ian Young, Home Farm.
Mr Sep Raine.
Old Dalby Vicarage.
The…

Black and white photo of attendees at a 1962 Christmas Draw in the Sergeant's Mess of the Old Dalby Depot