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

Newspaper photo of Scouts in front of church including Howard Brooks with banner

Photos of scouts and other schoolchildren taken in the 1960s

Black and white photos of police and sergeants' messes at Depot in 1960s. Maureen's father, Insp. Samuel Kelly, is on the left in the top left photo

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

Executor's accounts of the will of Mrs E C Morris from August 1962 related mainly to the sale of The White House, Old Dalby

Auctioneer's sale document for The White House, Old Dalby, at the Bell Hotel, Melton Mowbray, 12th June 1962

Architects' plans for the Croft Gardens Development dated 28th May 1965 (fragmentary)

Timeline item 23: 1968 - Old Dalby station closes to passengers. Croft Gardens and Hawthorn Close are built, bringing new young families into the village

Timeline item 24: 1969 - Following the opening of the new primary school in 1967, three residents - Ken Harris, Pete Towsey and Sean Anderson - purchase the old school for community purposes. It is used as a play group centre for many years