The day began at the Great Bardfield museum where we saw displays of the village history. One of the reasons for the visit was to see how exhibits were displayed and get ideas to furnish our own Heritage Centre. One of the originators, Jenny Rooney gave a short talk on how the building was restored with a lot of help from villagers. She was also lucky to get more village help with the making of display cabinets and graphics for the storyboards.
After lunch at either the Bell pub or the Blue Egg café, we enjoyed a walk through the village. Our guide Janet Dyson explained the history of some the buildings, pointing out the ones that were used by the Great Bardfield Art Movement between the 1920's to the 1970's whose existence come as a surprise to us. Our walk ended at the parish church where we saw the grave of Ariel Crittall who has recently passed away.
We were impressed with the pride that the residents have in their village and what the community have achieved.
Members of the Society get regular updates and reduced rates to events which are open to all. Our next will be on Wednesday 28 November at the Bowls Club, Silver End commencing 8pm with a talk by Robin Carpenter on the Clockhouse Way development in Braintree and the Park Estate in Frinton