Over the past 5 years JACHs have been collecting sound recording from local villagers who have been recounting their many memories about their childhood years, school days, their ‘courting days’, working lives and much more. We now have over 50 recordings covering many varied subjects thanks to the hard work and dedication of JACHs interviewer Brian Bland and also to all the interviewees who have taken part. Thanks also go to Jean Berrisford and Carol Taylor-Cockayne for sound editing. We really hope you will have time to listen in. Please keep your eye on this page as a number of recordings will be added over the coming weeks.
Sound Recordings: - click on a link below:-
Trevor Alcock - Of Langton Aerials Fame
Ronald BARKER & wife Dorothy nee PICKEN - born Pye Hill
Ken BARNETT born 1938 at Franklin Rd, Jacksdale - “That’s How it Goes.”
Cliff BEARD - Jacksdale Student Teacher to Head of Holly Hill & Underwood Schools
Maureen & Murray BINGLEY - WW2 Years and beyond - Jubilee & Jacksdale
Valerie & Eddie CADDICK - Living Over The Bridge.
Dorothy & Peter CARTER - A Butlin’s Romance and a Lifetime of Service.
Adrian CLARKE - Born early 1940’s - Jacksdale Post Office
Olga COOK nee HANSON - Born New Westwood the Youngest of Eleven
Jack COOPER with Mick & Pete ROBINSON - Tales of the Old Colliers
Sam & Patrica ELLIS - Childhood Sweethearts - Growing up at Pye Hill
Vera FIDO nee Hanson - Born Westwood & Growing up at Jubilee
Alethea FLINT nee BELSHAW born 1920s - A Family Touched by a Tragedy at Loscoe Pit
Roy GRANEY born 1920s - Codnor Park & Ironville Co-Op Horsedrawn Bread & Milk Round
Dennis LEMONS - Riddings Windmills
Bob PARKIN - Born 1920 Growing up at Pye Hill Part 1
Bob PARKIN - James Oakes Pipe Yard Circa 1935 Part 2
Bob PARKIN - James Oakes Pipe Yard Circa 1935- Part 3
Eric & Lily SMITH nee STUART - Westwood & Underwood Memories
Roger WALKER born 1950s - From Dixie Street to Dixon of Dock Green! (Two Parts)
Dorothy WILBRAHAM nee BLAND - Bagthorpe & Buttons - Part 1
Dorothy WILBRAHAM nee BLAND - The Prince of Wales 1929 - Part 2