Forestry Commission dinners and other events

The following photos were provided by Sue Hartga who grew up in Santon Downham. The photos are of various Forestry Commission 'dos' in the village hall (and other places) from 1952. Her dad Cyril worked for the forestry and retired in 1983 and can be seen receiving his long service certificate in one of them. Her mum and dad - Cyril and Evelyn Knights feature in several of the photos.


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1962 Antheneum BSE
 

Forestry dinner from 1962 at the Antheneum in Bury St Edmunds. Sue's Mum and Dad are third and fourth from the left Cyril and Evelyn Knights.

Dinner 1
 

Front Derek Collison about 15yrs old. Right Cyril, Walter Marchant, Henry Philpot.

Dinner 2
 

Ernie LIngwood, Freddie Squires, Cyril, Derek Collinson, T Adams, Ron Birkett.

Dinner 3
 

J Traub, D Blyth, W Marchant, Cyril

Dinner 4
 

T Marsden, Cyril, Derek Collison

Dinner 5
 
Retirement 1983
 

Cyrils retirement 1983. Santon Downham Depot

Sandown 5
 

The Sandown 5 jazz band with Cyril (far right) on sax 1949/50



Other Galleries include:-
Christmas 1955
Flying Sheep
Forestry Archive
Forestry Events
Old Views
River Views