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Building may be laboratory

By Louise Sassoon

Nostalgia - Harlow building of question DOZENS of you have written in to tell us the whereabouts and origins of a mystery building whose picture we recently published. () Read More [Read More]


Harlow: From an army or temple?

By Louise Sassoon

WE return to a recent Nostalgia article on the origins of the place name Harlow. () Read More [Read More]


Pub offering a history lesson

By Louise Sassoon

Nostalgia - Aylmer HouseIT is now a place where people can relax and chat with friends over a drink but many regulars of the William Aylmer pub may not realise their favourite watering hole has an interesting history. (30/03/2009) Read More [Read More]


Time to dig out the Green Jackets

By Louise Sassoon

CALLING all Harlow Green Jackets! The marching band is having a reunion and all past members are invited. () Read More [Read More]


All the fun of the carnivals

By Louise Sassoon

Nostalgia - Harlow CarnivalHARLOW'S carnivals brought much joy to residents who lined the streets to watch the processions of floats wind their way through the town. (30/03/2009) Read More [Read More]


What's in a town's name

By Louise Sassoon

HAVE you ever wondered how Harlow got its name?
Well, for those of curious enough to read on, it may be something of a surprise to learn that its history stretches right back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when the community was called Harlaua. () Read More [Read More]


School date for reunion

By Louise Sassoon

LAST week Nostalgia published a call for former staff and students of Latton Bush School to join a reunion party being held in the former school hall on September 15. () Read More [Read More]


Close look at life and death

By Louise Sassoon

HEALTH is in the news of late with various Government initiatives urging people to lead more active lives in an bid to stop the country's growing obesity epidemic. () Read More [Read More]


Reunion call to the missing Zooids

By Louise Sassoon

Nostalgia - ZooidFORMER students and staff of Latton Bush School are being invited to a reunion to mark its 50th birthday. (20/03/2009) Read More [Read More]


THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

April 16
1943 - Dr Albert Hofmann discovers the psychedelic effects of LSD.

April 17
1969 - Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.

April 18
1946 - The League of Nations is dissolved.

April 19
1956 - Actress Grace Kelly marries Rainier III of Monaco.

April 20
1968 - English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial Rivers of Blood speech.

April 21
1994 - The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomer Alexander Wolszczan.

April 22
1983 - The German magazine, Der Stern claims that Adolf Hitler's diaries were found in wreckage in East Germany.


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St Paul's 50 years of faithful service

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Rocking good times in park

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A flipping good time

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That was the way to do it

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Centre a focus for the elderly

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Worker unity in hard times

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Did you join in the fun?

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