The Cambridge Road bomb – 10th October 1940
By Theo van de Bilt
October 10th marks the 80th anniversary of the bomb that caused damage and death on Cambridge Road
Category Archives: World War Two
Sweet rationing in World War Two
This is an article compiled by David Royle in connection with the VE Day celebrations.
Here come the Mosquitos – 2nd Walter Lawrence article published
Here come the Mosquitos – 2nd Walter Lawrence article published
Sawbridgeworth remembers the Fallen from WW2
We are currently gearing up to the eightieth anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War. The Sawbridgeworth Local History Society will mark the occasion by holding an event where local witnesses will tell us how they were affected by these event. More about that later. In time for these commemoration Douglas Coe has… Read More »
World War Two Oral History Project
To mark the anniversary of World War 2 we are planning an oral history project involving the people of Sawbridgeworth who were living here at that time and who are willing to share their experiences. We would like to interview and possibly film these people for an event on 3rd September at the Hailey Centre.… Read More »
History not houses – Save POW Camp 116
Friends, If you live locally you are perhaps already aware of this story. In short our friends from Hatfield Heath are fighting to save the local old POW Camp from demolition. A planning application has been submitted which would see this historic site demolished to make place for 25 luxury homes. As we are a… Read More »