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The Grove Tennis Club celebrates 100 years at John Dane Player Court

The Grove tennis club prides itself on being a friendly club and welcomes new members of all standards.

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    Saffron Walden Survey 1912
    The few dog-eared carbon copies that provided my introduction to the Saffron Walden Survey failed to reveal the unusual story behind its compilation.
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    At the junction of Gibson Gardens and Margaret Way in Saffron Walden is a mound of grass with a few trees. On closer inspection it becomes apparent that there are also a number of large boulders here.
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    The Richest Man in Walden
    George Stacey Gibson was not only Saffron Walden’s greatest Victorian benefactor but he was also probably the richest citizen of the town in his lifetime.
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    We will be hearing from Douglas Kent on the latest developments at the Old Sun Inn, famous for its association with Oliver Cromwell.
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    If you walked along Chestnut Avenue towards the Old Cambridge Road last winter, you’ll have had a surprise: a large lake seen through the trees to the south

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The Saffron Walden Historical Society, founded in 1933, organises eight lectures a year and publishes a magazine, the SWHJ, twice a year. We welcome new members

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5 Jun 2062809257200791727

That "but" is a book of many volumes ...

That "but" is a book of many volumes ...
Vincenzo DM @DM_Vincenzo

#OTD in 1568, the Counts of Egmont and Horne were executed on the Grand Place in Brussels. They were leading noblemen in the Habsburg Netherlands but were accused and convicted of high treason.

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5 Jun 2062791833575387202

The Saffron Walden Historical Society has announced the relaunch of its long-running Historical Journal, with a redesigned full-colour edition due to return in spring 2026.

Find out more: https://www.balh.org.uk/news-relaunch-of-the-saffron-walden-historical-journal-announced-for-2026-2026-05-10

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3 Jun 2062171822150373514

It didn't end well.

It didn't end well.
John McCafferty @jdmccafferty

3 June 1630: Anne Clifford m. Philip Herbert, Earl of Pembroke #otd (NPG)

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1 Jun 2061472990932471883

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The people saving rural fingerpost road signs

A Cumbrian restorer is helping to ensure a future for Northumberland's historical road signs.

www.bbc.co.uk

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