Peter Oldridge has taken photographs of the village, area and events since coming to the village. He has also scanned images and photos from other people to preserve these records.
The Firemen walked the boats back and forth to the Primary School
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The children often had to be passed through school windows into the boats
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Press cutting detailing the flood
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Press cutting from Basingstoke Gazette, Thursday, 26 July, 2007 describing how the flooding affected Aldermaston village
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Press cutting from Newbury Weekly News Thursday 26 July 2007 covering flooding in West Berkshire
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Press cutting from Reading Evening Post dated Friday February 27, 1987 featuring Graham Gooch's visit to the Stuart Surridge run Aldermaston willow woodyard, where cricket bat clefts were cut and stored.
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Map showing the proposed excavation of gravel kidnapped for in 1974
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Posters were put up around the village
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Another large poster
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And local children played their part
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Villagers celebrating with three cheers after their victory
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A plan of the proposed gravel extraction applied for in 2003
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The exhibition at Aldermaston Primary School attracted many visitors.
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The exhibition illustrated the dire effects of gravel extraction
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Damage included erosion of brickwork, arguably due to the vibration of heavy traffic
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Aerial photos from a villager's private plane showed the damage to the countryside.
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Marshalls gather for the demonstration march
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The march started at the Primary School- here it proceeds past The Hinds Head
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The procession continues up The Street
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Peter Arlott from The Old Mill speaks for the fishermen
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Villagers celebrated the result at the Primary School with the release of green balloons
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Ironically, the marchers had to squeeze past several large gravel Lorrie!
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Victory was celebrated in the Primary School grounds
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Peter and Nadia Arlott
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