A pump in action inn Fisherman's Lane
Catalogue record: AH.0314
Cycling still proved to be just possible along Wasing Lane!
Catalogue record: AH.0315
A living room awash- furniture, dolls house and Golly totally adrift.
Catalogue record: AH.0316
Fisherman's Lane looking Eastwards
Catalogue record: AH.0317
The Old Mill waterway at full flood
Catalogue record: AH.0318
The Firemen walked the boats back and forth to the Primary School
Catalogue record: AH.0321
The children often had to be passed through school windows into the boats
Catalogue record: AH.0322
Ed Austin, a former villager, looking less than happy. The house sale will sadly have been postponed!
Catalogue record: AH.0323
Map showing the proposed excavation of gravel kidnapped for in 1974
Catalogue record: AH.0413
Posters were put up around the village
Catalogue record: AH.0414
Another large poster
Catalogue record: AH.0415
And local children played their part
Catalogue record: AH.0416
Villagers celebrating with three cheers after their victory
Catalogue record: AH.0433
A plan of the proposed gravel extraction applied for in 2003
Catalogue record: AH.0417
The exhibition at Aldermaston Primary School attracted many visitors.
Catalogue record: AH.0418
The exhibition illustrated the dire effects of gravel extraction
Catalogue record: AH.0419
Damage included erosion of brickwork, arguably due to the vibration of heavy traffic
Catalogue record: AH.0420
Aerial photos from a villager's private plane showed the damage to the countryside.
Catalogue record: AH.0421
Marshalls gather for the demonstration march
Catalogue record: AH.0422
The march started at the Primary School- here it proceeds past The Hinds Head
Catalogue record: AH.0423
The procession continues up The Street
Catalogue record: AH.0424
Peter Arlott from The Old Mill speaks for the fishermen
Catalogue record: AH.0426
Villagers celebrated the result at the Primary School with the release of green balloons
Catalogue record: AH.0427
Ironically, the marchers had to squeeze past several large gravel Lorrie!
Catalogue record: AH.0429