Click on the links below to hear interviews that Ridges & Furrows has conducted in Welbourn and discover stories from its history.
A Bit and a Bob | Yvonne O'Neil talks about work in the village and social clubs during her childhood.
Interviewer: Jack & Tom Livingstone, Dave Reeves.
21 January 2017, The Joiner's Arms.
A House Sale was a Big Event | Jacky Birkett talks about early school life, house prices and the social reaction to a house being sold in the village.
Interviewer: Annie Burton, Danny Pedler.
21 January 2017, The Joiner's Arms.
The First Television in the Village | Jacky Birkett tells a great story about the death of Shep Harrod and also buying a television.
Interviewer: Annie Burton, Danny Pedler.
21 January 2017, The Joiner's Arms.
Childhood of a Farmer's Daughter | Jean Lucas describes her father's farm, livestock and her free childhood roaming the countryside.
Interviewer: Dave Reeves.
21 January 2017, Welbourn Farms Ltd.
Welbourn's Milk Delivery in the 1930s | John Gash talks about the old system of milk delivery in the village.
Interviewer: Dave Reeves, Jim Birkett.
4 April 2017, Orchard Lane, Welbourn.
Life as the Village Baker | John Gash describes the old methods of baking and his working hours.
Interviewer: Dave Reeves, Jim Birkett.
4 April 2017, Orchard Lane, Welbourn.
Lifting Bales and Hicking Sticks | Rod Thompson talks about farming practices in Welbourn.
Interviewer: Dave Reeves.
20 June 2017, Welbourn.
Haystacks | Rod Thompson talks about harvesting wheat in Welbourn.
Interviewer: Dave Reeves.
20 June 2017, Welbourn.
