Wartime life around Lavenham, a new book.

We rent out the cottage at the end of our house because living in the whole building would be much too big for us, and to be honest it is nice to have a neighbour. Tenants come and go, and in general we have enjoyed having them next door.   This weekend we are very sad to be saying goodbye to Stella and her little dog Marmeduke.  Stella has found a nice house in Acton village that she is doing up, and we are very pleased that she is going to be living nearby.

Stella has now partially moved out, and we have been going in and out of the cottage to arrange redecoration and the like.  I noticed that Stella has not yet removed her picture of bombers flying over Chilton Airfield that hangs over the fireplace.  It is interesting how the memory of the American airmen who came to Suffolk towards the end of World War II lingers on and catches the imagination of many.

I understand that a new edition of a book about 487 Bomb Group, which was stationed at Lavenham Airfield is shortly to be available for sale  at the Tourist Information Bureau in Lavenham. The writer is Lisa Parnell, and she has spent 20 years researching the book, speaking to members of the Group and collecting their stories.

To obtain a copy of the book, which is called, Off the Runway, memories of wartime life in and around Lavenham, you can either try the Tourist Bureau, or contact Lisa direct on lparnell806@btinternet.com. The cost of the book is £15, plus £20 postage and packing.