Category: Where Are They Now
‘The best kept secret’:
The fascinating story of Dick Hartley
Sportsman and Special Agent.
As we approach the 80th anniversary of the ‘official end of WW2’ in September 2025, it is perhaps...
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The “Manageress”:
The life and times of Clarice Vizard (nee, Singleton)
Part 5
“A man may be useful, but a woman is essential, in a pub.”
To read Part 1- click HERE , To read Part 2 – click HERE , To read Part 3 – click...
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The “Manageress”:
The life and times of Clarice Vizard (nee, Singleton)
Part 4
Chief Commander Vizard
To read Part 1- click HERE , To read Part 2 – click HERE , To read Part 3 – click...
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The “Manageress”:
The life and times of Clarice Vizard (nee, Singleton)
Part 3
From Manager to Mother and Chairman
To read Part 1- click HERE To read Part 2 – click HERE Clarice’s involvement in women’s...
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The “Manageress”:
The life and times of Clarice Vizard (nee, Singleton)
Part 2
Mrs Vizard’s XI
To read Part 1- click HERE Mrs Vizard’s XI FIRST MATCH IN BOLTON. The Secretary of the...
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The “Manageress”:
The life and times of Clarice Vizard (nee, Singleton)
Part 1
The first in a 5 part series about the life of Clarice Vizard (1895-1978), nee Singleton, a...
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Longridge:
And the Scandalous Women Footballers
Longridge is a sleepy little market town, population several thousand, lying eight miles to the...
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‘Rusty’:
The Remarkable Life of a ‘Wallaby’ who became a ‘Lion’
In July this year (2025) The British and Irish Lions as holders, will compete for ‘The Tom...
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Parallel lives:
Gilbert and Gustav, Two Cotswold Lads Destined for Greatness.
In the early 20th century, two former Cheltenham Grammar School (CGS) boys born one hundred and...
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“And then we were Boycotted”
New Discoveries about the Birth of Women’s Football in Italy [1933]
Part 12
The author would like to express thanks to Daniele Rigamonti, Rosaria Seregni and their daugther...
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‘Soccer’:
An Americanism or a Thoroughly British Invention?
It is sometimes worth reminding ourselves that the term ‘Foot-ball’ originated in the British...
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The Tale of the ‘Louisville Slugger’
How a Baseball Bat made in Kentucky, found its way To Chipping Norton
At some point during the 1990’s, a baseball bat was donated to the Local History Museum at...
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