Pam Sparrow

The Sparrow family in Australia, 2007. Left to right, back row, Pam’s eldest son Jonathan Sparrow and wife Katrina, grandson Sam and wife Carley, youngest son Jason and wife Renelle, middle son Jamie and wife Sarah. Middle row, daughter Kim, husband John with grandaughter Abby, Pam with grandson Riley, Kim’s husband Terry. Bottom row, grandsons Joshua & Zac, granddaughter Holly, grandsons Owen, Ethan, Joseph.

Dance at Tosdevines' barn, while VIllage Hall was being built. On left, George Young, Arthur & Sheila Newbury on right, front row. Andy and Carol Powney, back row. Help with identification of others would be most welcome.

Jonathan Sparrow with spade, Wyndham Lewis, headmaster holding tree.

Village tea on Glenthorne Meadow.

Jenny Wheeler, Jamie Sparrow, Pam Sparrow, Stephen Painter, Eileen Scivier, Bob Scivier on his retirement as village P.C.

Mediaeval Banquet, fundraising for Village Hall. R to L, Terry Bell, Kim Bell (pregnant nun) Eddie Goldfinch, Sheila Goldfinch (lodgers) Peter and Margaret Davies. Held in the barn at Duncombe Farm

Pam Sparrow and her husband John left East Meon for  Australia in 1993. She kindly provided East Meon History Group with her collection of photographs of their life in East Meon which have been scanned (and returned to Pam in Australia).

Pam went to school in Petersfield. Her husband John had been Caretaker in the old Village Institute and they had lived in the caretaker’s cottage from 1968 until the Institute and the cottage were demolished, in 1973. As caretaker, John took bookings, maintained the premises and facilities (and was criticised when louts damaged the billiards table) as well as the outside toilets and kitchen.

The old hall was ‘lovely for music’. There were many dances. When the late-night bus service to HMS Mercury ceased, taxis were laid on by Aburrow and Goddard to take the sailors back after dances.

Pam’s photos and information about the Fund-raising for the Village Hall are on a separate page.