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A vintage black-and-white photo shows ten people standing outdoors in two rows, dressed in coats and boots. The background has trees and uneven ground. The group is looking at the camera and smiling.
Stratford at War

Land Army Girls: Exhibition

A group of women in various traditional and historical costumes pose outdoors, some holding British, Australian, and American flags, in a black and white photograph.
Stratford at War

Land Army Girls: 1940s Photographs

Four people in colourful costumes walk along a bridge; two women in green dungarees have gardening tools on their backs, ahead is a person with a white beard and another with a flamingo sculpture on their head. Buildings and sky in the background.
Stratford at War

Land Army Girls: Food of Love

Yesterday & Today

Streets Through Time

A vintage steam locomotive numbered 5337 is stopped at a railway station platform, with cream and brown station buildings and tracks curving away. Few people are visible on the platform.
Yesterday & Today

Stratford’s Lost Railways

A person in historical clothing stands by a wooden table outside a stone cottage with a tiled roof. Another person is seen walking away on a cobbled path. Rope and jars are on the table.
Yesterday & Today

Old Slaughterhouse

Vintage clothing shop interior with racks of colourful clothes, beauty products, and sewing supplies. Several women in 1960s fashion stand throughout the shop. The floor is herringbone wood, and the lighting is warm.
Yesterday & Today

Fred Winter

Yesterday & Today

Hensons the Butchers

Donald Harper's memories

Three elderly men in military uniforms with medals and berets sit closely together at a table with champagne glasses, smiling at a gathering or celebration.
People of Stratford

White Swan Veteran Celebration

A young soldier in an old-fashioned military uniform and a side cap, looking directly at the camera. The image is colourised and has a soft, faded background.
Stratford at WarYesterday & Today

Veterans then and now

Several older adults sit around tables covered with a red, white, and blue cloth, talking and working on laptops and papers in a bright room with folding chairs and historical displays on the wall.
Stratford at War

Social Brew – D-Day Remembered Teaparty

An elderly man with white hair and glasses sits indoors, wearing a blue jumper over a collared shirt. He is speaking, with the caption: And I've met this community. The background shows shelves and a lamp.
Stratford at War

VIPs (Veterans and Interesting Pensioners) with Philip Sweet

Four aeroplanes are flying in formation against a cloudy sky, viewed from below in a black and white image.
Stratford at War

D Day Film and more

A collage featuring concert flyers, a vinyl record, handwritten notes, colourful drawings, and the Global Gathering logo on an orange background. Musical notes and patterns are scattered throughout.
Sounds of Stratford

Sounds of Stratford

Text on a pink and blue striped background reads: A song that makes me feel proud is: Breaking Free from High School Musical… This reminds me of my three daughters singing this… makes me feel proud… From Nicola..
Sounds of Stratford

A song that makes me feel proud

A young woman in a leather jacket sings into a microphone indoors, with another empty microphone nearby and posters on the wall in the background.
Sounds of Stratford

Aspire

Four people stand at an outdoor event; three wear Regency-era costumes, one holds a rainbow flag. Another holds a sign reading All about the PRIDE, not the PREJUDICE. Art prints are displayed behind them.
People of Stratford

Stratford Pride 2025

Several older adults sit around tables covered with a red, white, and blue cloth, talking and working on laptops and papers in a bright room with folding chairs and historical displays on the wall.
People of StratfordStratford at War

Social Brew VE Day Celebration

A man with a red mohican and polka-dot shirt sings into a microphone at an outdoor event, surrounded by people, colourful bunting, and posters for ska and punk bands.
Something to Celebrate

Birthday Bash 2025

Four women smile while crafting colourful paper stars at a table inside a church. One stands, three are seated, surrounded by art supplies and stained glass windows in the background.
People of Stratford

Rise Up – Stars of Our Community

Colourful marker drawing of a woman with vibrant hair, heavy make-up, and an ankh necklace. Two smaller sketches of women and the words I ♥ Lurk appear in a busy, abstract background.
People of Stratford

Me Myself

A vintage photo of author Marie Corelli in Victorian dress, surrounded by text about her life and literary achievements, with a quotation, a letter image, and her birth and death dates: 1 May 1855 – 21 April 1924.
People of Stratford

Marie Corelli

The Famous Author No One Knows

Poster for the Stratford Born and Bred exhibition, showing older people holding photos, with Stratford landmarks, vintage aeroplane, and text overlaid. Event details appear at the bottom.
People of Stratford

Born & Bred

A large mouse sculpture made from recycled materials like cardboard, plastic, and paper stands on a white floor, with two small red objects at its feet and tall sticks in the background.
Nature

Plastic Planet

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