The Village Pond, Wingrave. Ref: v0415

This photograph was taken in May 1995 when the village was celebrating the 50th anniversary of VE Day.

In the background, in front of the Old Vicarage, Alan Frost’s steam engine is pulling the Twinning Association’s float depicting a scene from the BBC sitcom & parody “‘Allo, ‘Allo“.  The procession was travelling along Leighton Road to the Manor House where a Czech delegation was awaiting them. 

Floating on the village pond is the duck house that apparently never caught on with ducks. Soon after the time of this photo it lurched and part sank before it was eventually removed.