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and as we came away from the altar, the
expressions on their faces showed that they also felt some other
presence among them. It is memories such as these which when one
looks back makes the life of a village school so vital and so
real. Fortunately in Kent there is a policy to keep them open as
long as possible because they are a centre of village life not
only for the children but also for the families and many other
people who have no connection with the school but a really deep
interest in what goes on and willingly contribute to the life
of the school and it’s inhabitants. |
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These memories are very
imprecise and incomplete but I hope they have done something to
arouse in your minds, if you had any connection with the school,
other memories which you will write down and keep a record in
this way of the history of our village. I still look upon it as
our village in this sense and it is only by writing down the
little things that one remembers that a true history of village
life can be kept. It is a very valuable thing to do. |