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We now introduce to you snaps of local industry. The pasture land, that surrounds the village, provides good grazing ground for the cattle and sheep.
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The first harvest of the season is that of the hay harvest. This takes place during the months of June and July. The harvesting comprising of cutting the grass, turning, carting and stacking.
Our picture above shows the hay being loaded, while left, the farmer's wife gives a hand in this important piece of farm-work.
The wheat harvest is equally important as the hay harvest. This takes place during the months of August and September.
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The spacious Yelden 'open fields’(999 acres) offer ample opportunity for the growing of wheat.
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Cutting in progress - the motor-tractor now displaces the horse-drawn binder. Below is a view of the wheat of these fields in sheaves and stookes, which is a process of drying before being carried and stacked until the time for threshing.
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Above we see threshing operations taking place; the tractor in the foreground provides power to work the machines which separates the wheat from the chaff and tosses the straw aside as seen in the picture.
Below the steam engine is engaged in ploughing.
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The G.P.O. mail van delivers and collects the mail both morning and evening, while the picture (right) is the village blacksmith, whose type of work has changed from that of long ago, is still kept busy repairing and renewing the many implements of the farm.
The Methodist Sunday School is is a Graded School comprising of Beginners, Primary and Intermediate Departments.
The two little people in the first picture are members of the Beginners Department. Our second group are children of the Primary Department, whose session is held during the morning from eleven to twelve o’clock.
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The Harvest Thanksgiving and Flower Services are thoroughly enjoyed by teachers and scholars; here we are assembled to walk in procession to our Chapel with gifts of eggs and flowers: these being distributed to the sick and needy. The Harvest gift service is a festival that appeals strongly to all village people.
The Intermediate scholars show a keen interest in this festival by taking seeds in the Spring and sowing them in their own gardens and caring for them during the summer months; then bringing the produce to be judged in a Harvest Seed-growing Competition: the produce then being sold on behalf of the Chapel Fund.
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Below are seen two little people taking their gifts, while the other snaps present to us groups of happy children displaying gifts of flowers, vegetables and fruit after their own gift service.
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The Annual Children’s Outing is held suring the summer, and the pictures on this page go to show how these young people enjoy themselves.
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Let us now introduce you to the Girl's Club which has membership of six,meets once a fortnight in the school-room on a Thursday evening during the winter months, when games, competitions and handwork take place.
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During the summer, picnics are arranged, and our first and second snaps show them enjoying one of those picnics, while below, are a group of cyclists resting after a sharp spin into the country.
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At an early age the babies of the Village are enrolled on the Sunday School Cradle Roll,and on each birthday a card is sent from the Cradle Roll secretary.
At the age of three years they are welcomed into the School as Beginners every Sunday morning, meeting for an hour in the school-room.
These five pictures are typical examples of little people who, we trust, will one day be disciples of Jesus Christ.
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The Juvenile Missionary collectors whose photograph you will see below on this page, are a most active and important branch of our School.
For a number of years they have steadily increased the collection of pennies: in this way during 1937, £7 was collected by this Association.
Their work also includes the distribution of “Kingdom Overseas” throughout the Village, the presentation of Missionary Plays, and the entertaining of their subscibers to teas and ‘At Homes’ which are always thoroughly enjoyed.
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The Boys’ Club claim a portion of our Magazine, as they are an important branch of our School-work among the senior boys of the Village. These boys meet weekly during the winter months on Tuesday evenings, when games, competitions, handwork, physical training and fireside talks are entered into.
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Our picture (above) presents the Club-leaders who arrange the affairs of the Club, assisted by a committee elected from the boys themselves.
During the summer months the favourite team activity is that of cricket: matches are arranged with teams from Boys Brigades, Boy Scouts and Bible Classes from the neighbouring villages and towns. The picture (left) presents the boys dressed for their evening game.
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Each year at Whitsuntide a four-day camp is held, the site being within ten miles of Yelden. All the boys are encouraged to attend this summer activity, and school-boys are specially encouraged by the grant of the Coronation Shilling.
Here we present some pictures of camp life: the first is a view of the camp followed by a photograph of some of the boys having an early morning wash. Our third picture shows a group of campers.
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Before the day’s many activities begin, a short open-air service is held, members taking part in its prayers and readings.
Each boy has some domestic duty to perform, such as washing-up or wood-gathering, cleaning of cooking-pots and the preparing of the food. The meals, whenever possible are served in the open air.
Most of the boys make this camp their annual summer holiday,and look forward to it with much delight.
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| Visitors’ Day is looked forward to always, with pleasure, and here is a photograph of a happy group of visitors. |
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On this our last page are three miscellaneous photographs of village life. The first shows mother end child boarding the 'bus for a trip to town.
The use of the bicycle permits children of all ages to travel and discover the many beauties of the countryside. Here are two young people setting out for afternoon spin.
The village pond affords much competition among the boys for fishing, and here are two boys enjoying themselves in this way during their summer holiday.
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