In 1948, the Kent Courier reported on a village fete wardrobe incident. A young girl was staying at a local guest house, and was eagerly anticipating pony rides at the highlight of the village hall summer programme of events. She went to the cupboard and found that the jodhpurs that she sought to wear had mysteriously disappeared. Changing into a different, less horsey type of garment, she went along to the fete anyway. While wandering around what should she see but her own jodhpurs covering the legs of the guest house maid. The maid eventually admitted to being a kleptomaniac and was bound over for two years. My new download and book is all about crime in British cinemas from the 1920s - the 1950s. Click here to go to Amazon.co.uk
Celebrating the Village and Parish Halls of Middle England