With thanks, more about the Renegades and Philadelphia Turner

You may have noticed if you are a regular reader that there was no posting last week, I apologise for this.

Secondly, if you are an avid reader of the Whatlington News edited and compiled by Steve Turner, you will have noticed a double page spread on this blog. Thank you Steve, this has already prompted a reply to Steve with regards to the piece on the Whatlington Renegades.

I quote from the email sent to Steve, who sent it to me, from Liz Beeching:

"Hello, 

Beechings here, we or rather John  made a banner to take to Battle Bonfire when the children were small (30)  years ago. As he was told off for not asking, he was then later asked if he could turn up with a "new" society next year and thus a bigger banner was made and lots more of our mates joined in.

The Firework company grew out of the above as they got to do the display by default at Hastings, we are the founder members of this society."

So give them a wave as they wend their way through the High Street of Battle on Saturday evening. I have it on record that Steve may be adding more about the Renegades in later monthly issue of the Whatlington News, but I shall also update you on the adventures of the Whatlington Renegades.

On curiously flicking through Google as one does I came across a Family Tree Maker site with some genealogical data. 

A lady called Philadelphia Turner, who was born in Whatlington (no actual date was given) in 1784, being baptised at Whatlington church on the 5th of December 1784. She was the youngest of eight children of Ted and Ann Turner. She married William Eldridge of Iclkesham in Sussex on the 8th of January 1811 at Udimore church.. She died on the 17th of June in 1861 and was buried at on the 20th of June at Northiam aged 75.