World War I

Community Treasures Rescued From Closed Hutton Primary School

Community Treasures Rescued From Closed Hutton Primary School

Local council saves war memorial, school bell and student records from closed, damp Hutton Primary School. Community Treasures Rescued From Closed Hutton Primary School Hey! I’ve got a story for you about a school. Hutton Primary School closed down a while ago. It got damp and really cold inside. The North Milk Community Council stepped…

Zeppelins Over Bury St Edmunds Remembering the WWI Air Raids

Zeppelins Over Bury St Edmunds Remembering the WWI Air Raids

Martyn Taylor recalls when Zeppelins brought destruction to Bury St Edmunds during WWI, defying expectations. Zeppelins Over Bury St Edmunds Remembering the WWI Air Raids A Zeppelin was a rigid airship. Ferdinand von Zeppelin, a German, invented it in the early 1900s. Zeppelins had cells filled with hydrogen. This replaced the usual single balloon idea,…