Kennedy Hunns and her family kindly offered their home and garden to be used to host a BBQ for all the residents of Painters Lane. Unfortunately, it was a busy weekend and quite a number of the Lane residents were unable to join us for the afternoon. But those who were there, had a wealth of stories about Sutton to share, how they came to be in Sutton, how the Lane has changed, life in the village as a commuter, what there is (or isn’t) for young people…
It was a lovely afternoon and luckily it didn’t rain.
Several of the neighbours who were unable to attend left old documents – minutes from General Meetings – St Andrews Guild, Sutton from 1931 up to 1996; old posters / newspaper cuttings from the area; a fossilised shell from one of the gardens; and deeds and legal documents from 1800s.
It was great to see all this information being shared among neighbours – could be the first of many Lane parties…
