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The Willson's and Sleaford's of Blankney, Walcott and Martin
My family lived in the Blankney, Martin and Walcott area for hundreds of years and as a family history junky my database has become huge as years go by. It includes many of the families from those villages.
I am always happy to hear from people who link to my family and my data can be viewed via http://www.linclinks.co.uk
Jacky

Sue & Jenny Holt
Compliments on a lovely website. My sister and I used to live in Metheringham Fen in the 50s and early 60s love to hear from anyone that remembers us, Sue & Jenny Holt from 2 Council House Metheringam Fen. susanboult@yahoo.co.uk

High Flight - poem by John Gillespie Magee
Thank You for sharing John Gillespie Magee with me. I am haunted by this poem; for no apparent reason; and written before I was born. I felt a sense of quiet peace as I re-read it. God Bless, Kathryne V. Cool
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I don't habitually join threads Kathryne, but I stumbled on this page after searching for a printable version of 'High Flight'. For me the poem is forever linked to a few wonderful wave flights in my Libelle sailplane in younger days. Wave is a special kind of smooth, rising air current that in the right conditions takes you far above the cumulus and other low turbulent clouds, up into the brilliant blue that John loved.
My 15m sailplane may not have had the power or agility of John's Spitfire, but in the silent world of the solo glider pilot his poem has a remarkable resonance. It is very hard to explain to a non-pilot how it feels to soar at altitude. John Gillespie Magee used his wonderful gift as a poet to help the rest of us share that experience. For that I am forever grateful to him.
For years I have driven past Scopwick en route to my home in Suffolk. Next time I will make a diversion to pay my respects.
Wonderful thing, the Internet.
Peter - Libelle pilot

Blankney & Scopwick Burial Transcripts
Over on interment.net, Shelley Clack has added Cemetery Transcriptions for, amongst others, Blankney & Scopwick Cemeteries. These should be very useful for people searching out their ancestors.