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DOWN THE SHOPS WITH THE FRIENDS

The Friends of the Museum met last night for an entertaining and illuminating talk by Fred Thomas.  Fred ran the Boreham Wood ironmongers in Shenley Road for over 50 years and was a regular fixture in The Village. 

The evening was introduced by the Mayor Clive Butchins and Museum Manager Dave Armitage, and then the event organiser, Maureen Corman, proceeded to prompt Fred’s fascinating journey through his life from Stanmore to Keele to Kenilworth and back to the Boreham Wood shop.  A video shot just before Fred retired and closed the shop in 2000 revealed both his depth of hardware and d-i-y knowledge, and his depth of stock, not to mention his knowldege of the area and his loyal customers.  Now of course we have to buy screws and nails in packs, but then you could buy them by weight, and Fred could help you with whatever your current project needed.

The evening was rounded off with drinks, nibbles, and a raffle, and Friends could visit our Down The Shops Exhibition.  If you would like to join The Friends please visit their page on this website for full details.

Maureen, Fred and Dave