Calverton Calling

Calverton Calling is an oral history project collecting the voices and memories of people connected to Calverton, Nottinghamshire. Each story is recorded, transcribed, and shared here as a living archive of the community — its working life, family histories, and the everyday moments that shaped a place. Calverton Calling is made possible thanks to National Lottery players and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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Childhood in Calverton

My name is Steve Jarvis, born here in 1953 and I'm 72 now. So I was born in the flats before we moved down onto Newman Road. When I was, I don't know how old I was when we moved down there. I can't remember that bit but that was, they were all new then, they'd …

Pit Plight

I'm Nick Borrett living in the local village of Oxten, not far from Calverton, but I'm deeply interested in Calverton for lots of reasons. I'm actually involved in the medical practice - I chair the patients' groups. I'm very interested in looking after patient…

Growing Up, Moving Away, and Coming Back

I moved here with my parents when I was like two years old and lived in Calverton for most of that time. I did go off to university and then around and now I'm back living here again.What did you like best about living in Calverton?I think the community is quit…

35 Years of Brownies: Guiding Generations in Calverton

My name is Christine Snuggs and I've lived in Calverton over 40 years. I've been running the Brownies in Calverton for about 35 years. I first started, well I was a Brownie myself and a guide, and I got so much out of guiding that I always said that I would put…

From Strawberry Fields to Woodland Walks

There was a movie that was filmed here, [there is so] much history in the village that not everybody's aware of. This project has been fantastic, opening all that up and getting a community vibe. Thank you. Can you tell me a little bit about your family backgro…

From Pub to New Build

Ruth, can you tell me a bit about how you came to live in Calverton? I came here through the old Cherry Tree Pub and that then got knocked down and a new small estate happened and I bought one of the new houses on the Cherry - or former Cherry Tree pub about 20…

Houses Then and Now: Changing School Identity at Sealy

When did you start at Sealy School?I started in 2013. Okay, and did they still have houses then? They didn't, but they got houses again in the time I was at school. So I think it was either my Year 10 or Year 11 that they introduced them, but not when I started…

Punished for Being Left-Handed: A Calverton School Story

What made you come to Calverton? I was brought here as a small child when my dad moved from Bestwood pit to Calverton pit.Do you have any memories of Calverton? I can remember moving, I know it seems weird for a one year old to be able to remember, but I can re…