Contacting Huthwaite Online

Hello, my name is Gary Elliott.

Being the author and producer of Huthwaite Online I can extend a warm welcome to you visiting this village web site.   Revamped updates transferring over onto this future UK hosted portal will take a little more time. However, I do hope published content has invited your interest for also joining the many family contributors.

As my preferred method of contact I welcome all genuine email. Looking forward to hearing from you concerning village interests. No spam please when addressing Huthwaite@hotmail.co.uk.

Caution! I'm told above dated photo looked nothing like me, so shy second opinion is offered here. Hey, born 1959 these are new millenium digitals. :-)

E-mail filtering is stricter, so please add a return address and some relevant subject title, helping quickly identify your genuine personal site interests. Attached photos are welcome if able to ensure safe handling. My home number is Manfield 470137 although often too engrossed before accepting any unknown callers, busy working online at home on Main Street in Huthwaite.

The existing Guest Book allows leaving messages, also potentially inviting requested villager replies. A Huthwaite web blog may later appear, plus inclusion of full chat facilities in due time. Often thought about would be setting up a regular meeting place for everyone sharing local interests, with chance for inviting still many local non internet users to become involved.

You may now have gathered this web site is dedicated to covering our village named Huthwaite here in Nottinghamshire, England, UK.   Granted this small area claims insignificant interest around the globe, but families continue relocating here looking for activities, amenities and groups, joining those past and us present who already claim it as home.   Sharing my roots here with relatives, whom mostly retired were largely employed among this areas past major industries including hosiery and railways but especially coal mining.   When possible I walk or cycle, recognised as him with that big dog while he could eagerly accompany me upon most local explorations photographing changing local scenes.

Showing comparison against earlier photos helps others visualise changes witnessed through our most recent history.   Many more though can still recollect some of those earlier times and have been able to kindly help share past images and memories upon which Huthwaite Online became greatly based.   A number make contact after relocating around the world, claiming their much older ancestral family roots around this locality.   Among those with nostalgic ties some hold deeper interest into our local history and, like myself actively research for more detailed information.   Perhaps you could add an older image or clarify data simply from connection living or working here.   Your distant relations may even have left notable marks in our local history, maybe influenced from surrounding localities during times when building this once proud past mining community called Hucknall-under-Huthwaite.

As any interested viewer or group representative your comments and contributions are appreciated in support of future progress.   Adding just small historical detail all helps compile this growing future resource.   Arrangements could be made for collecting material, but please forgive long delays. I can however assure quick safe return of any original documents, digital copies only actually being required. Harmless scanning or photography is used acquiring enhanced copies suitable for displayed storage.   Your confirmed email attachments would be most welcome in widely used JPG format.   Sizes and download times present no problem where higher resolution gives best detailing. Acknowledgments given any original material, adding sincere thanks listing all senders, and if possible persons shown.

I cannot personally provide a lookup service, but will where and when able supply online any relevantly gained material. Methods for displaying searchable database entries plus supplied local ancestral family trees are being considered.   Substantiating factual information is found most time consuming before reaching production, so input from anyone able to supply specific specialised knowledge or referencing within any wider topics or local field would be most appreciated for potential linking.

Revised 27 Feb 2008   © All rights reserved