David & Sheila Clay

Researched by Joan West. The following details were emailed to me by David in 2023 after I asked him if he would jot down details of when they came here and their memories of Lacey Green to add to this wiki history. Grateful thanks to you both.

David and Sheila Clay, with their daughters, moved from Speen and came to live at Lane Farm, Church Lane, Lacey Green in September 1984. In October Dolly Clay, Sheila's mother joined them to live in the annex

David & Sheila's 3 daughters were as follows :-

Tanya Clay

Kerri Clay

Heather Clay

David was Senior Manager at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and other supporting hospitals in the district.

Sheila worked for Social Services as a children's day care advisor.

Dolly Clay attended St John's Church and joined the 81st Club.

Their near neighbours during their time here were David & Barbara Chalkley, Laurence & Linda Rostron , Rob & Carol Knight, George & Molly Ward and Phillip & Elaine Dell.

David wrote that "during their time at Lane Farm many animals shared their garden or field over the years. Their black Labrador was favourite but several pigs were reared and shared a large run with geese, ducks and hens. A pony was borrowed for a year and rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters were given accommodation which they shared with field mice in the winter months.

David also took up Bee Keeping with five hives and Sheila managed almost everything else.

Permission was granted by the Caravan Club to provide a Certified Location for up to five caravans on the adjoining field which was popular partly due to the lovely views across the Aylesbury Vale. John West from Stocken Farm was called upon on several occasions to help extract caravan owners and vehicles from the field in wet weather.

Sadly when all daughters had left home to seek independent lives, David and Sheila sold Lane Farm and down sized before eventually returnng to Speen".

Hallmark July 13th 1986. Strawberry Tea and Band Concert, 3pm at Lane Farm, Church Lane