1549 Kett s Rebellion objecting to enclosure Manor of Gimingham sold to City of London by Charles I

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1 1215 Magna Carta signed by King John 1348 Great Plague 1509 Henry VIII comes to the throne 1549 Kett s Rebellion objecting to enclosure English Civil War 1714 Jethro Tull perfects the Seed Drill 1000 s 1300 s 1500 s 1600 s 1700 s 1066 Land given to William de Warenne by William the Conqueror for services at Battle of Hastings 1319 Land given to Earl of Lancaster, thence to John of Gaunt 1548 Decree by Henry VIII giving tenants of manor Common Rights 1628 Manor of Gimingham sold to City of London by Charles I 1652 Manor of Gimingham sold by City of London to Edward and John Fielder 1653 Manor of Gimingham sold by Edward and John Fielder to Edmund Britiffe 1732 Marriage of Elizabeth Britiffe to Sir William Harbord

2 1776 War of American Independence 1805 Death of Admiral Lord Nelson 1826 Completion of North Walsham & Dilham Canal 1837 Queen Victoria comes to the throne 1876 Railway comes to Gunton 1700 s 1800 s 1786 Sir Harbord Harbord (son of William and Elizabeth) made first Lord Suffield 1797 Compiling of Faden s map, the first showing the Common and surrounding areas 1819 Building of last recorded windmill on Mill Common 1826 Opening of Antingham and School Red Lion pub on Bradfield Road Common

3 First World War 1928 Women over 21 get the vote Second World War 1952 Queen Elizabeth comes to the throne 1969 Man lands on the Moon 1979 Margaret Thatcher elected Prime Minister 1900 s 1930 s 1940 s 1950 s 1960 s 1970 s 1935 Two old cottages bought for Men s Reading Room, later converted to Social Club (1980 s) 1940 Air Raid trenches on School Common 1951 First electricity cables over School Common 1950 s Mains water replaces drawing of drinking water from Fox s Beck 1970 s closure of village shop at The Hill

4 1982 Falklands War 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev becomes last leader of USSR 1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall 1990 First public use of the World Wide Web 1992 First Text message sent 1993 Human Genome Project launched 1980 s 1990 s 1980 Refurbishment of Pond at Pit Common by Society 1980 s Grazing of last livestock on Commons 1988 Death of Cecilia Doris Harbord and transfer of the Commons to Parish March 1989 Public Meeting to agree management arrangements for the Commons April-June 1990 Construction of first boardwalk by YTS trainees and local volunteers 25 th July 1990 Designation of part Common as a Site of Special Scientific Interest August 1990 Management Committee takes full control of Commons operation on behalf of Parish Council

5 1994 Channel tunnel opens 1995 First solo trans-pacific balloon flight 1997 Hong Kong returns to Chinese rule 1999 Euro currency launched 2002 Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II 2003 Concorde aircraft retired 2004 two NASA rovers land on Mars 1990 s Shell Better Britain award 1992 Norfolk Village Ventures Competition 1993 Renovation of The Pit 1997 Extension of Boardwalk to Bradfield Road August 2002 Completion of Jubilee Boardwalk 4 th April 2005 Formation of Commons Trust as a Registered Charity 2005 Purchase of Agria Grizzly cutter

6 2006 Winter Olympics in Italy 2007 Last Harry Potter book published 2008 Beijing Olympics 2009 Barack Obama sworn in as US President O2 It s Your Community Award and grant 2007 Norfolk Biodiversity Award Group Category 2007 CPRE Award 1 st prize for Projects That Enhance the Norfolk 2007 NNDC Environmental Award 1 st prize SSSI boardwalk and Fox s Beck Bridge replaced using Community Payback team and SCT volunteers 2008 English Nature Countryside Stewardship 10-year agreement signed Autumn 2009 Renovation of The Pit pond following severe water losses

7 2010 First UK coalition government since WW Rescue of trapped Chilean miners April 2011 Prince William Marries Kate Middleton SCT Information Point constructed July 2010 Dipping platform and Jubilee Boardwalk extension to Scouts Pond completed by North Walsham Scouts November 2010 First use of purpose-built cart for moving cut material June 2011 Queen s Award for Voluntary Service June 2011 Chadwick family memorial bench donated and installed June 2011 BTCV volunteers carried out clearance work in Scouts Pond Summer 2011 Community wildlife surveys started for two-year period

8 July 2011 Final Space Shuttle mission February 2012 Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II July 2012 London Olympic Games September 2011 North Norfolk Environmental Award. Runnerup in Environmental Awareness category September 2011 BTCV Community Workout scheme started January 2012 Monthly 17- location photographic record started May 2012 John Daniels appointed first Honorary Life President of Trust on the 21 st anniversary October 2012 First annual pulling of Greater Reedmace from The Pit November 2012 First evidence of Ash Dieback detected

9 March 2013 Election of Pope Francis July 2013 Andy Murray wins Wimbledon July 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow April 2013 SCT Twitter account set up August 2013 Long-term aquatic mammal survey set up in Fox s Beck September 2013 Waitrose staff volunteers worked on various sites on the Common November 2013 Motorised winch used for dragging cut material for first time July 2014 Norfolk Biodiversity Partnership SCT winners of Commons & Churchyards category Throughout 2014 Commons-wide reptile survey undertaken

10 September 2015 Liquid water found on Mars June 2016 UK EU referendum August 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games February 2017 Queen s Sapphire Anniversary April th Anniversary of SCT June 2015 Lower Street Midsummer Fayre August th Anniversary of SSSI designation July 2016 County Wildlife site plant surveys carried out August 2016 On-site tool storage installed January & February 2017 Invasive saplings removed using new TreePopper tool