Archiving

The September 2025 issue of the Bar Hill News has been released. Here is a brief summary of this month's stories; Saxon Park Skatepark, p.3: Tender document approved by Parish Council; fundraising begins for a geotechnical survey as the first step towards building the skatepark. Community Hub, p.5: Weekly Monday sessions at The Octagon with coffee stop, foodbank, carers café, health & wellbeing, parish councillor drop-ins, and new activities like Hope Active Kurling. Letters & Notices, p.7: Thanks to volunteers for the fete, appreciation for bench cleaning, and invitations to local clubs, including Bowls, Happy Hours, and the 8 o’clock Club. Bar Hill Library, p.8: Library temporarily closed for three months for building work; services available at nearby libraries and via drop-in sessions. Church News – Rev’d Julie, p.11: Former teacher shares her journey from teaching to priesthood, and her passion for prayer and village life. District Councillor’s Report (Cllr Bunty Water...

Odd one to finish the day on. Three Billy Connolly Cassette Covers; I picked these up at a car boot - about 10p each! I've always been a fan, but this pre-dates anything I've heard before. The files are available on the Internet Archive here (note: this does NOT include the music - just the covers).

 This is a high-quality scan of the second edition of the ViewSheet manual published by Acornsoft in 1986. This is available on the Internet Archive here .

An official gaming (sales) leaflet for the 2007-2008 releases. This is available on the Internet Archive here .

This is the cassette insert/instructions for the BBC/Electron classic game Repton by Superior Software. Initially released in 1985, this is from the Superior/ Blue Ribbon budget label re-release in November 1988. The images/PDFs are available on the Internet Archive here .

The inlay, instructions, and cassette images from this 1981 game. This is available on the Internet Archive here .

 This is a scan of the "Stream Line" magazine from 1983. Two versions are included in the scan; the first has a single image per page, while the second has two pages per image.  This is available here (via the Internet Archive)

 An ancient music book (found in the loft!); Available here on the Internet Archive.

 Going back through the archives has turned up a few more items for archiving.             These are; New Settlements: A History Of Bar Hill - October 1985 Appletrees Development - Undated (Green) Appletrees Development - Undated (Red) Census tables - 1961 to 1971 Bar Hill, Cambridge - Trafalgar House - Undated Bar Hill Shared Church Building Appeal Prospectus - 1968 Bar Hill - Hethersett - Phase 1 (Douglas L January & Partners) - Undated

A small range of books (mostly programming) for the BBC Micro;       The books are (links to the Internet Archive); Invaluable Utilities for the BBC Micro by Jeff Aughton (Personal Computer News Library) Using Floppy Disks with the BBC Microcomputer by Keith Davis (A Cumana Publication) White Knight Mk II The Chess Master (BBC Soft) Manual by Martin Bryant Computer Programming In BASIC - Peter Bishop - Second Edition, 1983

 One from the 1968 to 1969 season, to start with from Crystal Palace; Available here (via the Internet Archive)

A classic from the BBC era of home computing from 1995. The manual is available here (complete) on the Internet Archive.