Crier Archives 2000-2025 click here Hear ye Hear ye! The Crier is always looking for things to shout about! Feel free to submit y our Thoughts, Poems, Requests or anything you like to the Cookham Webmaster 6 July 2026 - Happy Birthday Stanley On Tuesday 30th June, to celebrate Sir Stanley Spencer's birthday, volunteers at the Stanley Spencer Gallery visited Sandham where Spencer painted his masterpiece at Sandham Memorial Chapel in Burghclere, Hampshire, These paintings are widely considered a 20th-century British masterpiece. Painted between 1927 and 1932, the 19 epic canvases depict the daily lives of soldiers and medical orderlies during World War I rather than scenes of combat. Pauline from Sandham said “it was lovely to welcome Cookham colleagues to Sandham and I’m pleased you had a good time. I know the Sandham team really enjoyed the afternoon.” Everyone singing happy birthday to Stanley together was definitely a highlight! ...
