Time Line 1980-1984

The path to the cemetery, the establishment of a speed limit through the village, house numbers and flying cricket balls were major concerns. In other parts of the world other things were happening....

1980 & 1984 - Ronald Reagan elected President of the USA

1981- Racial Tension sparks riots in Brixton and other areas

1981 - Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Cats'

1982 - Economic recession leads to high unemployment

1982 Argentine invades and the Falklands War begins

1983 -Margaret Thatcher re-elected by a landslide majority

1984 - 12month 'Miners' strike' over pit closures begins

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