NEWS ARCHIVE
| Title | Date |
|---|---|
| Committees go local | Oct 12 2002 |
| Canalside plan delay | Oct 12 2002 |
| 100th birthday celebration | Oct 11 2002 |
| School keeps to timetable | Oct 10 2002 |
| Farewell Ed, and thanks | Oct 06 2002 |
| Lyn leaps to success in Germany | Oct 03 2002 |
| Scenes from Jericho’s summer | Oct 02 2002 |
| Why Jericho doesn’t flood | Oct 01 2002 |
| Caught in time | Jun 08 2002 |
| Do you remember Ellen Perks? | Jun 06 2002 |
| 100th birthday party | Jun 05 2002 |
| Community Centre AGM | Jun 05 2002 |
| Sue’s in charge | Jun 04 2002 |
| Canalside awaits developments | Jun 03 2002 |
| Thanks Kelly | Jun 02 2002 |
| Festive summer in Jericho | Jun 01 2002 |
| Wobbly Rejects | Dec 16 2001 |
| Another look at the bus | Dec 15 2001 |
| Budding soccer stars | Dec 15 2001 |
| Telegram for the vicarage | Dec 15 2001 |
What St Barnabas Church cost to build?
Thomas Combe the Superintendent of OUP and it was he who commissioned and paid for the construction of the church in 1869 at a cost of £6,492. All the interior fittings were provided for about £900. The campanile was erected in 1872 for £800.
Where the name Jericho comes from?
The name Jericho is probably taken from the parable of the Good Samaritan. Traditionally the name was given to places where travellers who arrived after the town gates had closed at sunset could find lodgings overnight.