Sandra Joynes is all set to celebrate 20 years as housekeeper at Lords of the Manor, 20 years may seem like a lifetime but Sandra really does have a lifetime of memories of the building. “I was born in this village. My mother worked for the Witts family who owned the house – so I’ve been here in my pram!”

“The Waddingham and the Cornelius rooms were the canteen of the village school I attended”

When I was a youngster we used to hold barn dances where the current office block is. I really love my job It’s like my second home, no wonder the staff have nicknamed me mum.”