Time Line1985-1989

A bad smell from the new sewage digester eventually disappeared, much to the relief of those living at the bottom of the village, and the Jubilee Hall gained a new kitchen and Committee Room, and things were getting better elsewhere,too...

1985- More race riots in Brixton

1986 - Major national industries privatised

1987 - Margaret Thatcher wins a third term of office

1987 - Andy Warhol dies

1988 - NASA resume space shuttle flights suspended after Challenger disaster

1989 - Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist-invents the World Wide Web

1989 - George Bush Snr. elected President of the USA

1989 Berlin Wall comes down after 28 years, leading the way for German reunification

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