Canterbury Woods Civic Association

Come on out — even if only for an hour — be sure and drop by the CW Fall Festival at the CW pool on Sunday, October 30 (1 p.m.–4 p.m.).  You DO NOT need to be a member of the CW pool to attend and admission is FREE.

 Costume wearing is appreciated!

Aside from the food truck, DJ, laser tag, face painting and MORE, by showing up every person in your family will get a free raffle ticket (extras will cost $1 each) to use for some of the BASKETS [Dessert basket, Kids Craft basket, Dog Treats basket, Italian Dinner basket, Pickle ball basket, Family Game basket] as well as Power Washing, Pottery, Dog Grooming, etc.

Come on out to the CW pool parking lot on Sunday October 30 — 1 p.m. — 4 p.m. for the CW Fall Festival. There will be a DJ, laser tag, face painting, costume contest, bubbles, corn hole, and raffles GALORE. Admission to event is FREE and each person/family member will get one raffle ticket (extra tickets will cost $1 each) for such items as dog grooming, power washing of house/driveway, dog boarding, family photo session, introductory pickle ball lesson, and LOTS MORE. Bring actual money for such possibilities as food truck, beer tent, extra raffle tickets. Come in costume to add to the fun! Put this on your calendar NOW.

The latest version of the CW Gazette was delivered to CW residents last week so you should have received it in the mail. However, there was an error by the printer and the last page was printed incorrectly. I’m attaching a corrected version of the gazette here in .pdf version.

Some Interesting History About Canterbury Woods
Written by Gregg Prillaman 8415 Queen Elizabeth Blvd., Jan. 21, 2022

My wife, Cindy, and I were at an open house here in Canterbury Woods a few months ago and struck up a conversation with two newer residents about the history of the neighborhood going back to colonial days and the Civil War and then when the houses were built in the 1960s. Susan DiMaina was also in the conversation and asked if I would write a piece to share with the rest of the community – particularly those folks who are recent arrivals. Susan is pretty persuasive, so I agreed.

By way of history, Cindy and I moved into our house at 8415 Queen Elizabeth Blvd. (at the corner of QE and Wakefield Chapel Road) in August of 1979 and, except for a few years overseas, have lived here ever since (42 years). We bought the house from Dalton and Auguste Bell who were the original owners. They signed the contract with the builders on March 21, 1964 to buy the lot (#114 in Phase 2) and have the house built, and took possession of the house on April 20 of 1965. The Bells left us a folder with the original sales information for the house and some marketing materials for Canterbury Woods. We also learned about the history of CW from our neighbors Bill and Betty Bowman who were the original owners of 8414 QE. Bill had always been active in the community, and Betty had been part of the sales team for the builders. When people came to the sales office Betty was one of the reps who described the development, house models, prices, options, etc. So she knew a lot about the community, the houses, and the builder. And we heard early stories from our neighbors Jack and Ann Crogan who moved into 8417 QE about 1968 with their family, including their son, Pat, who still lives there with his wife Pam. Pat grew up in Canterbury Woods and remembers clearly when houses were still being built, when Queen Elizabeth ended before the school, when all of the back yards ran together, when the two houses on Magdalene Ct. were destroyed by a gas leak, and much more.
So here are some of the things we learned from those sources and others.