THIS week the Whitchurch Herald dusts off the archives and delves deep into the past.

The Geoff Charles Collection is a treasure trove of pictures from the past and offers a small snapshot of life in the past.

Whitchurch Herald: "Blithe Spirit" by Noel Coward, performed at Wem, October 1948. Picture: Geoff Charles Collection.

"Blithe Spirit" by Noel Coward, performed at Wem, October 1948. Picture: Geoff Charles Collection.

Whitchurch Herald: Brownie Revels at Ellesmere. Picture: Geoff Charles Collection/Wikimedia.

Brownie Revels at Ellesmere in 1954. Picture: Geoff Charles Collection.

Whitchurch Herald: Army Athletics Association; Wem sports meeting in 1956. Picture: Geoff Charles Collection.

The Army Athletics Association's Wem sports meeting in 1956. Picture: Geoff Charles Collection.

Whitchurch Herald: Cheese making at the United Dairies Creamery in Ellesmere in 1954. Picture by Geoff Charles/Wikimedia.

Cheese making at the United Dairies Creamery, Ellesmere in 1954. Picture: Geoff Charles Collection.

Whitchurch Herald: Ellesmere Congregational Church Garden Fete in 1954. Picture: Geoff Charles Collection.

Ellesmere Congregational Church Garden Fete in 1954. Picture: Geoff Charles Collection.