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Pollocks Toy MuseumlONDON TOY MUSEUM NORTH-WEST DOLL CLUB.THE NEXT MEETING OF THE NORTH WEST DOLL CLUB IS 31 OCT 1.30 FOR 2PM. ST CHADS CHURCH HALL, LADYBARN. ADMISSION £1. TALK IS "DOLL HOLIDAYS IN GERMANY" THE COMPETITION IS TO DRESS A DOLL BASED ON A FAMOUS PAINTING AND THE DISPLAY IS FOR DISNEY CHARECTERS SO MICKEY, MINNIE, SNOW WHITE AND BELLE ARE WELCOME. THERE ARE STALLS AND A BRING AND SHARE AFTERNOON TEA. August 18 SINDYJUST GOT THIS E-MAIL FOR THOSE WHO LIKE SINDY!
Hi All, I'm excited cos I just opened my post and have got a lovely brochure
advertising an exhibition of 'Sindy in the Sixties' at the V&A Museum of Childhood in London at Bethnal Green. The exhibition is being created by Helen from Sindy Repro and will be held between 1st October 2009 till 18th January 2010. Ooh, I would really like to see the exhibition and will have to think when I can fit it in. If you're on Helen's mailing list, I expect you'll be receiving leaflets too. In case you're not on the list, I thought I'd let you know about it and there's a website address for info: www.museumofchildhood.org.uk Also, it says if more copies of the brochure are required, to contact: 020 8223 2517 The brochure itself is a lovely keepsake. THANKS MARY FOR LETTING US KNOW.
I'M ADDING PHOTOS TO THE PHOTO ALBUMS TONIGHT, MORE PLACES TO GO FROM LANCASHIRE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO SEE IN LANCASHIRE, THE LAKES, WEST YORKSHIRE AND DERBYSHIRE, ALL NOT MUCH MORE THAN AN HOUR FROM PRESTON! EVEN YORK IS ONLY 2 HOURS!
August 17 DOLL, TEDDY AND MINIATURES FAIR,ITS A COUPLE OF WEEKS OFF THE DOLL, TEDDY AND MINIATURES FAIR NOW, I'D GOT IT INTO MY HEAD THAT IT WAS ON THE 5th SEPT, IT WAS ONLY WHEN MY FRIEND TEXT TO CHECK THAT I REALISED THAT IT WAS THE 12th. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN AS I'M RUNNING IT! THINK IT WAS WISHFULL THINKING, AM LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
AM HOLIDAY NEXT WEEK, JUST GOING UP TO MUMS AND AUNTS FOR A FEW DAYS, GOING ON DAY TRIPS, WE'L GO TO CRACOE, LINTON AND BURNSALL TO SEE WHERE OUR HEBDEN ANCESTORS CAME FROM. WE WENT LAST WEEKEND BUT ONLY HAD A QUICK TRIP TO CHECK OUT WHERE WE WERE GOING. THERE ARE A LOT OF HEBDEN AND CONSTANTINE GRAVES IN BURNSALL CHURCH.
NOT TAKING BOOTS WITH ME, MY EX, GRAHAM IS LOOKING AFTER HIM AND THE HOUSE, HE GETS SOME PEACE FROM A NOISY FLAT AND ME AND MUM DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IF HE CAN GO PLACES.
WENT TO HOUGHTON BOTTOMS ON SUNDAY, IT IS VERY NICE THERE, THE VIADUCT IS ANOTHER DESIGNED BY TERRENCE FLANNIGAN, MY ANCESTORS BROTHER-IN-LAW. HE WAS RESIDENT ENGINEER ON THE BOLTON-BLACKBURN LINE, PRESTON -BLACKBURN LINE, DESIGNED WHALLEY VIADUCT AND THE OLD BLACKBURN MARKET HALL.
THE WALK ALONG VIADUCT LANE AND THE WITTON WEAVERS TRAIL IS VERY NICE, I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY DUCKS, MUST HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 500, WE SAW LOTS OF GROUSE AND 2 KINGFISHERS, TOOK PHOTOS BUT NOT LOADED THEM UP YET. August 13 Talking about YouTube - VINTAGE 70'S BALLERINA SINDY DOLL COMMERCIAL - BEAUTIFUL!SINDY ADVERT. Quote YouTube - VINTAGE 70'S BALLERINA SINDY DOLL COMMERCIAL - BEAUTIFUL! August 10 LINTON, CRACOE AND BURNSALL WITH MUMGOT MY CAR BACK ON SATURDAY LUNCH TIME, WENT UP TO MUMS AND HAD A DRIVE TO SEE WHERE MY HEBDIN ANCESTORS CAME FROM, CRACOE NEAR GRASSINGTON, SOME OF THEM MARRIED AT BURNSALL CHURCH. I FOUND LOTS OF HEBDEN GRAVES THERE, AND CONSTANTINE GRAVES WHO MARRIED INTO THE FAMILY. THE NAME IS USUALLY SPELT HEBDEN BUT FOR SOME REASON THEY SPELT IT HEBDIN IN THE FAMILY PRAYER BOOK.
WE FOUND A LOVELY PLACE, THE NEXT VILLAGE, CALLED LINTON. IT HAD A VILLAGE GREEN WITH DUCKS AND A RIVER, A NICE LOOKIN PUB AND A FORMER HOSPITAL WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN A CONVENT ORIGINALLY. IT WAS USED FOR RECOVERING SOLDIERS IN WW1. ALL THE HOUSES WERE VERY OLD AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
WE WENT ON TO BURNSALL AND FOUND A CHURCH WITH LOTS OF HEBDEN GRAVES, DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO CHECK THEM PROPERLY BUT WE ARE GOING BACK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO CHECK IT OUT PROPERLY.
SATURDAY NIGHT I STAYED AT MUMS, DIDN'T TAKE BOOTS WITH ME AS MY EX CAME TO LOOK AFTER HIM FOR ME. DIDN'T GET MUCH SLEEP AT MUMS AS HER PHONE WAS BLEEPING ALL NIGHT AND THE RAIN WAS HEAVY ON THE ROOF. WE WERE UP AT 6AM TO DO THE CAR BOOT ON THE A6 NR MILNTHORPE, DIDN'T SELL MUCH THOUGH. DID FIND A LOVELY OLD DRESSING TABLE FOR SARA THOUGH, IT'S 50'S STYLE WITH ROUND CUPBOARDS, THERE ARE SHELVES IN THE CUPBOARD DOORS AS WELL AS INSIDE THEM. I FOUND SOME OLD LINING PAPER IN THE DRAWERS WHICH WILL LOOK REALLY GOOD IN A DOLL HOUSE.                 August 05 Roll of Honour - Lancashire - Barton, Bilsborrow and MyerscoughThe ancestors of my childhood neighbours in Barton, we lived in Broughton and went to school in Barton, many names I recognise on here and i've only just started looking. Roll of Honour - Lancashire - Barton, Bilsborrow and Myerscough August 03 SARA AT CRAFT FAIR YORK TOWN HALLSARA IS GOING TO DO A CRAFT FAIR STALL AT YORK TOWN HALL, SHE IS SELLING HER HANDMADE CARDS. THEY ARE ALL DIFFERENT AND FOR LOTS OF OCCAISIONS. SHE CAN DO A CARD FOR MOST OCCAISIONS AND HAS SOME VERY GOOD ONES FOR BOYS AND TEENS. LOTS OF SPIDER ONES AND HAS JUST DONE A BAT, A ZEBRA AND A LOVELY MUMMY SPIDER WITH LOTS OF BABIES WITH GOOGLY EYES IN A SILVER WEB.
THIS IS GOING TO BE HER FIRST FAIR, IT'S AT YORK TOWN HALL ON THURSDAY 13TH AUGUST. THEY ARE STAYING AT SCARBOURGH FOR A CAMPING HOLIDAY AND SHE IS DOING THE FAIR WHILE SHE IS THERE.
IF YOU ARE IN YORK THEN POP IN AND SAY HELLO AND GET SOME VERY INDIVIDUAL CARDS. I'M PUTTING SOME OF THE PICTURES IN AN ALBUM ON HERE SO YOU CAN SEE SOME. |
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