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Paignton, the Harbour 1922 Ref: 73067
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 Paignton, the Sea Front 1912 (ref: 64711) |
Year: 2008
Cream Tea Festival in Paignton
Saturday, April 19th was "Morris Day" on Paignton Green and a celebration of all things Morris. More than 150 Morris dancers from all over the country demonstrated this traditional and colourful form of folk dancing in a marquee on the Esplanade. Among the many dancers were Heather and Gorse Clog Morris from Combeinteignhead who performed half a dozen dances in the "North West" tradition for 20 minutes or so - accompanied by their band of melodeons, accordians and drums. Although it was very poor weather, a great many people crowded into the marquee to watch and listen to the performances - and also to enjoy the craft fair and beer tent! Sadly it was just too wet and windy to venture outside to enjoy a walk on the sea front or along the pier. However, the lovely music and dancing made it a memorable day out. Posted: 27/04/2008 16:36 by John Howard Norfolk |
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 Paignton, Parish Church Norman Door 1890 (ref: 25472) |
Year: 1945
Marriage between Ivy Alice Gillard to Robert Alexander Bent
This date Oct 6th, in 1945, while serving in the RCAF, I was married to Ivy Gillard in this olden church. It was a bright sunny day. Ivy came to Canada with our daughter Barbara in October of 1946. She loved Canada very much, and even though she returned to her homeland on a few occasions, she was truly a Canadian. Ivy was taken from us in 1979 at age 56. She was born with a defective heart. It will always ben the second most important date in my life. My birth was of course the first. I loved Paignton while there. God Bless you all. Last edited: 06/10/2006 22:54 by Robert Bent |
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Year: 1870s
Past Schoolmaster
My Gt grandfather, William James Hawken was a certified schoolmaster at Galmpton between 1875-1880. His youngest child, Frances Marian, was born there on 10th October 1875. She went on to marry William Henry Birch, who was a son of the iconic Betsy Birch who founded the London omnibus transport system, after the early demise of her husband William in 1846. Posted: 30/06/2007 12:45 by David Hawken |
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 Torquay, YMCA, Astwell Hall c1955 (ref: T62001) |
Year: 1971
Them were the days
My family (Isaac..Reg, Lilian, June, Pat, aunty Mary, uncle Denny, and cousins Andrew and Mark and Grandad Isaac) used to holiday in this hotel each year from about 1968 to 1975. I have some wonderful childhood memories of Astwell Hall and can remember a lady called Miss Cotton ran the hotel in the early days before a gent called Mr Lane took over. I can also recall a dog called Rufus! Being a YMCA hotel they were always organising money making schemes for charity which included football matches on Abbey meadows. A concert was held every Thursday and us kids always did a turn. I distinctly remember one year early on when we sang the 'so long, farewell' song from the sound of music which the 'Mcdonald' family from Scotland played a big part...the name Sheena rings a bell. In about 1973 or 4 a porter named Michael or Mick impersonated Mick Jagger and sang 'Brown Sugar' on the stage. It was great fun on dance night when we danced to the 'teddy bears picnic and 'come to Fiona's wedding'. I believe that not long after 1975 the YMCA sold the hotel off to a private buyer and sadly just recently the hotel has been knocked down to make way for apartments....what a huge shame it was a lovely building. If anyone else has any memories of this hotel post 1968 I would love to read them. Thanks Pat Piper (Isaac) Last edited: 25/04/2008 08:30 by Patricia Piper |
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 Torquay, Grand Hotel 1912 (ref: 64672) |
Year: 2008
Heather and Gorse dance at the Grand Hotel in Torquay
The front of the Grand Hotel as shown in this view from 1912 is remarkably like the hotel now, in 2008. Its only when the dancers and musicians of Heather and Gorse Clog Morris went inside that we found a huge sun lounge, a wide terrace overlooking swimming pools and a fountain that are modern additions! The Grand Hotel and local radio station, Gemini, had organised a fund raising day for local charities under the hotel's banner of an "Easter Eggstravaganza" and we were part of the entertainment programme. This was Easter Saturday - the earliest Easter for almost 100 years and believe me the weather reminded us! We danced on the wide terrace and most of our audience watched through windows from the warmth of the hotel's sun lounge! A few hardier souls ventured outside and sat under parasols to protect themselves from the occasional flurries of sleet and fine snow! It was a truly cold day but the hotel did provide us with a barbeque lunch to sustain us between our two booked "spots". The dancers looked smart in their blue skirts, white blouses , black waistcoats and shiny black clogs. This was the team's first outing of the year and unusually early! In a normal year the dancing season would start on May Day morning watching the sun rise! However, there were a few minutes during the afternoon when the sun shone and we could appreciate what pleasures the sun terrace might offer in summer weather. Last edited: 23/03/2008 14:54 by John Howard Norfolk |
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