We were on holiday in France and spent the day on the beach - the wedding totally passed us by!
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DDs 1 and 2 wore Royal Wedding T shirts ( bought by my mum 😊)“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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1703
English novelist Daniel Defoe was made to stand in the pillory as punishment for offending the government and church with his satire 'The Shortest Way With Dissenters'. Bystanders pelted him with flowers instead of the customary harmful and noxious objects and drank to his health.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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What a nice crowd
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1740
Rule Britannia was sung for the first time, for the then Prince of Wales's daughter's third birthday.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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1865
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll was published but was soon withdrawn because of bad printing. Only 21 copies of the first edition survived, making it one of the rarest 19th century books.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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2012
The annual stinging nettle-eating competition, started in 1986, was held at The Bottle Inn pub at Marshwood near Bridport in Dorset. The current record at the event for the most amount of nettles eaten in one hour is 76ft (23m).“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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Makes you wonder why ?
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I wonder if they're cooked or raw!!
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1901
Britain's first cinema, the Mohawk, opened in Islington, north London. Films were accompanied by the 16-piece Fonobian Orchestra. At the height of their popularity in the 1940s, cinemas in Britain had average weekly attendances of 30 million.
I know from my mum how many cinemas there were in York in those days (40's) Almost one in every street!“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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Cant imagine a Orchestra in a cinema now can you ,
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Even in the 60s there were lots of cinemas but they were one single screen - now they are multi-screens and new films get round to them very quickly.
Oma - and there were the ones with amazing Wurlitzer organs, or just tinny pianos.
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I remember as a child Saturday morning cinema and the Wurlitzer raising from the floor and singing along to the tune the organist played , Daisy
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1880
In a remarkable race at the Astley Stakes in Lewes, East Sussex, 5 of the 9 horses passed the winning post virtually simultaneously. The judge declared a triple dead heat for first place, with a double dead heat for fourth.
“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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That must have put the bookies in a spin!
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