Tag: Bonfire
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Saturday 6 April 1974
We watched the boat race. Oxford won made a record run for this year. Notes Most years, grandma and grandad watched the boat race on TV, see Chapter 112.
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Friday 5 April 1974
Ethel went in the garden. I did jobs in the cabin. Ethel had garden fire. Notes Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. Grandma and grandad had large garden at the front and back of their house, see Chapter 109. Grandad’s preferred way of getting rid of garden refuse was to bur it.…
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Saturday 30 March 1974
Ethel went to Chapel Anniversary at Taverham. E & I did a bit in the garden. We pruned the roses. Ethel cut some of the front lawn, I raked the back & had a fire. E & I saw the Grand National race. Notes E and Ethel both refer to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia…
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Wednesday 20 March 1974
Ethel & I had a garden fire. See end of Friday 22nd re Princess Anne & her husband… Princess Anne & Capt Mark Philips were attacked in the Mall. Notes Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. Grandad’s preferred way of dealing with garden rubbish was to burn it, see Chapter 109. On…
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Monday 25 February 1974
Mild day. I had a fire in the garden burnt some garden refuse from 1973. Notes Grandad loved a bonfire. It was his preferred way of dealing with garden rubbish, see Chapter 109.
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Thursday 11 October 1973
Ethel went to DLM. I had a fire burning rose cuttings etc. Notes Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. DLM refers to Drayton Ladies’ Meeting, a women’s meeting she attended and organised at Drayton Methodist Church, see Chapter 107. Grandad was an active gardener and he seemed to love a bonfire! This…
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Saturday 29 September 1973
Ethel went in the afternoon to a bring and buy sale at DMC. I had a bonfire burning pine needles. After tea Ethel went to Taverham Harvest Festival evening concert. Notes Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. DMC stands for Drayton Methodist Church, see Chapter 107. Grandad was an active gardener. His…
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Friday 14 September 1973
Irene’s 49th birthday. I had a garden fire. Rubbish from raspberry canes etc. Notes Irene refers to Irene Bell. She lived next-door-but-one to grandma and grandad at 162 Drayton High Road. For details of Irene’s birthdays, see Chapter 106. However, I think he may have got her age wrong as he also noted she was…
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Thursday 13 September 1973
I had a garden fire. Ethel went to DLM. Notes Grandma and grandad had large gardens at the back and front of their house. Grandad’s preferred way of disposing of garden waste was to burn it, see Chapter 109. Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. DLM refers to Drayton Ladies Meeting, a…
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Tuesday 24 July 1973
Alan came to do odd jobs to earn money for his holiday in August. I cleaned the Roto mower. Also had a garden fire. Notes Alan refers to my brother Alan Charles Drew. I am not sure what holiday this is referring to. We did not take a family holiday in summer 1973, Dad did…