Tag: Ladies' meeting
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Friday 30 November 1973
Still very cold, more snow fell today, it was too cold to go into my cabin. Ethel went to a ladies meeting at Princess Street Norwich. Notes Grandad had a purpose-built cabin which he used for woodworking and other practical tasks, see Chapter 85. Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. Grandad’s reference…
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Thursday 15 November 1973
Finished the roto mower. Ethel had the ladies meeting here because the banning of electricity, owing to a go slow by Elec engineers. Notes The roto mower was a Qualcast rotary mower that grandad got from Curls/Debenhams in June 1973, see Chapter 108. For more details of this including its use, see Chapter 109. On…
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Friday 12 October 1973
In the morning Ethel went at 08.40 with Mr Beckett to Norwich, then to Sheila’s. After dinner she went to a meeting near the Cathedral re Women’s Day of Prayer next year. She also called at Burtons for my suit and paid the balance of £26.50. Total £36.50 never paid so much for a suit…
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Thursday 26 April 1973
Ethel & Dolly went to Diss by bus a ladies meeting 09.00 home 18.00. Notes Ethel refers to my grandmother, Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. Dolly refers to my grandmother’s first cousin, Dorothy Rose, who lived in Bedford and who often visited grandma and grandad, see Chapter 106. Grandma was involved in ladies’ meetings through involvement…
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Friday 30 March 1973
Ethel went to Norwich, a ladies meeting. During the evening E went with Mrs James to see the Drayton Players in the village hall. Notes Ethel and E both refer to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. For more details of the types of ladies’ meetings grandma attended, see Chapter 107. For more details of…
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Thursday 29 March 1973
Ethel went to a ladies meeting at Dereham. A friend of Mrs Davis died about 07.30, her husband died last Sunday (25th). Notes Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. For a note on the ladies’ meeting in Dereham, see Chapter 107. The friend of Mrs Davis’ who died was called Mrs Moore,…