Tag: Windy
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Sunday 22 August 1976
Mum’s Diary Went to St. P. in am by car & left during last hymn. Went to mums in aft. Uncle Ray & Auntie Kath there. P & A went to Salhouse in evening with Spotsoc to take service. E came home from Carolines. R rang. Roger’s/My Diary Left Castleton after vacuuming the dormitory. Climbed…
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Saturday 3 January 1976
All trees blew down during night at front of mum’s. Went up in am & helped clear most of it – had to pay to have trees removed £10. R went to work after helping. E school hall wall blew in – lot of damage. FR rang in aft – I rang back. P got…
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Friday 2 January 1976
Alan went to see Dr W about bed wetting again. To go back in 8 weeks, Had card from Mr A. Had hair set in am. Then went to GTE’s. P went to Birmingham with Roy to help him look for a house. Left at 6.30am. Roger at work all day. I went to work…
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Tuesday 6 May 1975
Grandad – Very windy. E went to PO, Did her washing first. Mum – Took car in in am. Up & down all day. Very tired easily. Notes Grandma Was Keeping Grandad’s Diary at This Point Grandad had not been very well, see Chapter 116. I think this means that grandma filled in his diary…
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Saturday 7 September 1974
Very windy & rain, many trees brought down in parts of the country, our lawns were nearly covered with needles & cones. Notes According to the Met Office, “on 7 September 1974 a storm resulted in three fatalities and fallen trees across East Anglia and south-east England“. An article in The Courier documented damage caused…
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Wednesday 4 September 1974
I started to gather cones & needles off the lawns but it started to rain, so I had to pack up, wind & rain all day from 11.00. Notes Grandma and grandad had large lawns at the front and back of their house. These were surrounded by pine trees. So, whenever it was windy, the…
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Tuesday 3 September 1974
Gathered more apples, it was very windy during the night. Notes Grandad had gathered apples the previous day and gathered more today. As far as I recall, grandma and grandad did not have apple trees in their garden but their neighbour, Ron Douglas, did. There were other times when grandad recorded collecting apples from Ron…
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Thursday 17 January 1974
Ethel went to DLM, her feet are a little better. Weather not so windy. All the labour troubles still on. I had a day’s rest. Notes Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. She was suffering with painful feet at this time. Grandad was also unwell with prostatic symptoms which resulted in him…