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Tag Archives: Beach
On the beach – the web that’s woven
Here’s a great example of me getting things wrong, and of how local oral history works with the community correcting me – last week I featured the great picture above from Julie Le Moine of herself as a baby with her mum, and ‘uncle’ Paddy (Walker) and ‘auntie’ Clarice’ on a beach in Blackpool in September 1966.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media
Tagged 1966, Accident, Beach, Blackpool, Brian Stringer, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clarice, Coppy Pit, Disaster, Facebook, Growve Pit, Julie Le-Moine, Lichfield, Lionel, Local History, New Photos, Paddy, Staffordshire, Walker
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Life’s a beach
Here’s a lovely quick one from friend of the blog Julie Le Moine – and it’s a good opportunity to point out to those who’ve supplied images lately that I’m hoping to catch up with that at the weekend, nothing is forgotten.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media
Tagged 1966, Beach, Blackpool, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clarice, Facebook, Growve Pit, Julie Le-Moine, Lichfield, Local History, New Photos, Paddy, Staffordshire, Walker
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