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Let me Entertain you – please!

A Skegness Chick I've often wondered why some people love to perform and entertain. I can't think of anything worse than standing up in front of an ... [Continue Reading]

Remembrance – Where the Poppies Are

Gylettie with John and Joan

Where the Poppies Are There was a framed scroll on the wall in my Nanny Lettie's hallway. It was facing the door to the lounge so that every time my ... [Continue Reading]

Brighowgate Children’s Home & The Palace

  The Palace Orchestra When I put a call out for memories regarding the Palace Theatre in Grimsby I had no inkling of the richness of stories ... [Continue Reading]

The Palace Theatre, Grimsby – Up in the Gods

Theatres are closed  as they were in 1939 when war was declared.  Many of them soon reopened – although not all – and many were lost to bombing raids. ... [Continue Reading]

Local Variety Girls Take the Stage

line up of dancing girls on Cleethopres pier

Local Variety Girls Local theatres like the Empire in Cleethorpes and The Palace in Grimsby were not purely for the professionals. Many a child from  ... [Continue Reading]

The Palace Theatre, Grimsby – Behind the Scenes

palace theatre grimsby

This is the most wonderful model of the Palace Theatre in Grimsby made by the talented Geoff Byman. It forms part of his O Gauge Garden Railway which ... [Continue Reading]

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