The Seaside Girls and the summer of 1939 I imagine most people associate piers with fun, laughter and summer variety shows. Just the thought of a … [Read more...] about The Seaside Girls and the Summer of 1939 – music and laughter on the east coast
Seaside Girls
A Stroll Down Memory Lane – Cleethorpes in the 1940s
Today I was chatting to Gordon Sylvester whose father had Fred’s Barber's on Sea View Street. It was prompted by my sharing a photo on a local … [Read more...] about A Stroll Down Memory Lane – Cleethorpes in the 1940s
Cleethorpes – Top Ten things to do in Summer 1939
I enjoyed putting together this list of top ten things to do in Cleethorpes in the summer of 1939. I imagined what one of the characters in The … [Read more...] about Cleethorpes – Top Ten things to do in Summer 1939
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 … [Read more...] about Brighowgate Children’s Home & The Palace
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. … [Read more...] about The Palace Theatre, Grimsby – Up in the Gods
Local Variety Girls Take the Stage
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 … [Read more...] about Local Variety Girls Take the Stage