What's in a name? It takes me quite a while to come up with names for characters. They have to fit the period and, more importantly, the … [Read more...] about Brown eyes or blue? How I keep track of my characters
Seaside Girls
A WARM WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF THE SEASIDE GIRLS!
THE SEASIDE GIRLS Can I invite you to step through to the stalls or the dress circle at the Empire theatre in Cleethorpes? It’s our lovely little … [Read more...] about A WARM WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF THE SEASIDE GIRLS!
The Seaside Girls and the Summer of 1939 – music and laughter on the east coast
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
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