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RACE TRACK ‘AFTER PARTIES’ #27

...s such as Graham Hill and Jim Clarke.  So it seemed appropriate that his ex-driver should buy the track that he used to race round! Chris decided to hold a party there when he re-opened it and so we all went along to celebrate.  It was similar to the Donington party with lots of different races and marquees full of free food and drink!  They went on all day and my friend Janine came along to join in the fun.  We went into one of the marquee parties and pretended to be Swedish aux pair girls (this is what we did for fun in those days!).  I could hardly speak any English so Janine would ‘translate’ for me, then we would jabber away in jibberish to each o...

Race Day Parties #27

...s such as Graham Hill and Jim Clarke.  So it seemed appropriate that his ex-driver should buy the track that he used to race round! Chris decided to hold a party there when he re-opened it and so we all went along to celebrate.  It was similar to the Donington party with lots of different races and marquees full of free food and drink!  They went on all day and my friend Janine came along to join in the fun.  We went into one of the marquee parties and pretended to be Swedish aux pair girls (this is what we did for fun in those days!).  I could hardly speak any English so Janine would ‘translate’ for me, then we would jabber away in jibberish to each o...

Panto Pranks! #22

...PANTO PRANKS!      During the 1970s Hoar Cross Hall was used from time to time for local community activities and one such event was the production in 1978 of a traditional pantomime, ‘Midnight and a Journey back to Happiness’.   It was written by local people, Robert Leighton from Yoxall and the Hon. Alexandra Meynell, daughter-in-law of Mrs Jean Meynell whom we had purchased the Hall from.  The words and music were written by local songwriter, David Matthews, who had written songs for quite a few pop artists during the 1960s, his most famous being Matt Munro’s ‘We’re gonna change the world’.  So off to a good start there! For those of you w...

Alice - the ghost in the mirror

...ALICE – THE GHOST IN THE MIRROR:       In 1865 Lewis Carroll wrote another story about Alice following on from ‘Alice in Wonderland’.   It was called ‘Alice through the Looking Glass’.  In this story Alice climbs onto the mantlepiece over the fireplace in her lounge and finds that she can climb through the mirror into another world which is reversed, just like a reflection.  Once again, she encounters strange figures in a world dominated by a chess set and nursery rhyme characters, among others.  But what inspired Lewis Carroll to write about a little girl having lots of adventures? In the 1850s Charles Dodgson (Carroll’s real name) studied...

Alice - the ghost in the mirror #28

...ALICE – THE GHOST IN THE MIRROR:     (Based on true events)    In 1865 Lewis Carroll wrote another story about Alice following on from ‘Alice in Wonderland’. It was called ‘Alice through the Looking Glass’. In this story Alice climbs onto the mantlepiece over the fireplace in her lounge and finds that she can climb through the mirror into another world which is reversed, just like a reflection. Once again, she encounters strange figures in a world dominated by a chess set and nursery rhyme characters, among others. But what inspired Lewis Carroll to write about a little girl having lots of adventures? In the 1850s Charles Dodgson (Carroll’s rea...

Alice - the ghost in the mirror #32

...Here is another ghost story for the Christmas season associated with Hoar Cross Hall. By an amazing co-incidence Lewis Carroll and Emily Meynell (who built the Hall) became acquainted when she was a child. This is their story - In 1865 Lewis Carroll wrote another story about Alice following on from ‘Alice in Wonderland’. It was called ‘Alice through the Looking Glass’. In this story Alice climbs onto the mantlepiece over the fireplace in her lounge and finds that she can climb through the mirror into another world which is reversed, just like a reflection. Once again, she encounters strange figures in a world dominated by a chess set and nursery rhyme c...