20th Nov 2024WEDNESDAY 20th NOVEMBER
A chilly morning. A touch of frost here and there. so wrap up warm if you are venturing out!! This weather would be ideal for the Dickensian Festival this weekend. Cold but DRY!!!!!
The town does look lovely with the Christmas lights twinkling. Quite lovely. Some of teh schoolchildren have added their own decorations to the Christmas Tree in the Market Place which is nice to see. The "Switch On" of the tree lights will be at about 4 on Saturday.
And Christmas is coming! It is just 5 weeks away!
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19th Nov 2024TUESDAU 19th NOVEMBER
Though snow was well forecasted for the district, none actually arrived. It has fallen in other areas but Ulverston has escaped. It is cold, though, and it will remain cold for a few days. Everyone has their fingers crossed for fair weather for the weekend, as itt is the25th Dickensian Festival.
Jennifer has delivered to me a variety of very interesting objects to display in my window,. ready for the Dickensian. All to do with the COach service that existed "over the sands". It includes a coach wheel: harness and bridle, whip, a hub cap, and a variety of lovely pictures.
The awful conflicts in both Ukraine and Gaza continue. And they seem to be getting worse, day by day.
The farmers are very angry about teh inheritance tax becoming payable on their farms when they pass the farm on down through the generations. Apparently, there are thousands of farmers driving their tractors, descending on Parliament today to demonstrate their anger.
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18th Nov 2024MONDAY 18th November.
I hope you all had a good weekend, despite the weather! Saturday was ok but it rained all day on Sunday. It meant that after my bath and full English it was housework to contend with as going out on teh trike was definitely "No-Go". Nevertheless, cleaning is quite satisfying and a feeling of satisfaction after it is all done. I even polished the buttons on my uniform ready for the Dickensian next weekend. I do hope that the weather is favourable. Just so long as it does not rain!!! So much work is performed throughout teh year by a team of wonderful volunteerson teh Committee.
This year they are expecting more coaches than ever, The figure is a magnificent SIXTY! The money the event that it brings into Ulverston is enormous, everyone is a winner, shops, restaurants, takeaways, B&B's. Hotels etc etc. The list is very long.
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