Tag: the-second-world-war
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What Was Dolly Blue? A Forgotten Lancashire Washday Tradition
Ada’s Dolly Blue — The Little Blue Wonder There was a time when Monday morning meant washday in thousands of Lancashire homes. Before automatic washing machines became commonplace, keeping a family’s clothes clean required hot water, hard work and considerable patience. And for white washing, there was a curious little product known as Dolly Blue.…
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Can You Still Buy a Donkey Stone?
If you’ve arrived here after searching for a Donkey Stone, there’s a good chance you remember one. Perhaps your mum used one. Your grandmother kept one by the back door. Or perhaps you’ve simply heard the expression “donkey stoning the step” and wondered what on earth it meant. For generations, the humble Donkey Stone was…
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Oswaldtwistle Musical | From Mind The Trams to the Stage
Follow the creation of the Mind The Trams musical, an original Oswaldtwistle musical inspired by local characters, Lancashire history and 1939 life. From Oswaldtwistle to a Musical Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire — 1939. Trams rattle through familiar streets. Mills dominate the skyline. Lockwood’s Bakery opens its doors for another morning and ordinary lives continue while the world…
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Accrington Musical | Mind The Trams Musical Begins Soon
The Mind The Trams musical project is about to begin. Follow the development of an original Lancashire musical inspired by Accrington and Oswaldtwistle. An Accrington Musical Is About to Begin In two weeks, work begins on the next stage of Mind The Trams — bringing its characters, stories and songs together as an original Accrington…
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TRADITIONAL OSWALDTWSITLE CUSTARD TART The Accrington Herald
MRS LOCKWOOD’S RECIPES — No. 5 “A good custard needs eggs, milk and patience. You’ll notice I’ve not mentioned fiddling with it.” You Will Need For the pastry For Mrs Lockwood’s custard THE OSSY DIFFERENCE Use the richest whole milk you can get. Mrs Lockwood isn’t going to transform custard tart with exotic ingredients. Her…
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THE ACCRINGTON HERALD
Accrington, Oswaldtwistle & District — 1939 LOCAL MAN TURNS HIS ATTENTION TO GIN **JIMMY’S STILL INTRODUCES GIN SPINNERS** “Spirit of the Mills” promises a rather different taste of Lancashire Residents of Oswaldtwistle who believed Jimmy’s activities with a whisky still represented the full extent of his ambitions may wish to reconsider. There is, apparently, gin…
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AT LAST! MRS LOCKWOOD REVEALS THE CHEESE PIE
MRS LOCKWOOD’S RECIPES LANCASHIRE CHEESE & ONION PIE “There are some recipes which do not require improving. They require making properly.” You Will Need For the filling For the pastry To finish Mrs Lockwood’s Method Begin with the onions. Melt the butter gently in a large pan, add the sliced onions and season with salt…
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THE ACCRINGTON HERALD
MRS LOCKWOOD’S RECIPES HOT CROSS BUNS From the fictional world of Mind The Trams HOT CROSS BUNS MRS LOCKWOOD INSISTS THERE IS STILL TIME TO MAKE THEM PROPERLY Fruit, spice, a good glaze and sufficient patience — Mrs Lockwood shares her method for one of the bakery’s most anticipated seasonal treats. There are certain things,…
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ACCRINGTON MUSICAL REACHES THE END OF THE LINE — WITH THREE SIMPLE WORDS
THE ACCRINGTON HERALD ACCRINGTON MUSICAL REACHES THE END OF THE LINE — WITH THREE SIMPLE WORDS MIND THOSE TRAMS The final song from Mind The Trams brings William to the end of the journey — and discovers that sometimes goodbye doesn’t sound like goodbye at all There are phrases we say so often that eventually…
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ACCRINGTON MUSICAL TURNS TO A LOVE THAT EXISTED ALMOST ENTIRELY IN SILENCE
ACCRINGTON MUSICAL TURNS TO A LOVE THAT EXISTED ALMOST ENTIRELY IN SILENCE NOBODY KNEW William’s song for the clarinet player remembers the feelings that can exist between two people while the rest of the world notices nothing Everybody thought they knew William. That was partly his own fault. He laughed easily, talked readily and possessed…