2 June - What were you doing 70 years ago Grandad?
It was a long time ago and not yet 70 years but it was one long celebration preceded by months of excitement.
Well at least our mothers were excited!
Just after the incredible news had come through that Edmund Hillary had reached the summit of Mount Everest
and the luckiest of us had watched the new Queen’s Coronation on a tiny black
and white TV screen, we changed into our costumes made from old parachutes,
towels and black out curtain to join the fancy dress parade. It was only a short
walk to the trestle tables laden with jelly and sponge cake. There was a Punch
and Judy show too to make sure every young mind was corrupted.
The oldest child pictured below is the judge who ironically was sent to prison soon
after leaving school for something that would be legal now, in fact it might
warrant its own fancy dress parade!
My outfit was that of a gypsy complete with violin. I have no idea where that came from.
Also shown is my unused Coronation mug and plate. Every school child was
presented with one so presumably they are worth nothing and easily found in almost every junk shop. The
really interesting thing about them is that both are marked Made in England.
