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Some lines from Willy's diaries With contributions also from Angela (Millard),
Richard, Dave, Alan (Hollick), Gerry, Ann (Dufall), Pam (Flory) and
the Gabby Archives |
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| 01-04-51 | "We have over 8 gross of jam jars " Letter from Alan Hollick to Gabby (from Gabby Archives) |
| 05-04-51 | Afternoon -Jumble collecting and gave out leaflets (What leaflets?) Evening up Stores and played piano (But I can't play the piano! - Willy) |
| 13-04-51 | To Stores - Read through play. |
| 18-04-51 approx. |
Music Society outing to Winter Gardens Bournemouth |
| 21-04-51 | Helped Alan take film stuff to Church House / Open Evening |
| 27-04-51 | Stores - Alan gave talk on photography |
| 28-04-51 | Finished clearing out WASTE PAPER. Lots of space |
| 30-04-51 | Rehearsal (at WI hall) for part of pageant. |
| 04-05-51 | Trinkle and I (Willy) gave talk on cycling |
| 08-05-51 | Prepared Spot the Error |
| 11-05-51 | Gabby home today (From National Service?) |
| 12-05-51 | Sort out Stores (From Gabby's diary) |
| 17-05-51 | Jumble Sale. Made £10 -Held in Church House (from Gabby Archives) |
| 18-05-51 | Rec in evening for Pageant rehearsal then Club Open Evening - 30 people there |
| 19-05-51 | Mott came to Stores about our part in Pageant . Richard writes:- "I can remember Motty driving into the yard with his motorbike and sidecar and maybe coming through the holly bush to climb the Store's ladder." |
| 22-05-51 | Mott wants to change our WYG pageant parts |
| 24-05-51 | Mott changed our episode once again |
| 26-05-51 | Started to distemper the slates |
| 27-05-51 | Doing posters for SPOT THE ERROR |
| 08-06-51 | Put up posters in shops |
| 10-06-51 | Wimborne Festival Week starts (Gabby Archive) |
| 14-06-51 | 6.30 -10pm Pageant dress rehearsal in Rec. Dressed in Council School |
| 16-06-51 | PAGEANT in Rec in afternoon/evening Helped put up audience forms in the morning |
| 18-06-51 | Carried forms back from Rec to School (must have been a right trail- Willy) |
| 26-06-51 | DUPLICATOR arrived. Helped Alan paint Stores |
| 27-06-51 | Willy's Dad took load of jam pots to Stores (So we were collecting pots then?) |
| 07-07-51 | Stores- made props for show |
| 14-07-51 | Alan's gone to Brighton. (Alan Hollick says that's not him!) |
| 26-07-51 | Told off about noise |
| 27-07-51 | Been given three months notice to leave Stores |
| 04-08-51 | Helped Gabby take stuff to Church House for Alan's 21st |
| 04-08-51 | SHOW went off well Alan Hollick says this was a show we put on as part of his birthday celebrations and was the second outing of "Noise and his Chandeliers" Click to Read all about it in "Roundabout" Gabby and Alan made Foundation members |
| 23-08-51 | Music Society outing to Winter Gardens (Gabby Archives) |
| 31-09-51 | Committee meeting (from Gabby Archives) |
| 12-09-51 | DANCE Made a profit (Click to see poster) |
| 17-09-51 | Wots-a-Doin Rehearsal. Not many tickets sold |
| 19-09-51 | WOTS-A-DOIN at Corfe. Went well. Many laughs |
| 21-09-51 | WOTS-A-DOIN at Stur. Took £7 at door |
| 29-09-51 | Planning scenery for panto.- Rumplestiltskin |
| 02-10-51 | No school for two weeks because of army manoeuvres |
| 06-10-51 | Making radiogram cabinet |
| 10-10-51 | TANKS through Wimborne, tearing up the roads. |
| 11-10-51 | SPICE OF LIFE II Show in Church House |
| 31-10-51 | The day we had to vacate the Stores (from Gabby Archive) |
| 2-11-51 | Gabby's father killed in Wimborne road accident. |
| 10-11-51 | Third Anniversary Dinner scheduled for today . Cancelled because of the death of Gabby's father. |
| 28-11-51 | BRIGHT
AND BREEZY. Including full script of "Trial by Judge" My notes in diary state : - Trinkle sore throat. I replaced |
| 29-12-51 | FANCY DRESS CHRISTMAS PARTY Church House Read about it in Roundabout |
29-12-51 |
DANCE No profit... lost. (Pam Flory thinks this might
have been the occasion when no-one turned up) Mary Lambourne there Richard reminds me Dances and Beetle Drives were also held in the Liberal Hall |
| Dec. 1951 | Several members took part in the non-WYG show SLEEPING BEAUTY. |
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