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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
(Most
play rehearsals, committee meetings and jumble collecting omitted)
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| Third page of dates |
| 02-01-52 |
Making props for show at Stur. Also General
Committee Meeting |
| 04-01-52 |
CHEERY PIE Show at Stur.
Went well but Alan Hollick reminds me it lost 2/6 |
| 07-01-52 |
Making silk table mats up Stores. Pam wrote to Gabby the
following..."Julie
Best has made a pair of booties for a baby. These things and the mat are
being stored
ready
for
a
sale" (From Gabby Archives)
Alan
Hollick
left for 4 years in RAF |
| 08-01-52 |
NEW YEAR DANCE at W.I. Hall? Did it take
place?
Advertised in Roundabout. |
| 11-01-52 |
"OLD TIME DANCE" At W.I. Hall.
Went well but lost approx £3-10-0 Advert in Roundabout |
| 21-01-52 |
We are having the Baptist Church Hall. (Grove Road) |
| 26-01-52 |
Trinkle and I (Willy) altered Stores right round. |
| 4-02-52 |
Pam has got the hall for club nights (What hall? Probably Baptist
Schoolroom. Discussed in letter in Gabby Archives) |
| 5-02-52 |
Nothing to do with WYG but I like this entry in my diary.
The whole class got 500 lines. I only did 100. Fatty M. pinched half of
them and had to stay in for bad writing... mine! |
| 6-02-52 |
The King died last night |
| 11-02-52 |
Old Tyme Dance cancelled because of the King |
| 18-02-52 |
Committee mtg. We are doing the show |
| 24-02-52 |
Been made Chairman |
| 01-03-52 |
Rich made the machine for the Show (What machine was that then?) |
| 10-03-52 |
Watched film of the Pageant |
| 18-03-52 |
Big rehearsal for Show in Church House. Went well |
| 25-03-52 |
SHOW at Verwood |
| 09-04-52 |
Duplicating with Richard in afternoon |
| 10-04-52 |
Gave out Jumble sale leaflets |
| 12-04-52 |
Jumble collecting in morning. Got over 100 jam pots. Mended cart. |
| 15-04-52 |
Beetle drive at Club |
| 22-04-02 |
Jumble collecting in morning. Played with crystal set up Stores. |
| 09-05-52 |
WYG picnic |
| 19-05-52 |
First play reading- went well |
| 11-07-52 |
Club meeting at Pam's. We don't know what to do about the Show |
| 24-07-52 |
Cleaned up Stores in morning with Gerry, Davidge, Pam and Jill. Cleaned
out library all afternoon |
| 28-07-52 |
Ten of us to Bleak House |
| 02-08-52 |
Preparing Jungle Scene tableau for Scout fete |
| 05-08-52 |
Making raffia skirts, girls making bracelets. |
| 15-08-52 |
(Not WYG related but of interest) Watched TV through Lane's
window. (I think this was the first time I had seen TV in someone's
house. We climbed through
this person's front garden in Grove Road and looked into their lounge) |
| 20-08-52 |
Tableaux cancelled. We talked about the RAFA fete. |
| 21-08-52 |
Tennis. We had 15/- worth for 3/- |
| 23-08-52 |
All to outing at Bleak House. Played games, watched the golf and picked
blackberries. |
| 25-08-52 |
Making a mock BRM for the Carnival |
| 27-08-52 |
Chalkie and me painting BRM. Pam and Gwen have sold 37 programmes.
(For fete?) |
| 28-08-52 |
At School field in afternoon and evening helping put up
tents. |
| 29-08-52 |
School field all day. Put up stage curtains in the big marquee
helped by Pam, Gwen, Bunny, Chalkie. Preparing for tomorrow. |
| 30-08-52 |
SCHOOL FETE. Big stage in tent. WYG did curtains |
| 02-09-52 |
Making another? BRM with Bunny |
| 04-09-52 |
Bleak House in afternoon. The girls want to do a play. |
| 12-09-52 |
17 people at Stores preparing for tomorrow |
| 13-09-52 |
CARNIVAL. The BRM got 2nd
(£2) Girls got 1st (£1)?
(Don't know the girls entry) |
| 29-09-52 |
Script writing at Richards (Aladdin) |
| 30-09-52 |
Terries are wanting to help the Club (Anyone remember this episode?) |
| 01-10-52 |
Chorus meeting re Aladdin at Jill's |
| 10-10-52 |
Someone has broken into the Stores |
| 13-10-52 |
Wrote scripts with Vanda and Mary Williams |
| 19-10-52 |
Writing scripts for Aladdin panto |
| 01-10-52 |
Aladdin Chorus meeting at Jills |
| 05-11-52 |
To Pam Flory's for bonfire and fireworks |
| 10-11-52 |
Club party |
| 06-12-52 |
Worked on QEGS School Stage all morning and afternoon. Pam and Stella
tried to help (Sorry about that girls, I am only copying down what
was in my diary at the time - Willy) |
| 12-12-52 |
A CHRISTMAS CONCERT at QEGS (Not a WYG event but at least half
the performers were WYG) |
| 20-12-52 |
Decorated Stores for Christmas. Played "Totopaly" and rehearsed
CAROLS |
| 22-12-52 |
Out carol singing . Got 12/6 |
| 28-12-52 |
Outing to Messiah Rich/Roy/Bunny/Pete/Stella/Sue |
| 29-12-52 |
Pam's party |
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