Happy New Year 2019!

[Beef Oven!]

Keep going......

30?

[Bryn]

30?

1 year younger than Bilbo was on his illustrious birthday?

[LMcD]

1 year younger than Bilbo was on his illustrious birthday?

Would that be the Eleventy Noughth?

[Serial_Apologist]

Took The Keeper out to Scarborough yesterday for Scarborough Spa Orchestra’s annual New Year’s Day afternoon concert. SSO is one of a dying breed of (tiny) resident summer season seaside resort orchestras – and still going strong with a loyal following The programme of Viennese favourites and operetta arias made a pleasant contrast to the morning’s offering from the Vienna Phil.

Scarborough was heaving, parking was difficult to find and expensive (why … do … I … bother … ) but worth it in the end. Emerging from The Spa theatre visitors were rewarding with a picture postcard view of the South Bay at night with seafront lights reflected in the pools left behind on the beach as the tide retreated Next year I’ll bring the tripod for the camera.

A Happy (and Cooler) New Year to One and All

We had our trade union's annual conference in Scarborough, back in the day. I remember Frank Cousins opening it one year in his position as Chairman of the TUC with the following welcome: "If you believe the bottom has fallen out of your world, come to sunny Scarborough, meet the friendly locals, try out the local curry houses, sample the local beer, and experience the world falling out of your....".

My mum led the local (all-ladies) seaside resort orchestra in Saltburn, just up t'road from you, in the early 1930s, CB.

[Constantbee]

My mum led the local (all-ladies) seaside resort orchestra in Saltburn, just up t'road from you, in the early 1930s, CB.

There's a lot of interest in the local history of the resorts up here. It's such a small world somebody will know somebody who will remember such a thing. It's not everybody's cup of tea but I can send you a PM with a link to a paper about the Teesside Seaside between the wars if you like. It's a good read.

[Beef Oven!]

There's a lot of interest in the local history of the resorts up here. It's such a small world somebody will know somebody who will remember such a thing. It's not everybody's cup of tea but I can send you a PM with a link to a paper about the Teesside Seaside between the wars if you like. It's a good read.

Maybe post the link here, I would be interested ....

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Well! Nice to see that the Season of Good Will lasted all of three days!

I was away from my computer for much of today, and was about to post about the (rather wonderful) Royal Institute Christmas Lectures ... only to discover that hostilities had broken out on the "As Others See Us" Thread - which I have closed temporarily to see if I can edit posts so that civil discussion can recommence.

Meanwhile, perhaps the sad news about Hornspieler (with whom I engaged in many a warm exchange of views) might remind us that there are more important - more productive, more positive - things that the Forum can be used for.

[greenilex]

Belated New Year greetings to all...peace, prosperity and gunge-free Middle Ears.

[Serial_Apologist]

Belated New Year greetings to all...peace, prosperity and gunge-free Middle Ears.

It's been a long time, greenilex. Are you well?

[greenilex]

Not bad on the whole, though I have always had mild SAD and when the sun comes back I wake up with a start.

Feeling Ode to Joy ish just now.