postbag In Great Bardfield, 30 miles from London, craftsmen will be installed in specially arranged shops so that visitors can see them at work. Here is a wheelwright, Joseph Jennings
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mother travelled from Ilford and met me Museum all his working life and during as I finished work. We walked that time was privileged to handle many to the Festival together to have a look priceless treasures. around. I remember noting how loud The items he worked on for the the music was, attempting to Festival were several flint axes, lift spirits. It was a brave arrowheads and bronze new world, with plenty spears. He reconstructed DID of bomb damage in a very delicate birch YOU KNOW? London. I still have the bark bag and made If you want an audio five-shilling ‘Festival of a Perspex mount to copy of avanti then Britain’ coin in the red display a fine Roman contact the Fellowship box, which I bought glass drinking horn. I Office for more that day. still have the official information on how Margaret Evans (by guide (2/6d) and the one can be sent to email) catalogue of exhibits you free of (10/6d). We were very charge. Dear Postbag, proud to see his work on display and particularly grateful My late husband, Peter Shorer to the Festival of Britain as the cheque was involved in making many of the reproductions of historical articles for Peter received for the work paid for our honeymoon a month later. the ‘People of Britain’ section of the Audrey Shorer (by email) exhibition. He also made mounts for some of the originals, which were on display. He was a conservation officer at the British Dear Postbag, I and my wife visited the 1951 Festival of Britain. My wife is no longer with us and I am 90 yrs now. My father had his photograph taken as a wheelwright from an Essex village making a cart wheel. I don’t know if his picture got into the exhibition but I’ve sent them in to share If you have a story to share, write to with other readers (see above pictures). the Editor using the Fellowship Office My biggest memory of the Festival is in the address shown at the front of the garden where I saw the large clock. magazine D N Jennings, Camberley, Surrey
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Dear Postbag, Do any readers of avanti remember The Ministry of Pensions, Norcross? If so I would love to get in touch with them. My name was Hilda Birch and I worked in the post room for ten years between 1944-1954, leaving to get married to John Holloway who was in the Navy. The musical society was called The Crown Revels and we put on a big annual show at the Queens Theatre, Cleveleys. The ladies hockey team were also a fearsome gang and not to be messed with! I am known by my nickname Tilly, so therefore I am now Tilly Holloway. Tilly Holloway, Fareham, Hants Dear Postbag, I would like to get in touch with a former colleague John Brownlee. John and I worked together at the Official Receivers Office, Cambridge from about 1974 to 1980 when I was promoted to Assistant Official Receiver, Sheffield where I stayed until my retirement in 1991. I believe John was promoted to Official Receiver at Norwich or Ipswich in the 80s but I did not stay in touch since I left Cambridge (too busy at work). John and I got on well together and it would be nice to exchange greetings and to know how each of us has got on in the last 30 years. Richard Wiles, Sheffield, S.Yorks
Ed’s Note – if anybody is able to help with either of these enquiries please contact Fellowship Office and we can put you in touch