Thread: The Coronation
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Old 05-11-2009, 08:59   #2
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Re: The Coronation

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Originally Posted by Judith Addison View Post
Does anyone remember the Coronation on 2nd June - 1953? We had a street party in Harrow Street, Oswaldtwistle - I have a photo. It was a cold, wet day - we're all dressed in winter clothes, sitting at a long trestle table. My Dad bought me a "Queen" cup and saucer, which I've still got - it shows the Queen with little Prince Charles and little Princess Anne. I started school that year at Hippings Methodist. Each morning, besides our third of a pint of milk, we got some of that thick clinic orange juice and a big tablespoon of cod liver oil. We learned to read using the "Beacon Readers" but soon progressed onto Enid Blyton - Noddy, Secret Seven, Famous Five, etc. Girls liked to read the "Mallory Towers" books - about a girls' boarding school where they had midnight feasts in the "dorm". My favourite comics were "Robin Comic", "TV Comic", "Bunty" and "Judy". Those were the days!

Ican remember going to Oswaldtwistle town hall to collect my Coronation cup,but was never allowed to use it.
What ever happened to it i will never know
I didn,t go in for reading girly comics ,i was only four at the time.
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