Wake Weeks

[gdm27]

Who was it that decided when towns had their wake weeks?

 

[jaysay]

Who was it that decided when towns had their wake weeks?

The Mill owners I should think

 

[yerself]

Who was it that decided when towns had their wake weeks?

The Mill owners I should think

I thought the same as jaysay, that it was an agreement between the mill owners of the area. I did a search and found the following article:

Wakes Weeks: From the Saints to the Sea

 

[cashman]

I thought the same as jaysay, that it was an agreement between the mill owners of the area. I did a search and found the following article:

Wakes Weeks: From the Saints to the Sea

And historians are always moaning about "Hard Times" twas banned in 1571 fer drinking n revelling, don't seem very hard to me.

 

[jaysay]

I thought the same as jaysay, that it was an agreement between the mill owners of the area. I did a search and found the following article:

Wakes Weeks: From the Saints to the Sea

Thanks for that yerself, very interesting

 

[gdm27]

Any holiday in England but we only ever went on wake weeks. Do you remember the young lads who charged your Mum and Dad a tanner (minimum) to take your suitcases on a trolley (home made) to the guesthouse/flat/caravan etc. to same them carrying them? There was loads of them waiting for the train or coach every Saturday!