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... ---' - ' 1 1 War romance that lasted half a century A ROMANCE which began during the Second World War has lasted 50 years for an Accrington couple Stanley and Ann Boothroyd will be celebrating their Golden Wedding anniversary with a family party today ...
... area cleared Unfortunately the initial optimism about Broadway was not to be fulfilled In the years before and after the Second World War it became something of an eyesore and the subject of many complaints from the public Several schemes were proposed and ...
... friends We have had a lot of people coming from Blackburn and Darwen J im 78 who served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War is a keen swimmer and bowler In addition his Lancashire dialect monologues have made him a popular guests with local ...
... the NHS in administration at Calderstones Hospital and Fairfield Hospital Bury from where he retired in 1976 During the Second World War Mr Thompson served in the RAF attaining the rank of Sergeant He was at the D-Day landings working with the Code and Cypher ...
... Blackburn Road Accrington from his father Dr Robert Harbinson after returning from national service in the Army during the Second World War A keen St John’s Ambulance Brigade member who was knighted for his services Dr Harbinson organised many first-aid courses ...
... Hotel Accrington Other highlights included a fancy dress compete tion charity fund-raising events and the appearance of a Second World War jeep Patients in the GP ward at Accrington Victoria Hospital enjoyed a day-long party with songs from the war a buffet ...
... to occupy her mind because their first child Ann was born just months before John's departure For the majority of the Second World War John was stationed in Cumberland although he spent a short while in Scotland preparing for an invasion On his return ...
... Nazi onslaught 755— The Death Of Stalinism In Bohemia An animated film whose theme is the of Czechoslovakia since the second World War commissioned by the BBC from the brilliant Czech animator Jan Svankmajer 805— Soviet Music 905— Film: Amadeus (See film ...
... engineering turner at the old Howard and Bullough factory in Accrington and also for a period as a collier During the Second World War he served with the Infantary Regiment in the Middle East Italy and Egypt Eveline was a nursing assistant and her long ...
... wedding They will be travelling from Kent and Warrington for the couple's special day (Picture: Cavan Smyth 1409) the Second World War Norman said: “We just had to trust each other because we chose to get married before I left the country” After the war ...
... spent almost 12 months researching stories of tragedy and heroism before creating a pictorial backdrop Events such as the Second World War bombing of the town and the famous Moorfield Mining disaster are now represented by colourful pieces set into perspex ...
... straight from the silver (Screen itself Michael was serving in the Fifth Battalion of the Royal Engineers during the Second World War when his company was hit by enemy fire in Dunkirk He was one of only eight men to survive the attack and spent the next ...