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Just don't smash your plate on the floor

... spectacular set. Captain Corelli's Mandolin follows the story of a fisherman who leaves to fight with the Greek army in the Second World War and his fiancee falls in love with the local Italian command- costing £3. Tickets for the supper, talk and film are priced ...

Published: Thursday 30 August 2001
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 299 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

Party tribute to ex-PoW

... Highlanders and was captured in 1940 as the British Army evacuated the beaches of Dunkirk. He spent the remainder of the Second World War in camps XXA and XXB based in Poland before he was snatched by the Russians. Forced to take partina guard patrol of the ...

Published: Thursday 27 June 2002
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 282 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

Amble plans for VE celebrations

... to participate in the celebrations being held on Monday 8 May to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The celebration is to commence at 10.00 a.m. with a service of thanksgiving beinF held at the War Memorial on Queen ...

Published: Friday 21 April 1995
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 294 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

Three puppets, a motorbike and a goat

... classic Louis de Bernieres novel on i’;i)—n];ry 21 at 7.30 pm. The story is set on the Greek island of Cephalonia from the Second World War to the present day and tells the tale of Dr lannis, his daughter Pelagfi; the soldier Carlo Guercio and Italian officer ...

Published: Thursday 01 February 2001
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 287 | Page: 23 | Tags: none

e TR Town mourns the death of its own Mr Alnwick

... family store on the cobbles in Alnwick as well as another store in Berwick with his sister Doris from just before the second world war until he retired 15 years ago. He also held the honour of being the first Chairman of Alnwick District Council when it ...

Published: Friday 24 October 1997
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 300 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Vital work starts to save historic wall

... fell into decline during the last 100 years, even being used by the Army which was stationed at Felton Park during the Second World War. Mr Taylor added: “The wall is within the curtilage of a listed building therefore it is very important not only because ...

Published: Friday 02 July 1999
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 305 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

to former glory

... Bondgate Within and Market Street. The railings are not a new feature, and a set did exist up until the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. During the war effort, however, all ‘nonessential’ iron fittings across the country were mclted down for arms ...

Published: Friday 06 December 1996
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 296 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Gun visits home of great arms manufacturer

... Lord Armstrong. An anti-aircraft gun, the weapon that formed the backbone of the country’s air defence system during the Second World War, will be the main attraction. In 1927 the firm that produced the gun, Vickers, took over the company originally founded ...

Published: Thursday 03 August 2000
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 300 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

5.30 ITN MORNING NEWS 7.50 FIRST EDITION

... Brando stars as an idealistic young German soldier whose illusions about Hitler and the Nazis are shattered during the Second World war 5.05 BROOKSIDE Little Jimmy makes bigtrouble for his family 6.30 RIGHT TO REPLY 7.00 A WEEK IN POLITICS 8.00 A CAT'S ...

Published: Friday 22 November 1996
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 252 | Page: 28 | Tags: none

Golden days for jubilee ice spectacular

... currently on tour. The Anniversary Show interprets historic milestones from the last half century, including the end of the Second World War and the first moon walk, and reaches its finale in a frenzy of firewokrks, sequins and silks around a giant birthday ...

Published: Friday 21 February 1997
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 280 | Page: 23 | Tags: none

Death of Lady Armstrong

... to herself. Her first marriage was dissolved and in 1947 she married Lord Armstrong, a Scots Guard captain during the Second World War. The family also owned Cragside near Rothbury but it was handed to the National Trust in lieu of death duties after Lord ...

Published: Friday 19 March 1999
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 288 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Plane crash prompts Derek’s lifelong interest in wreckage

... Aviation Diary details air crashes from 1790-1999, illustrated where possible with photos. Concentrating mainly on the Second World War, Derek does not just point out where the crashes are, he describes, where possible, the location of the wreckage. Potential ...

Published: Thursday 02 December 1999
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 313 | Page: 8 | Tags: none