... credited with making them the popular feature they are today. He used to dress his Christmas tree, a present to his wife, Queen Victoria, with jewellery for her. Father Christmas/Santa Claus was a derivation of St Nicholas, the patron saint of boys and girls ...

... Historical Society, the historian and professional costumier, Lucy Addlington, will let us into the secrets of ‘Dressing Queen Victoria.’ The meeting will be held-in Ripon Library from 7.30 pm on Wednesday, February 13. This meeting will be held in conjunction ...

... but here we have a view of the less familiar north end, where Charles Wyatt had his shop at the time of the death of Queen Victoria (1901). - taing i gMt g to hang in their houses; perhaps had also been responsible for the ornate :::lt:er vnhl:.e & the ...

... explains: MONTPELLIER is a pleasant French Spa town which became popular with British visitors during the early reign of Queen Victoria, its name being adopted in Harrogate in about 1839 for Joseph Thackwray's Crown Baths, which stood on the site later occupied ...

... 1o enable highway works associated with the Queen Parade development. Pedestrian access and access for local residents is to be made available at all times. The alternative route is via Queen Parade. Victoria Avenue, Homestead Road and vice versa. It is ...

... and 1906. Sandwiched somewhere near the middle of all this festivity was a great national - even international - event: Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897 which celebrated ‘Sixty Glorious Years'. Ripon inevitably saw this as an opportunity not to ...

... YOUNG musicians at Queen Mary's Flute - Racheda Waddington. School, Baldersby Park, near Topcliffe Violin - Victoria Wadsworth, Laura are celebrating hitting the right notes Ramsden, Susannah White, Elizabeth with the recent results of their music Grise ...

... Dress rehearsal - Queen Mary's School rupils Georgina Richardson (Lady Jane Gre'y), left, and Victoria Chapman (Youn%Quoen Victoria), get ready for the school’s non-uniform day, which raised money for UNICEF. (29010218 a Non-uniform way of fund-raising ...

... Glanville-Smith. 9.30 am Choral Eucharist, sung to Victoria, Missa O quam gloriosum: President, Canon Keith Punshon; Preacher, the Dean. 11.30 am Matins: Te Deum, Ireland in F; Anthem, 0 Lord grant the Queen a long life - Weelkes. 12.30 pm Eucharist - Rev ...

... through being ayed a full role in quel event, the Victoria’ pageant. r he succeeded the ' Ripon as Mayor i of his term the opening of the and the planting of in the Market Place, surviving former Queen Victoria’s ilee year. R Williamson had ited company, with ...

... the funeral procession for King George VI and the present Queen’s Coronation procession was also at Queen Mary’s and Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral processions. Long to reign over us THE Queen is the fifth longest serving British monarch. She becomes ...

... Full p. music PUPILS at Queen a clean sweep in with a 100 per cen The successful grade 6), Katheri (singing, grade 4 - 3 - merit), Cassie Rosanna Staveley grade 2 - distincti 2 - merit, and th grade 2), Victoria theory, grade 2), | tinction), Kelly P ...