August at the castle
- 13 August 2013 20:37240618plenty to keep the children occupied with a different thing each week if the parents can stump of the expensive family ticket.
until friday there is an archaeological quest trail.
- 25 August 2013 19:07241922a jousting event at the castle over the bank holiday weekend with all the paraphernalia brought in.
- 25 August 2013 19:15241923Yes it is very sad that this kind of event which is for the whole family costs so much to get in .Times for family are hard infact very hard so I do think that this kind of event should not cost so much the acts taking part do not get paid most give up their time free ,E/*H make alot of money in their cafe etc so I feel they could lower the cost of geting in for a family of four to nomore then £20 or even £15
- 25 August 2013 19:38241926i doubt that all families can afford 42 quid for a day out, add to that travel costs, food and all the other things that children expect.
- 26 August 2013 13:42241991I'll put this here because nothing says 'Sea-side' more than 'Castle'...
The great British seaside sell-off
In 1979, the state met almost all of British holidaymakers' needs, from transport to hotels to the fun stuff. Then Thatcherism changed everything. Neil Clark looks back at how our summers used to be...
""Who doesn't like to be beside the seaside? Who doesn't love the first glimpse of sun sparkling on bright, blue-green waves, a salt tang in the air?" Around Britain's Seaside, published by the AA in 1979, described itself as an "exciting new publication", a "guide to the resorts of Britain from the larger and most popular to the smaller, hidden-away spots", including descriptions of "where to eat, places to see, what's on and where, plus town plans". I paid £1.50 for a secondhand copy a few years back and have never regretted the purchase. The book provides a window into a very different world: the last summer before Thatcherism kicked in and transformed everything - including the AA and the British seaside holiday.
In 1979, public ownership in Britain had reached its high-water mark. It was hard to go on a summer seaside holiday in the UK in the socialist 70s and not use state or municipally provided services. If you went by train, you went by the state-owned British Rail. The "Golden Rail" scheme offered holidays all the way from your local station, inclusive of hotel and rail travel, to more than 40 resorts throughout the country..."
http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/aug/26/great-british-seaside-selloffIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing. - Keith Sansum1
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26 August 2013 13:47241992well tom
I quoted others in the politics
here you are doing same
but on that will see how other thread developes(or not)ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 26 August 2013 14:00241995If you say so Keith.Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
- 26 August 2013 16:08242009mention of "golden rail" holidays takes back to when i first got married tom and we done one of those to the isle of wight.
after that the cheap package holidays took over and the lure of the sun, sangria, paella, new culture and galloping gut rot from drinking the local water won out. - 2 September 2013 19:26243074just to advise that there will be falconry displays each weekend in september at the castle.
