Dear Reg, Your piece [about Whitaker’s Almanacs on Facebook] reminded me of an episode in the 80s during the early years of my retirement when I was wandering round some little town in Gloucestershire (can’t remember which one) and I went into a second-hand bookshop where I was confronted by a run of Whitaker’s from…
Day: 5 December 2018
10 November 2018 – Original Norwich Charity Christmas Card Shop
Sue Prutton has asked that we publicise the worthy cause that is the Original Norwich Charity Christmas Card Shop, which is operational Monday to Saturday 10-5 at 15 St Stephen’s Street, Norwich – next door to Sainsbury’s Local. All proceeds to charity. Happy to do so, Sue!
Arthur Thomas Holland 1930-2018
Sad news, via Nodge Carnegie, that Arthur has died. He and his wife, Kathleen, lived in Earlham Road Norwich, where he was regularly seen, cheerful as ever and more often than not putting money into the hand of the pavement artist on the Grapes Hill bridge. A decent man: he will be missed. A Requiem…
Arthur Edward James Brunwin 1920-2018
On 29 November 2018 John Eason received the sad news that Arthur has died. Arthur joined HMSO Contracts Division in 1953 as a ‘Reconstruction Examination Entrant Executive Officer.’ Other EOs in the Division at the time included Kath Daviss, Jim Curtis, Winifred Stokes and Margaret Crawley. He went on to become Deputy Director (Principal) of…