Twenty Years Ago
Villagers
took to the street of Poltriddle in Cornwall to celebrate Mouldy
Thursday with the traditional marching band and throwing of pasties.
There was face-painting for the children.
Eighty-Two Years Ago
In a
wireless broadcast to the nation Professor E M Stroab of Cambridge
explained, with some amusing examples, how study of the Social
Sciences could directly influence our plans for the economy and
future approaches to government spending. Thus, it was possible to
extrapolate from present-day social trends underlying changes that
might have profound consequences for manufacturing and the import of
raw materials. He could imagine a day, for example, when hats might
be worn in public only on formal occasions. Instead, all men and
women, regardless of class or gender, would put on a cap when leaving
the house. This was the kind of brave new world that the entrepreneur
of today should already be planning ahead for.
Thirty Years Ago
Members of
the Keep Britain Untidy movement were out in force around
Peterborough and surrounding countryside, putting on a show of litter
to brighten every verge and hedgerow. At an awards evening held in
the Civic Centre car park, prizes were given to top distributors in
each district and the prize-wrappings released into the air.
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