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Band of the Grenadier Guards Visits Uppermill
The streets of Uppermill were packed to capacity this morning with spectators eagerly awaiting the visit of the Band of the Grenadier Guards. Apparently the event has been two years in the planning as part of a visit to northern parts, which included Salford yesterday. This morning they paraded and played along Uppermill’s High Street and then gave a free outdoor concert on the King George V Playing Fields. This afternoon they are going to visit Saddleworth School and tonight they will give a concert at Uppermill Civic Hall before returning to London. The Guards are used to seeing big crowds in London, but a couple of the soldiers told…
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Talk “A Victorian Society” at Saddleworth Museum
I will be giving a talk at Saddleworth Museum, High Street Uppermill, on Weds 21st November, starting at 7:30 pm. The book will be available for £10.
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Building an Image – portrait deconstruction
Deconstruction: portrait of a man taken at the Appleby Gypsy and Traveller Horse Fair.