Comments on: Hidden treasures http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2008/05/03/hidden-treasures/ A Church of Ireland Priest in Dublin Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:02:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ian Poulton http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2008/05/03/hidden-treasures/#comment-3900 Ian Poulton Sun, 04 May 2008 22:16:09 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=1210#comment-3900 Les, Rupert Cox was one of the narrators of the 1993 pageant which is recorded in "The Story of Long Sutton, 1493-1993" Steph, I don't think it's a hankering back, more a sense of frustration that people don't cherish their own traditions and that those traditions are not more valued by the Establishment politically correct. The BNP gained one of the 25 seats in the London assembly elections - the best way to beat the Fascists is to show that the fears upon which they prey are unfounded - that England is a place with its own vibrancy Les,

Rupert Cox was one of the narrators of the 1993 pageant which is recorded in “The Story of Long Sutton, 1493-1993″

Steph,

I don’t think it’s a hankering back, more a sense of frustration that people don’t cherish their own traditions and that those traditions are not more valued by the Establishment politically correct. The BNP gained one of the 25 seats in the London assembly elections - the best way to beat the Fascists is to show that the fears upon which they prey are unfounded - that England is a place with its own vibrancy

]]> By: steph http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2008/05/03/hidden-treasures/#comment-3899 steph Sun, 04 May 2008 21:32:47 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=1210#comment-3899 Do I detect a hankering to go back to that part of the world? I don't blame you - it does sound very much like a hidden treasure. My other half was a Morris dancer in his school days and danced his way into many village pubs around the Malvern hills. Whenever I return from a stay in rural England, I am taken aback by Ireland's tacky infrastructure. It's a reminder of the poverty that once existed here before the celtic tiger came to visit. Do I detect a hankering to go back to that part of the world? I don’t blame you - it does sound very much like a hidden treasure.

My other half was a Morris dancer in his school days and danced his way into many village pubs around the Malvern hills.

Whenever I return from a stay in rural England, I am taken aback by Ireland’s tacky infrastructure. It’s a reminder of the poverty that once existed here before the celtic tiger came to visit.

]]> By: Les Plant http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2008/05/03/hidden-treasures/#comment-3897 Les Plant Sun, 04 May 2008 15:25:02 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=1210#comment-3897 Ian did you come across a guy called Rupert Cox in Long Sutton? I used to go to school with him and I think he was a member of the friendly society. Ian did you come across a guy called Rupert Cox in Long Sutton? I used to go to school with him and I think he was a member of the friendly society.

]]> By: Les Plant http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2008/05/03/hidden-treasures/#comment-3896 Les Plant Sun, 04 May 2008 15:17:58 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=1210#comment-3896 Living in East Devon we still have some of the old village life left although it is sadly dying out as the older generation pass on. If you are ever in Sidmouth in early August check out the folk festival there is usually Morris Dancing on the sea front. Living in East Devon we still have some of the old village life left although it is sadly dying out as the older generation pass on. If you are ever in Sidmouth in early August check out the folk festival there is usually Morris Dancing on the sea front.

]]> By: Baino http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2008/05/03/hidden-treasures/#comment-3880 Baino Sat, 03 May 2008 23:33:26 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=1210#comment-3880 This is the England I visited 12 years ago. I deliberately avoided the cities apart from 4 days in London which was a blast but basically another huge city. I love the thatched villages of the south and the bluestone cottages of Lancashire and Yorkshire and the corner shops, they all have the same smell! Oh, and I remember Morris dancer's at my Grandad's pub every Sunday and picnics with Scotch Eggs . .It's a shame more tourists don't frequent the 'real' England. This is the England I visited 12 years ago. I deliberately avoided the cities apart from 4 days in London which was a blast but basically another huge city. I love the thatched villages of the south and the bluestone cottages of Lancashire and Yorkshire and the corner shops, they all have the same smell! Oh, and I remember Morris dancer’s at my Grandad’s pub every Sunday and picnics with Scotch Eggs . .It’s a shame more tourists don’t frequent the ‘real’ England.

]]> By: Paula Poulton http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2008/05/03/hidden-treasures/#comment-3879 Paula Poulton Sat, 03 May 2008 20:14:42 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=1210#comment-3879 Sorry, didn't read caption properly. It is that uncle. I thought it read 1893 and then took a closer look and saw cars so read more carefully. Sorry, didn’t read caption properly. It is that uncle. I thought it read 1893 and then took a closer look and saw cars so read more carefully.

]]> By: Paula Poulton http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2008/05/03/hidden-treasures/#comment-3878 Paula Poulton Sat, 03 May 2008 20:12:43 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=1210#comment-3878 The man on the right bears something of a resemblence to the uncle you were probably talking to about club day. Strange - or perhaps it's an ancestor. The man on the right bears something of a resemblence to the uncle you were probably talking to about club day. Strange - or perhaps it’s an ancestor.

]]> By: Ian Poulton http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2008/05/03/hidden-treasures/#comment-3877 Ian Poulton Sat, 03 May 2008 20:05:27 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=1210#comment-3877 Grannymar, I don't know - I have never found life as easy as it is now, but I live in prosperous south Co Dublin and am not trying to cope in an English village lacking essential services. However, what I do know is that the England of jam and Jerusalem (maybe that's exclusive) is still alive and well in many places and that there is a vibrancy in the life of many villages. Perhaps it's all a matter of perception, (I think London is a clean and beautiful city - Londoners moan about it). Grannymar,

I don’t know - I have never found life as easy as it is now, but I live in prosperous south Co Dublin and am not trying to cope in an English village lacking essential services. However, what I do know is that the England of jam and Jerusalem (maybe that’s exclusive) is still alive and well in many places and that there is a vibrancy in the life of many villages.

Perhaps it’s all a matter of perception, (I think London is a clean and beautiful city - Londoners moan about it).

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2008/05/03/hidden-treasures/#comment-3876 Grannymar Sat, 03 May 2008 19:50:23 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=1210#comment-3876 Was life easier then or is it all part of the dream? Was life easier then or is it all part of the dream?

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