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Judith Addison · 25-05-2013, 23:53

When we were young we didn't have either May Day Bank Holiday or Spring Bank Holiday. We had Whitsun, which fell so many weeks after Easter and so varied from year to year. Also before Whitsun it was usual for schools to have a holiday on Ascension Day. Some primary schools went on a flight (an uncommon experience for children in the 1950s) and saw Accrington from the air. On the 1st of May we were at school but we danced round the maypole in the school yard. We wore our summer dresses and it was nearly always a sunny day! Or is my mind playing tricks on me after all these years?

25-05-2013, 23:53	#8
Judith Addison Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oswaldtwistle Posts: 175 Liked: 58 times Rep Power: 1063	Re: Happy Victoria Day Weekend ... When we were young we didn't have either May Day Bank Holiday or Spring Bank Holiday. We had Whitsun, which fell so many weeks after Easter and so varied from year to year. Also before Whitsun it was usual for schools to have a holiday on Ascension Day. Some primary schools went on a flight (an uncommon experience for children in the 1950s) and saw Accrington from the air. On the 1st of May we were at school but we danced round the maypole in the school yard. We wore our summer dresses and it was nearly always a sunny day! Or is my mind playing tricks on me after all these years? Last edited by Judith Addison; 25-05-2013 at 23:53. Reason: missed a word