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The Grand Opening #5
Posted by Viv Wilson on 11th November 2018 in Blogging | hoar cross hall,Meynell,lady dorothy,Chinese,Burmese,new year's eve,Midsummer,racing car,Japanese
...in a long ball-gown – usually a friend from school was asked to come along and stay over to keep me company. I always found them very exciting and loved that moment when we were all dressed up waiting for people to arrive, the house all clean and polished and fires lit (depending on the time of year). The band would be setting up in the ballroom and the caterers would be putting the finishing touches to the tables. As the evening commenced my friend and I would usually go round selling raffle tickets which would be drawn later on that night. A lot of the guests were middle aged and the men would always ask us girls to sit on their knee while they sorted...
The Grand Opening #5
Posted by Viv Wilson on 5th July 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Japanese mapel tree,midsummer's eve,new year's eve,parachute,red cross
...in a long ball-gown – usually a friend from school was asked to come along and stay over to keep me company. I always found them very exciting and loved that moment when we were all dressed up waiting for people to arrive, the house all clean and polished and fires lit (depending on the time of year). The band would be setting up in the ballroom and the caterers would be putting the finishing touches to the tables. As the evening commenced my friend and I would usually go round selling raffle tickets which would be drawn later on that night. A lot of the guests were middle aged and the men would always ask us girls to sit on their knee while they sorted out th...
The Grand Opening #5
Posted by Viv Wilson on 21st September 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Burmese,Chinese,racing,Butler,Victorian
...in a long ball-gown – usually a friend from school was asked to come along and stay over to keep me company. I always found them very exciting and loved that moment when we were all dressed up waiting for people to arrive, the house all clean and polished and fires lit (depending on the time of year). The band would be setting up in the ballroom and the caterers would be putting the finishing touches to the tables. As the evening commenced my friend and I would usually go round selling raffle tickets which would be drawn later on that night. A lot of the guests were middle aged and the men would always ask us girls to sit on their knee while they sorted...
A New Year Calamity!
Posted by Viv Wilson on 27th December 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,New Year's Eve,Scottish piper,auld lang syne,hokey cokey,ball
...t full of balloons was dropped onto all the guests from the ceiling, out came the party poppers and hats and everyone joined hands to sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’. Once all the traditional stuff was done the band started up again and we all did the Hokey Cokey, the Conga and other silly dances that only happen on New Year’s Eve! It was always great fun and I loved to dress up in my long dress.
My parents were having a trial separation around this time so my dad had to run the New Year’s Eve ball on his own. I helped, as I had before, with the administration; posting out tickets and doing a bit of book-keeping. The week prior to the ball was spent mov...A New Year Calamity! #75
Posted by Viv Wilson on 29th December 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall spa hotel,barons eden,new years eve,scottish piper,balloons,christmas,mediaeval banquets,ballroom,my dad bought a mansion,downton abbey,the crown,haunting,ghosts,attics,bell,calamity
...t full of balloons was dropped onto all the guests from the ceiling, out came the party poppers and hats and everyone joined hands to sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’. Once all the traditional stuff was done the band started up again and we all did the Hokey Cokey, the Conga and other silly dances that only happen on New Year’s Eve! It was always great fun and I loved to dress up and mix with he adults.
My parents were having a trial separation around this time so my dad had to run the New Year’s Eve ball on his own. I helped, as I had before, with the administration; posting out tickets and doing a bit of book-keeping. The week prior to the ball was spe...NEW YEAR JINKS #26
Posted by Viv Wilson on 16th July 1976 in Early Days | hoar cross hall,new year's eve,bagpipes,ball,band,conga,bar,ballroom,Auld Lang Syne
...t full of balloons was dropped onto all the guests from the ceiling, out came the party poppers and hats and everyone joined hands to sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’. Once all the traditional stuff was done the band started up again and we all did the Hokey Cokey, the Conga and other silly dances that only happen on New Year’s Eve! It was always great fun and I loved to dress up in my long dress.
After my parents split up my dad continued to run the New Year’s Eve balls and I would help, as I had before, with the administration; posting out tickets and doing a bit of book-keeping. He needed all the help he could get now as he was always in a bit of a stat...