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Here comes the Bride (Part 1) # 30

HERE COMES THE BRIDE (Part 1):    Now that an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>Dadan> was having to move out of the Hall we had decided to bring our wedding forward so that we could get married in the church in the grounds and then have the reception afterwards in the Hall, which was after all our family home.  The wedding preparations were going quite well and as we knew lots of musicians it wasn’t hard to find a local band and a DJ to do the disco.  a friend of an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>Dadan>’s offered to do the catering and the bar was set up with plenty of kegs from the local brewery in Burton on Trent.  I had two bridesmaids and we all went to Birmingham one day to choose our dresses and shoes – it was all...

More tea vicar? #12

MORE TEa VICaR?   Life at Hoar Cross Hall was always busy but during the long summer holidays it was easy to get bored.  as there was no public transport from Hoar Cross and no other families living nearby, we three children had to make our own entertainment and we were always having adventures and getting up to mischief – a bit like the Famous Five but without a dog!  We would roam around the village or explore the basement.  an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>Dadan> was a hoarder and had kept all sorts of stuff over the years including his own gas mask and some field phones from World War 2.  He had served in the aran class='highlight'>Myan> as a dispatch rider during the war in North africa, mixing with ameri...

Here Comes the Bride (Part 1) #29

HERE COMES THE BRIDE (Part 1)     after the court case an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>Dadan> was given 3 months to move out of Hoar Cross Hall. We had decided to bring our wedding forward so that we could get married in the Church of the Holy angels in the grounds and then have the reception afterwards in the Hall, which was after all our family home. The wedding preparations were going quite well and as we knew lots of musicians it wasn’t hard to find a local band and a DJ to do the disco. a friend of an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>Dadan>’s offered to do the catering and the bar was set up with plenty of kegs from the local brewery in Burton on Trent. I had two bridesmaids and we all went to Birmingham one day to c...

More tea Vicar? #11

MORE TEa VICaR?     During the long summer holidays it was easy to get bored. as there was no public transport from Hoar Cross and no children living nearby, we three children had to make our own entertainment and we were always having adventures and getting up to mischief – a bit like the Famous Five but without a dog! We would roam around the village or explore the basement. an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>Dadan> was a hoarder and had kept all sorts of stuff over the years including gas masks and field phones from World War 2. The old Servants Hall was now an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>Dadan>’s workshop and he spent a lot of time down there restoring antiques to sell. He had one of the field phones in his workshop...

Here Comes the Bride (Part 1) #32

HERE COMES THE BRIDE (Part 1):   Now an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>Dadan> was having to move out of the Hall we had decided to bring our wedding forward so that we could get married in the church in the grounds (the Church of the Holy angels) and then have the reception afterwards in the Hall, which was after all our family home. The wedding preparations were going quite well and as we knew lots of musicians it wasn’t hard to find a local band and a DJ to do the disco. a friend of an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>Dadan>’s offered to do the catering and the bar was set up with plenty of kegs from the local brewery in Burton on Trent. I had two bridesmaids and we all went to Birmingham one day to choose our dresses and...

Here comes the bride (Part 1) #27

Now an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>Dadan> was having to move out of Hoar Cross Hall we had decided to bring our wedding forward so that we could get married in the church in the grounds and then have the reception afterwards in the Hall, which was after all our family home. The wedding preparations were going quite well and as we knew lots of musicians it wasn’t hard to find a local band and a DJ to do the disco. a friend of an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>Dadan>’s offered to do the catering and the bar was set up with plenty of kegs from the local brewery in Burton on Trent. I had two bridesmaids and we all went to Birmingham one day to choose our dresses and shoes – it was all kept very simple really as I had no hel...