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Calendar Girls and Front Covers #7

CALENDAR GIRLS AND FRONT COVERS:        During our time at the Hall people would occasionally hire the house for a day’s filming or whatever.   During the summer of 1973 a photographer from London hired the place for a day and he brought two models with him, one English and one German, and they were taking photos for a glamour calendar.  We were told to keep right out of the way as they were taking photos in the gardens as well as the house.  Naturally we wanted to see everything that was going on and my younger brother Gavin especially was very keen to watch – so much so that he found a pair of binoculars to follow all the proceedings!  We managed...

The Graveyard Shift! #25

...sentially English and the local gentry were quite eccentric  – even to the point of one gent bringing a horse into the pub one lunchtime and standing with it in the bar while he sipped his G & T !   Only in rural England!   Don’t miss next week’s exciting instalment:  Whodunit in the Library?   A sordid tale of attempted murder gone wrong! If you would like to follow my story from the beginning, click here and please feel free to share with your friends.  ...

Race Day Parties #27

...speak any English so Janine would ‘translate’ for me, then we would jabber away in jibberish to each other pretending to speak Swedish, while the VIPs would look on in amazement.  I don’t know what we would have done if we’d actually met a Swedish person – luckily we didn’t!   We had lots of good days out at Mallory Park as it was quite a small circuit in a nice setting, there being two lakes in the middle of the track – one for fishing and one for boating.   Janine and I as Grid Girls at Silverstone  Janine also came along with me to the Silverstone Grand Prix when Mediaeval Banquets (the business my parents ran from the Hall) sponsore...

The Kitchen Maid's Story #35

...course in English Literature, history, philosophy, and drama.  She graduated in 1984. In 1991, she paid a visit to Hoar Cross, spending a pleasurable week as a guest in the Spa Hotel, above stairs!  What a strange experience that must have been for her, albeit enjoyable! Her life had now come full circle which just goes to show that you should never give up on your dreams and you’re never too old to do something new!   Don’t miss next week’s instalment:  What the Butler Saw! If you would like to follow my story from the beginning, click here and please feel free to share with your friends....

Calendar Girls and Front Covers #7

...CALENDAR GIRLS AND FRONT COVERS:        During our time at Hoar Cross Hall people would occasionally hire the house for a day’s filming or whatever.   During the summer of 1973 a photographer from London hired the place for a day and he brought two models with him, one English and one German, and they were taking photos for a glamour calendar.  We were told to keep right out of the way as they were taking photos in the gardens as well as the house.  Naturally we wanted to see everything that was going on and my younger brother Gavin especially was very keen to watch – so much so that he found a pair of binoculars to follow all the proceedings!  We m...

Race day parties #26

...speak any English so Janine would ‘translate’ for me, then we would jabber away in jibberish to each other pretending to speak Swedish, while the VIPs would look on in amazement.  I don’t know what we would have done if we’d actually met a Swedish person – luckily we didn’t!   We had lots of good days out at Mallory Park as it was quite a small circuit in a nice setting, there being two lakes in the middle of the track – one for fishing and one for boating. My best friend Janine also came along with me to the Silverstone Grand Prix when Mediaeval Banquets (the business my parents ran from the Hall) sponsored a racing car there.  We both dresse...