Celebrations
VE Day
To recall the 70th anniversary of VE Day on the 8th May 1945, here is Maud Gratton talking about the VE Day celebrations held in
May 7, 2015
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To recall the 70th anniversary of VE Day on the 8th May 1945, here is Maud Gratton talking about the VE Day celebrations held in
Terry Yates describes how everyone got involved in Tideswell wakes, including the rivalry to decorate houses and streets the best. “What’s your earliest memory of
Mary Landon introduced Tideswell Wakes, an important event in the village calendar. “Wakes Week is a celebration of St John the Baptist which is who
Helen Middleton describes how her mother and aunty had a double wedding because their father wanted to save money.
Mrs Vera Skidmore turned 96 in 2012 and has lived in Tideswell all her life, she has a sharp memory and a host of stories,
We captured this interview by Shannon McGuinness whilst St Johns parish church in Tideswell was being propared for the Queens Diamond Jubilee celebration on 4
Here is a photo from Helen Middleton: “I believe this to have been taken during Wakes week judging from the window display. It was taken
“The photos show a house (now called Evelyn House) and the adjacent Old Post Office, in Church Street Tideswell decorated for the Well Dressing &
No celebration in Tideswell would be right without the Tideswell Band playing the Tidza March, so here is Vernon Watson talking about how the Tidza
Here is a short video of a rehearsed reading by Tideswell Community Players in St John’s Church. Using our interviews as source material, local playwright Nick