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Monday 7th September 1925

Laura Ashley, English country-style fashion designer and retailer,

born

x

Wearing a tiara, and reading magazine articles about royalty and when

they can wear them

Back to school - not wearing a uniform at

primary school - school clothes, in general

Tex Ritter, American singing cowboy &

country music singer in 1930s - 1960s in popular

films

In The Soup - quiz about different soups and their

ingredientsx Daisy, Daisy, A Bicycle

Built For Two

Tuesday 8th September 1966

First episode of science-fiction adventure, 'Star

Trek', on televisionx

Vitamin tablets - in general and which ones are good

for what?

Sharpening a pencil with a pen-knife - pencils and sharpeners, in general

x A

Clearing out the shed at the end of summer and

wondering where to store everything

x Hot Or Cold? Which is which of all of these x Autumn Leaves

Wednesday 9th September 1976

Chinese leader & founder of People's

Republic of China, Mao Zedong, dies

Beanbag cushions used as chairs - often in bedrooms and popular in the 1970s

x

Choosing a career - becoming a police officer, and women in the police

force

Linoleum, good for playing games on, especially before

fashionable fitted carpets

James Bond Quiz - all about 007 himself Run Rabbit Run

Thursday 10th September 1938

DJ, radio and TV presenter, 'Diddy' David

Hamilton born

Bay leaves, a subtle flavour in savoury cooking. Easy to grow and good when fresh

or dried

x

Cornish pasties, which ones are real - sealed at the side or the top. Pies and pasties in general

x A

Entry from our Childhood Books

Competition and a tale about 'Black Beauty'

x Where To Wear? Clothing and accessories x Black Hills Of Dakota x

Friday 11th September 1950

Barry Sheene, motorcycle world champion, born

Wood panelling on indoor walls and popular as a DIY project, especially in the

1960s

Holidays by the sea with a young family, in a

caravan or VW Dormobile campervan

xCrocheted blankets, an alternative to knitting

blanket squares

Over The Sea To ...? A geography quiz

Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty

Saturday 12th September 1888

Maurice Chevalier, French singer and

entertainer, born - See also song Link

x AShag pile carpet - with a long, rough pile. practical

or not?x

The Blackpool Illuminations special

express trains, and the Illuminations and

attractions

Big TV screens flat and black and very different from the first TVs we

owned

Are You Sitting Comfortably - 6 things

you can sit onI Remember It Well x

Sunday 13th September 1938

John Smith, British politician and leader of the Labour Party, born

Stone fireplace styles with mantle pieces, surrounds and often incorporating a

seat

Water troughs on farms - importance of

maintaining good levels of hydration

Ford Capri, fancy cars, boyfriends and anxious

girlfriend’s fathers

English Cathedral Cities A To Z He'll Have To Go

7th - 13th September 2020

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Northern Rock - first run on a UK bank in 150

years - start of The Financial Crash

TV dinners, divided plates for food similar to food

served on aircraftx

Pudding-basin/bowl haircuts, short back and sides, and old-fashioned

barbers

x

Grace Darling, inspirational people in

history, and 'The Wreck Of The Forfarshire’

General Knowledge Quiz x Everything’s Coming Up Roses


Richard Gordon, author of 'Doctor in the House' starring Dirk Bogarde,

born

x A

Patterned wallpaper and modern designers by Orla

Kiely and others, using 1960/70s designs

Western National green buses in Devon, and local bus companies in general


Competition with 'The Beano' and Dennis the

Menace

xIt's In The Stars - quiz about the signs of the

ZodiacA Battle Of New Orleans


Post Office introduces first-class and second-

class postage stamps for first time

Spider plants, and their hanging tendrils with

young ones and indoor plants in general

Schools and teachers and the confusion over the phrase 'pull your socks

up'

Listening to music on a non portable record

player versus a light and very portable iPod

xWhat Comes Next? find

the next item in the sequence

Great Balls Of Fire x


Dinah Sheridan, English actress with a career

spanning seven decades, born

x AWeather vanes, being

observant when out and about and I-Spy books

x

Washing lines and clothes pegs - different opinions

on types of wooden clothes pegs

x

Playing the kazoo and comb-and-paper and

humming tunes tunelessly for others to guess

Badges and Symbols - makes of car and general

knowledgeSummertime Blues


Peter Smithson, architect associated with New

Brutalism housing schemes, born

Listening to the radio while doing housework,

especially in the days before all day TV

Spanners - A variety of types and styles and used

for changing a central heating pump

Catalogue shopping, and starting early with preparations for

Christmas

Bullseye! Six games that involve hitting a target x A Donald, Where’s Your

Troosers x


Austin Mitchell, British Labour Party MP for

Grimsby and TV journalist born

Children's birthday party games and food, and the views of boys and girls

about them

x

The TV comedy Dad's Army, and a Home Guard office at the Dad's Army

Museum

x. A

Girls being tomboys and games for boys and

games for girls

Paul Anka - quiz about the singer and songwriter The Party’s Over


QE2 ocean liner - the last of the classic ocean

liners, launched at Clydebank

x

Inventions, and which ones and what will seem significant to future

generations?

Car spare wheels - changing a wheel, and tyres and punctures in

general

Swans - and how busy they are preening to keep

their plumage snowy white

Best In Show - vegetable anagrams x Little Sir Echo

14th - 20th September 2020


On This Day



Monday 21st September 1963 First Leeds International

Piano Competition held

Conversation pit or a sunken room, an

impractical design feature in 1960s homes

Mole grips, also called vice-grips or locking

pliers

Autumn equinox with equal day and night, and then evenings drawing in

Stocking Up - help Joan go shopping for basics September Song

Tuesday 22nd September 1932

Ingemar Johansson, Swedish boxer, born - World Heavyweight Champion 1959-60

Compact and effective pocket scales for

calculating postage

Manchester Central Library, and grand architectural civic

buildings in general

The merits and style of exposed brickwork inside

housesGeneral Knowledge Quiz x With A Song In My Heart

Wednesday 23rd September 1920

Mickey Rooney, American actor,

comedian and radio personality, born

x

Movement and Music instead of PE done to

music from BBC Schools Radio

xBond Minicar - an iconic three-wheeler, and three-wheeled cars in general

Dogs that like water when out and about and then bathing the dog- not

always enjoyed

Quiz about electricity in the home Jerusalem x


John Rutter born: composer of choral

works and Christmas carols

x

The Goodies, popular 1970-1982 show

combining sketches and situation comedy

Airfix kits - painting them using Gloy and Humbrol

model paints

Dinner ladies, hot school dinners in general and

the size of the portionsx Name the country from

the clue x ‘A’-You're Adorable x


Lord Denning releases report into the Profumo

Affair

Radio Luxembourg, the first commercial radio station, and enjoyed by

many a teenager

x

Pye television set from the 1960s. Televisions

then and now - opinions on large-screen tellies

x

Well known saying 'A woman's work is never done' - and thoughts

about it

Weights And Measures - how heavy and how

much?The Girl That I Marry


Bryan Ferry, English singer from Roxy Music

and solo songwriter, born

Bead curtains - useful for keeping the flies out and

letting fresh air inx

Boot scrapers where to put them - front or back

door - and who used which door

x


Competition and the fun of going to the library

xSee Here! Binoculars,

cameras and telescopes - things with lenses

x Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off


World's first public railway, Stockton & Darlington opens

x

Shirt sleeve armbands for men - a rather old-

fashioned item now, like tie pins and spats!

Teatime treats from Scotland - Tunnocks

teacakes and Walkers shortbread fingers

x AScented flowers and

choices for what to plant and where in the garden

The Stamp Quiz- what do you know about

them?September In The Rain

21st - 27th September 2020


On This Day




Helen Shapiro born: British pop singer known

for her two 1961 UK chart toppers

Potatoes - one of the most versatile vegetables,

a great carbohydrate much enjoyed by British

x

Austin Maxi - one of first cars to be a hatchback

rather than an estate or saloon with a boot

xClapperboards, used to synchronise sound and picture in film making

Word Quiz - words beginning Rec... x Runaway x


Colin Dexter, author of the Inspector Morse

mysteries, bornA

Open stairs, a 1960s fashion in home design,

the pros and cons of them

Peaceful holiday in Pembrokeshire - feeling rested despite being a

walking holiday

School bands, with limited instruments and

the popularity of the triangle

x A Raincoat Challenge - find the six types of raincoats

There’s Always Room In Our House


Royal Observer Corps, organisation for tracking aircraft over GB. stood

down

Mario Lanza, a popular singer and film star with

an operatic voice

Job of a plasterer - a hard-work job - trades in the

building industry

Making friends at the WI and long-lasting

friendships

BBC Radio 1 & 2 DJs - can you name them from

the clues?

The Loveliest Night Of The Year

Thursday 1st October 1890

Stanley Holloway, English actor, poet, monologist and entertainer, born

x A

Handbags, and things we carry around in them -

essential and non-essential items

x

Clevedon branch line train, Somerset in 1966 - Class 121 diesel units -

branch line closures

Hockey and games lessons at school in winter and summer

The Scrambled Puzzle - help Joan make

scrambled eggs on toastx A Will Ye Go Lassie Go

Friday 2nd October 1955

Slim Whitman has UK No.1 hit with 'Rose

Marie' - singalong song link

x ATupperware parties, and

other parties where people sell to friends

Drying clothes - clothes horse or clothes maiden, and clothes racks hung

from ceilings

x


Competition - enjoying reading 'Robinson

Crusoe'

xSpa Town Challenge - in which county is each of

these spa towns Rose Marie x

Saturday 3rd October 1916

James Herriot, vet and author of 'All Creatures Great And Small', born

x A

The delights and joys of time for a cooked

breakfast or brunch on Saturdays

xThe famous Nardini's ice cream parlour in Largs on the Firth of Clyde

The Horse of the Year Show, popular annual event held in October

General Knowledge Quiz x New York, New York

Sunday 4th October 1931

Terence Conran born: designer famous for Habitat furniture and

stores

Women priests, over 25 years since they were first

ordained in C of E

Denim jeans - when they first became popular - changing fashions over

the years

x

Conkers – a fun traditional game in the

autumn and popular with schoolboys

Comedy Classics - quiz about the golden age of

TV comedy

Hold Your Hand Out, Naughty Boy

28th September - 4th October 2020


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WP 7th - 13th September Sheet1 · and popular in the 1970s x Choosing a career - becoming a police officer, and women in the police force Linoleum, good for playing games on, especially