The Princess who redefined the role for the modern age. Not Diana, but Princess Mary. Author Elisabeth Basford comes to Filey Literature Festival to tell the remarkable story of Yorkshire's own Princess.
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Lost to the Sea! The story of villages and towns of the Yorkshire coast that have disappeared beneath the waves of the hungry North Sea. A free event at Filey Literature Festival. open.substack.com/pub/davidpendl…

Shiver me timbers and all that. A Wreck Walk! open.substack.com/pub/davidpendl…

Saturday night headliner of Filey Literature Festival is BBC broadcasting legend 'Whispering' Bob Harris. He is accompanied by Colin Hall, biographer of the 'Fab Four' and tour guide of John Lennon's childhood home.
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From sandcastles to beach huts, donkey rides to sticks of rock. Dr Kathryn Ferry makes a welcome return to Filey Literature Festival, where she will speak about her best-selling book, The History of the British Seaside in 100 Objects.
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Unmarked grave (left of CWGC headstone) is where unknown stoker from SS Tangistan was buried in March 1915. His body was found off Flamborough.
He was among 16 firemen signed on at Aden. I have their names, but we will never know who lies in Bridlington Cemy so far from home.

Bridlington Cemetery looking for the unmarked grave of an Indian sailor killed in WW1 minefield off Scarborough.
Plenty of other marked graves bearing witness the tragedies at sea. Thanks to David Mooney for the guided tour. #bridlington #ww1

A Maharajah at Whitby and the French Royal Family at Scarborough, Super Saturday at Filey Literature Festival open.substack.com/pub/davidpendl…

Super Saturday at Filey Literature Festival commences with an arty walk and the history of the Hull-Scarborough Railway Line.
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The film of Saturday's talk The Record Café with Ukrainian Bantams Zorya Londonsk
The Games Goes On, football and the war in #Ukraine open.substack.com/pub/sportinglu…

A highlight of Friday at Filey Literature Festival: Tempest, the Royal Navy and the Age of Revolutions #Filey #RoyalNavy open.substack.com/pub/davidpendl…

Well! The bus trip is now sold out!
Blimey! And thanks to all who’ve supported us!

Over £200 raised at yesterday's SportingLunchtimeLectures for standsofheroes.com. Thanks to everyone who came and supported us 💙💛.

Thanks to The Record Café and David Pendleton for hosting us.

Thanks to our special guest Zorya Londonsk.

And 3 points for the Bantams! 🇺🇦🐔 #bcafc

The final talk of the season, a packed The Record Café to hear the history of Ukrainian football Ukrainian Bantams #bcafc

Long post: Have the bones of #ww1 soldiers been recycled by the Sugar Industry?

One of the more shocking results of our research was the discovery that human bones from the battlefields of Verdun and the Somme seem to have ended up in spodium factories.

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'The Game Goes On will focus on impact of the invasion of Ukraine on football and how the beautiful game offers hope and an international rallying point for Ukraine' ⚽️ Record Cafe David Pendleton thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/24233780.…

The March Sporting Lunchtime Lecture with Dr Ffion Thomas of When Saturday Comes The Record Café 'End of an era' package: How to say goodbye to a football ground open.substack.com/pub/sportinglu…

First day of county cricket season.
At Headingley one of the ground staff is wearing wellies …
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After the Bombardment 2024/25. Dates for your diary, exhibition and events #scarborough open.substack.com/pub/davidpendl…

85 Year Old Malcolm May sharing his mother's memories of being forbidden from her beloved #ValleyParade after the 'miserable b....ds' the English FA had imposed their 1921 Ban HeysBrewery
David Pendleton justaballgame? Sporting Heritage
Kelcey Ervick
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