Dates for Your Diary
AULD EARLSTON
Valuing the History of our Village
for
Future Generations
YOUR COMMUNITY HERITAGE GROUP
is holding
is holding
Open Days in October on the theme
"HORSES TO HORSE-POWER"
"HORSES TO HORSE-POWER"
An Exhibition on Travel around Earlston in Times Past
Saturday Oct.21st, 10am-3pm
Sunday Oct. 22nd, 12noon-4pm
Saturday Oct.21st, 10am-3pm
Sunday Oct. 22nd, 12noon-4pm
in the Church Hall, High Street, Earlston
New
Slide Show - "Earlston West to East"
Sat. 11am & 1.30am. Sun. 1pm & 2.30pm
Admission £2, Children Free. Including Tea/Coffee
ALL WELCOME
For further information telephone:
Tel: 01896 948240 or E-mail: auldearlston@aol.com
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Throughout the two days, an hour-long new slide show will be looking at "Earlston from West to East" - Saturday at 11am and 2pm; Sunday at 1pm and 2.30pm
You also have the chance to share your own memories of village life and chat over tea/coffee with members of the Auld Earlston Group.
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"Horses to Horse-Power" - Travel in Times Past" is the theme of this year's exhibition, with displays of vintage photographs on all forms of
getting about the village - horses, bicycles, motor bikes, cars, vans,
buses, trains, vehicles in industry and farming, roads, bridges and even
planes, plus tales of journeys from days gone by.
Earlston Parish Church Choir Outing to Morebattle in June 1906 -
A 20 mile hilly journey on a crowded wagonette,
with no protection against the elements!
with no protection against the elements!
Throughout the two days, an hour-long new slide show will be looking at "Earlston from West to East" - Saturday at 11am and 2pm; Sunday at 1pm and 2.30pm
A vintage car on Thorn Street at the west end of the village, c.1920's.
You also have the chance to share your own memories of village life and chat over tea/coffee with members of the Auld Earlston Group.
Do come along to our event and see what our group is doing
to keep Earlston's past alive for future generations.
Visitors browsing last year's exhibition
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Really enjoyed the display in church hall! Well done all the organisers. The charabang photo c.1920 is a Leyland Beaver, I have discovered. Need to get an enlargement of photo to reveal more secrets maybe!
ReplyDeleteThank you Morag for your comment and the update on the charabanc photo. We have been very encouraged by the response to our exhibition and slide show and appreciate the positive feedback.
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