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Adrian Gray: Hard Times - Happy Days

MEMORIES OF LIFE IN LINCOLNSHIRE 1940 - 1990

Historian Adrian Gray will give a talk based on his popular 2023 book:

What were the 'fuzzballs' that people ate How did they do their ironing What was it like going to work in the fields or factories when barely into your teens This book investigates some of the dark corners of domestic and working life but has plenty of room for fun - the arrival of rock and roll, the back seats of the cinema, and even the rise and fall of the 'X' film. Each chapter follows important themes of life, including, shopping and the arrival of the supermarkets, how houses have changed and what people did on their holidays... which was often not a lot! If you love Lincolnshire, a unique county, you will love this book which may stir some of your own memories or may prompt the question: 'Was it really like that'

ADRIAN GRAY was born in Grantham and has lived in Skegness, Dunholme and Ruskington. He holds a history degree from Cambridge and has written around thirty books, many on Lincolnshire where he is a regular speaker at history societies.

Adrian has kindly stepped in at the last minutes after our scheduled speaker, Dr Caitlin Green, has had to postpone her talk due to illness.
event dateTuesday 21 January
venue addressTheddlethorpe Village Hall, Silver Street, Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire LN12 1PA
event timesThe Village Hall will be open from 6.30pm for food and drink, the talk starts at 7.30pm

£3 entry

No need to book, just turn up and pay at the door.
telephone 07803934889 for latest times or cancellations.
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