Lovely warm April sunshine brought the crowds, and us, out at Whitley Bay on Sunday. We sat and ate our sandwiches on the beach, met the cycling Kate and Terry as we took a stroll along the promenade, and then watched the Morris dancers near Watts Slope.
Their button accordian player turned out to be none other than Frank Lee, a friend from years back and former resident of WB. The last time we met him was about ten years ago during a similar performance in Keswick market place!
Crowds thronged around The Amusements and ice cream parlours in greater number than I've seen down there for many a year. We treated ourselves to a
Delaval Ice Cream and popped into the premises of
Culture Quarter, who are taking their best shot at rejuvenating creative activity at The Dome amongst other things.
Lovely warm April sunshine brought the crowds, and us, out at Whitley Bay on Sunday. We sat and ate our sandwiches on the beach, met the cycling Kate and Terry as we took a stroll along the promenade, and then watched the Morris dancers near Watts Slope.
Their button accordian player turned out to be none other than Frank Lee, a friend from years back and former resident of WB. The last time we met him was about ten years ago during a similar performance in Keswick market place!
Crowds thronged around The Amusements and ice cream parlours in greater number than I've seen down there for many a year. We treated ourselves to a Delaval Ice Cream and popped into the premises of Culture Quarter, who are taking their best shot at rejuvenating creative activity at The Dome amongst other things.
I love and miss morris dancers!
ReplyDeleteThey're always looked upon as a bit of comedy aren't they? But there's something quaint and uniquely English about grown men tying bells around their legs and prancing about whilst accosting one another with large sticks.
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