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Sir Alan Cobham in Bridlington - Jan 1, 2009 - 3:44:43 PM
Sir Alan Cobham, the famous aviator, visited Bridlington in the Thirties to argue that the town should have an airport
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Charlie Beanland's Waterloo Pierrots - Nov 23, 2008 - 11:33:58 AM
The Waterloo Pierrots were probably the first such troupe to entertain visitors in the north of England, and certainly in Bridlington. They were definitely among the holidaymakers’ favourites and were usually to be found on the north side of the harbour. From 1893 they appeared in various venues in the town: the Summer Gardens, The New Spa and on the beach near Children’s Corner.
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John Brown and Sir John Ross - Nov 16, 2008 - 8:47:12 AM
This is one of the stories that I enjoy about Bridlington. I admire immensely the men of the sea and all that they have to do to survive on the treacherous waters. That a Bridlington man should have sailed into Arctic waters only to find Sir John Ross, who had been missing for years, I find amazing. They really were men in those days, both the explorers and the men who chased whales.
The following pieces have been gleaned from the sources stated and I make no apologies for publishing them here, to offer thanks to all those who go to sea.
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HMS Bridlington - Nov 2, 2008 - 7:07:26 PM
Residents of Bridlington first heard of a vessel being named after their town in an announcement in the Bridlington Chronicle of 28th July 1939.
A small paragraph read: “Amongst the names which have been approved for certain ships of Britain’s 1939 naval construction programme figures that of HMS Bridlington.” She was to be a Bangor class minesweeper.
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When I was a lad . . . - Oct 30, 2008 - 8:48:53 PM
Three poems from "Little Tyke," stories from my Bridlington childhood.