It is a double birthday celebration … of sorts. This painting of the old Brandon bridge, carries the artist’s name on the reverse, along with the date – C.E. Ferry, 1892, making the painting 125 years old this year. Happy Birthday! To celebrate we have moved our pride and joy from a spot where it
Saturday 13th May update – temporary exhibits Temporary exhibits room A productive day spent clearing a room to house our temporary exhibits (‘pop-up’ exhibitions), which can be changed regularly to keep things fresh and interesting. An old noticeboard tucked away behind filing cabinets at the rear of the building is now back up on the
The late Bob Mortimer recalls being a telegram boy in Brandon’s Post Office. In 1933, aged 14, I left school and got a job at Brandon’s Post Office, along the High Street, as a Telegram Boy. I wore a uniform, which included a hat with a red button on it, which, to begin with, I
Cherry Rogers remembers a time when deliveries to your door were common place. For our grandparents and parents, ordering your shopping and having it delivered was quite normal. The internet was non-existent but almost everything could be delivered to the door. I can remember the knife grinder coming round. He came once a year on
An insight of the shopping habits of Cherry Rogers and her late father. Shopping when I was growing up was quite a social activity. You went shopping with your list, to the market or to a shop, and sat down while the shopkeeper assembled your order. Sometimes there was a discussion about your purchase with
Leon Rings recalls adventures in Brandon Scouts during the 1950-60s. We had a scout leader in Brandon late fifties to early sixties, who was an American by the name of Joe Janacek. Joe would spend hours with us teaching rope tying, fire lighting and we experienced sleeping in our tents in the wild. He taught
Dorothy Hagarty shares a photo of a reunion between her family and wartime evacuees who stayed with them on George Street. This is a photo taken at the back of my grandmother’s home at 30 George Street in Brandon. I am the one back row right. Next to me is my ‘aunt’ Connie, who was
Cherry Rogers reflects upon her youth – buying a book from the railway station bookstall … I was just thinking how times have changed, when I was listening to two young children chatting while I was out shopping. Talk about being grown up! It got me thinking about my childhood and growing up. Playing down
We can finally announce the Brandon Heritage Centre AGM will be held on: 7.30pm, Thursday 25th May, at the Brandon Royal British Legion, London Road, BRANDON Please do come along and have your say. As you may be aware we were hopeful that the meeting on April 12th would be the AGM so we could
Cherry Rogers remembers her mum and nan on wash day … Monday was washday. Tuesday ironing. Wednesday bedrooms. Thursday front room, which was only used at Christmas, so why it needed cleaning every week I don’t know – a quick dust and that would have been it, blinking freezing in there anyway! The only