As part of Dawn's work on Victorians at school in year 6, they visited Normanby Hall in Lincolnshire and The Wilderspin National School in Barton upon Humber last Thursday. In order for the children to gain as much as possible from the day they were asked to dress in a Victorian manner, the purpose being to get everybody thinking about how the Victorians dressed. A good day was had by all.
"One-Off Brass" performed a concert last Saturday in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. This was a return visit as they had done a similar evening last year. The evening generated just over £2000 for the charity which is an excellent result. I don't think they'll be back for a third time next year being replaced by the Driffield Male Voice Choir.
Suzy Bogguss is an American country singer who was appearing in Pocklington last night. Nanna has been a fan for some time and already has 5 cds of her. It was an excellent concert and well enjoyed by Nanna and Grandad along with the rest of the full house. 
Our dishwasher broke down on Sunday night (yes, you've guessed it, full of dirty plates). Fortunately Nanna and Grandad had an "old" one stored in the garage from when they lived at their previous house. With some help from Paul and a bit of fiddling about with pipes and wires the broken one was removed and the other installed yesterday. Fortunately, although slightly ancient, it still appears to work ok. It has had a good clean inside and out.
