The Lucknow Sentinel, 1974-06-05, Page 19ARNOLD'S GENERAL
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t Britain
owing article was con-
Maurice Skinner,
-law of Buster and Mab-
of 1ucknow ,
00 Mabel Whitby of
ye just returned to
fter a three week boll-.
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th East England ,and a
aravanning at Hastings,
h Coast, a round trip
hinds and Islands of
ad a visit to Paris,
.cre made, the two
accompanied by Maur-
tty Skinner who, it may
, visited Lucknow in
nish trip gave them the
y of riding in the new
ins from London to
hid had been intro-
FRIDAY, JUNE 28
6p.m. Registration Opens on Main Street
a p.m. Live Stage Show by local talent,"Everybody's
Crazy", at Lucknow Public School.
• 10p,m. Beauty Contest, Choosing of Miss. Lucknow
Reunion at Lucknow Central Public School.
11 p.m. Beard Contest at the school.
10 p,m. Dancing at Lucknow Arena,
to Music by Chapel
1.a.m. Bar facilities.
SATURDAY, JUNE 20
10 a.m. Back to School at Lucknow Central
t°12noon Public School
12:30 p.m. Giant Parade
1 P.M. Beer Garden Opens at Arena to6p,m,
P.m: Opening Ceremonies at Park
2:30 Square Dancing by local pple, Band Ente* to tainment, Games, Full After
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noon's
a
SPA Entertainment. •
54 p.m. Cold Plate Supper at the Park
1) P.m. Teen Dance; Music by Crescent, Lucknow tol2 Pin Central Public School.
10 P.m. Dance at Arena, Music by Bluetones,
tot a,m. Bar facilities.,
SUNDAY. JUNE 30
Special Church Services at All Churches
2 p:m. At the Park. Scottish Folk Dancing, Local
to Scotch Dancing, Lucknow Band Selections, -:
4 p.m. Tug of War with' 8 local teams, Other Games;
Greasy Pole Contest
4 p.m.
to 7 p.m Ton of Beef Barbecue at the Arena
8 p.m.. Variety Show at Arena
to The Mercey.Brothers, Billy Meek, Marlene
1.0 p.m. York and Jack Fowler from the Pig &
i 1 p.m. to ??? Shirt Tail Parade and Fun
MONDAY. JULY 1
Monday Morning, a chance to visit with Friendg
1 p.m. Tractor Pull at the Park. Entries from
Canada and United States.
1 p.m.
to 6 p.m. Beer Garden opens at Arena
4 p.m.
to 7 p.m. Barbecue Beef on a Bun at the Park
10 p.m. Farewell Dance at. the Arena
to Music by Jim Patterson and the Northern,
1' a.m. Gentlemen. Bar facilities.
Draw for Trip to Bahamas and Colour
March Midway and Games, of Chance from Toronto;.
will be in, operation at the At, ParkfridaY thrOgh
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CLIP THIS PROGRAMME FOR FUTURE REFERENCE '
S 1914
duced only the previous day. The
°Royal Scot' on which they travel-
led covered the 401 miles in 5
hours, much of it at 100 m.p.h.
H. M. the Queen was also sampl-
ing the new. trains on that day and
despite waiting half an hour 'in the
crowd, they missed her by about
ten minutes, being obliged to '
leave to catch the more leisurely
last train of the day along the•
banks of the River Clyde arid
Loch Lomond and across desolate
moorland , where deer were noted
in great numbers, and through
/mountain scenery to Fort William,
where two nights were spent. Ben
Nevis, Britain highest mountain
0406 ft.) is nearby and a walk
along adjacent -Glen Nevis was en-
joyed , snow being noted on the
higher mountains.
The' trip continued through
mountain and loch scenery along
"The Road to the Isles" to Mallaig,
from where a two hour boat ride
was made to Kyle of Lochalsh
(LuCkriow connections!). On arriv-
al there at short ferry ride took
them to and from Kyleakin on, the
Isle of Skye. 'The train ride con-
tinued , again over moorland/ with
mountain and Loch scenery to In-
verness, the base for the night.
In the morning the train journey
continued through the Cairngorm
mountains to Edinburgh. After
hearing the customary firing of the
cannon from the castle at 13.00
hours the castle was visited and
then Holyrood House (Royal
Palace) before an evening trip, to
and across the Forth railway bridge
to also view the adjacent Forth
road bridge, both 1 1/2 miles in
length, .spanning the 'Firth of Forth.
After a ';,night in Edinburgh the
train was taken to York where the
afternoon was spent visiting the
ancient historical town and Mins-
ter, before continuing on to Lon-
don.
The profusion of rabbits and
pheasants in fields beside the rail-
way were'a feature .of this journey.
Many of the places paised through.
during this trip feature in ScOttish
songs - 'I belong to Glasgow',
'Roamin' in 'the Gloamin' by the
the bonnie banks of Clyde' , 'The
Song 'of the Clyde' , 'loch
Lomond' , 'The Road to the Isles' ,
'Skye Boat Song", and much of the
area was rich in history with con -
several famous tourist attractions
were visited, including the Eiffel
Tower, Arc D'Triomptie, Champs
Ellyses, Notre Dame Cathedral
and the River' Seine, on which a
boat ride was taken at sunset to
view the city and its numerous
bridges, buildings and monuments
which were floodlit. This trip re—
called more songs 'The White
Cliffs of Dover' , 'Under the Brid-
ges of Paris' , 'The Seine's in love
with Paris' , 'I love Paris in the
Springtime' , and again historical
connections with Napoleon and
others. Another place visited in
.England was Hever Castle , ,near to
Mabel's parents home. This,, too
has its history , featuring Henry
VIII and his wives.
In all nearly 2000 milei were
covered by train, ship, hover-
craft , bus and car during the 3
weeks in Britain, providing many
memories to look back on in the
future, areto talk over with cus-
tomers in the. Mayfair Restaurant.
nections with Mary, Queen of
Scots, Robert Bruce, Cromwell,
Bonnie Prince Charles, and numer•
ous battles.
Paris was reached via Dover and
Boulogne, the crossing of the
Straits of Dover being by Hover-
craft, the remainder
'by train. In the French capital
A FULL WEEKEND
OF
FUN AND FRIENDSHIP
LUCKNOW REUNION
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FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY
Will Billet Group
In Local Homes
JUNE 28, 29, 30, JULY 1, 1974 Lucknow United Church will
host 41 senior high young people
'and 4 adults from Park United
Presbyterian China., Beaver,
Pennsylvania , when they 'come to
Lucknow on June 13 to present 'a
concert of singing and bell-ring-
ing for the community. Lucknow
was chosen as one of the places-
for a concert by the Credo. Chorale
and Carillfin Ringers because rela-
tives of the Treleaven family who ,,'
had been in the group knew this
area and suggested. Lucknow. •
The Youth Group from Lucknow
United Church 'are busy preparing
for their guests, so there will be
opportunity for getting acquainted
and for fellowship. Present plans
call for a swimming party shortly
after the visitors arrive at 4.30,,
p.m. and for a barbeque supper.
The time before their concert
will be spent in relaxation and in-
formal conversation. Following
the concert , the visitors will be
billeted with families of the con- •
gregation who will provide bed
and breakfast, Following,break-
fast the group will set for home
at 9.00 a.m.
- The concert in Lucknow by the
Credo Chorale and Carrilon Ring-
ers will complete an itinerary
which begins on Friday, June 7 at
Courtland , New York, and includ-
es visits to Quebec City,
Montreal, Toronto and Atwood.
This event promises to be a
musical highlight of the season
and the church hope that many
from the community will plan to
hear and meet the youthful mus-
icians from Pennsylvania.