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The ceremony of the Widow’s Sixpence in the nineteen twenties. A crowd gathers for the ceremony a hundred years ago. Hungry widows line up for buns. The churchyard in the nineteenth century. Rev ...
"Stokey the Bear" is the second segment featuring Dudley Do-Right, but the sketch almost got the character banned for good. The story ... viewers' screens, but theme park fans can still spot ...
In fact, Good Queen Bess is a full-fledged pop phenomenon ... Sometimes she lied apparently for her own amusement. In 1559, with Catholic Europe outraged at her steadfast Protestantism, Elizabeth ...
Being the good little tourist family that we were ... Thanks to the wonders of IP exploitation, the amusement park had butterbeer carts stationed all around the Potter attractions. The cost for one ...
In such a location, the Good Friday tradition ... he declared to the easy amusement of the crowd. I detected a certain haste to get to the heart of the proceedings – the distribution of the Hot Cross ...
Good Friday is another great opportunity to have a bit of a party and in Dudley there is normally loads of things to get involved with. We hope our Good Friday Dudley Guide gives you all the ...
Of course, any good theme park needs some good rides - but maybe it's an understatement to say that's a tall order. While "at least two or three iconic rides" are needed, these need not ...
Extra officers were in the area as part of Operation Advance which sees 24 hours of activity across the Black Country in a bid to crack down on various crimes. A 17-year-old boy was arrested in ...
The Castle in Dudley was closed at the weekend following the departure of the previous manager, but owner Admiral Taverns said it would be open again soon. A spokeswoman for Admiral Taverns Proper ...
A new Universal theme park near Bedford - the first in Europe - was announced to much fanfare earlier this week. Set to open in 2031, construction is to begin at the 476-acre (1.9-sq-km) site ...
Of course, any good theme park needs some good rides - but maybe it's an understatement to say that's a tall order. While "at least two or three iconic rides" are needed, these need not necessarily be ...