Today Crimson Clocks Tower is filled with activity and noise, allow me to assuage your curiosity as to the reasons for this. We are celebrating four birthdays this weekend one of which is a 50th, you probably already know Who that relates to.
As to the other three they are Rev. William Webb Ellis (born 24 November 1806), a man with a penchant for holding his strangely shaped ball (rather than kicking it). Which is to say he is, as you no doubt know, credited with inventing the game of rugby football. Another victorian invention that remains popular to this day.
We are also raising a glass to heroine Grace Darling (born 24 November 1815). In the early hours of a September morning while looking out from one of the windows of Longstone Lighthouse, Grace spotted a wreck and its survivors on a nearby low lying rocky island. Having realised it was too rough for the lifeboat to set out Grace and her father took to a rowing boat and managed to rescue four people. Her heroic actions have been immortalised in song and in a poem by William Wordsworth.
Finally we are also celebrating the birthday of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (born 24 November 1864), famous for his colourful and provocative images of the decadent times in which he lived. He was closely linked to the theatrical side of Paris particularly the Moulin Rouge, having been commissioned to produce a series of posters for that establishment.
All of which brings us rather nicely to the subject of dancers and entertainment. Tickets are now available for Frosty Belles and Whistles, featuring our good selves, a host of burlesque dancers, Birthrite, BB Black Dog and Professor Elemental. Further details can be found on Facebook, we hope to see you there.
As ever, if you would like to contact us please do via our Facebook page or website, thanks for reading and until next time farewell.
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