Guests braved strong winds to enjoy a meeting focusing on
the 1960’s. Most people had fond memories of this extraordinary decade. The
popular myth that “if you can remember the 60’s you probably weren’t there” is
clearly untrue, at least for these residents of the Crantock area.
After our usual word search and ‘Sparkle’ quiz, Richard
introduced the session by showing a film based on Pathe and TV news clips plus
contemporary advertisements. This reminded us of the high and low points of the
decade, starting with the wedding of Princess Margaret, followed by the space
flight of Yuri Gagarin, the Berlin Wall, the Cuba Missile Crisis, Marilyn
Monroe, the assassination of President Kennedy, the death of Winston Churchill,
the Aberfan disaster and the murder of Martin Luther King. However, it wasn’t
all doom and gloom. There were fond memories
of England winning the world cup, Beatlemania, and the distinctive fashions of
the time led by Mary Quant and Carnaby Street and topped off by some unusual
hairstyles.
After a break for tea and homemade cakes, Joan led an enjoyable
session of Musical Bingo, with singing along to the music. The meeting ended
with Richard giving the answers to our ‘This Week in History’ quiz.
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The next meeting will be on Monday October 1st at
2pm in Crantock Village Hall.
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