Yesterday I joined students and tutors at The Lowther Hotel in Goole for a celebration get- together and tour of the famous murals. There were around 50 of us from classes held in Goole, Snaith, Howden and Eastrington.
I have been teaching local history classes for the WEA for over 30 years and many of my students have become good friends. We all enjoyed a buffet, had our pictures taken and were then taken on a tour by owner Howard Duckworth who, with his wife Julie, has restored new Goole's first ever building from near dereliction into a prestigious hotel.
Today was Pentecost and we went to church. The day is often also known as Whit Sunday and the following day, Whit Monday was traditionally a holiday. Villages and towns had processions and everyone wore new clothes.
It was a lovely hot sunny day and I spent the afternoon gardening. My broad beans are not doing well but the greenhouse tomatoes are romping away.
All the time I was outside I heard the incessant call of a cuckoo in nearby woods. It seemed a timeless sound.
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