CONTENTS
Sea, Sand and Piers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
August Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
On Top Of Your Head - Hats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Wish You Were Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
August Nature Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Holidays Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
It Happened In August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
The August Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13
August People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Object Of The Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Quiz Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
August 2020
Smooth between sea and landIs laid the yellow sand,And here through summer daysThe child of Adam plays .A. E. Housman
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Front Cover: John Bull cover seaside. James Purssell
Copyright © 2020 Everyday Miracles Ltd T/A The Daily Sparkle ®
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For many people August was holiday time . Wakes Weeks and Scottish Trades Fortnights ran into August, and it was the school holidays .
It was time to head to the seaside . Put up the deckchairs, erect the wind-breaks, and get out the buckets and spades . Take a stroll along the prom, wear a silly hat, chance your luck in the arcades, and go on the Big Dipper .
At night, it was time to see a show . Music hall acts and comedians came to the seaside for the summer season . You could have a good laugh at the show at the end of the pier . Ken Dodd kept people giggling and jolly at Blackpool’s North Pier for many years . It was all part of the fun .
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Sea, Sand and Piers
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Holidays by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The holiest of all holidays are thoseKept by ourselves in silence and apart;The secret anniversaries of the heart,When the full river of feeling overflows,The happy days unclouded to their close,The sudden joys that out of darkness startAs flames from ashes; swift desires that dartLike swallows singing down Each wind that blows!White as the gleam of a receding sail,White as a cloud that floats and fades in air,White as the whitest lily on a stream,These tender memories are a fairy taleOf some enchanted land we know not where,But lovely as a landscape in a dream .
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August Words
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Do you remember the time when most people wore a hat or a cap? Not all the time, but often . Many men usually had something on their heads . For most it was a flat cap. Others were official, like police helmets or peaked caps . Some men wore bowler hats, and trilbies were common .
Women wore hats to church, at functions, and at the races . Wedding hats are making a comeback, and many grooms now have a top hat .
In the summertime, what can be nicer than a straw hat or a Panama hat to shade from the sun? Go ahead – try on a hat!
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On Top Of Your Head
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What is the first thing you do on holiday? Is it going straight to the beach? Or maybe taking a relaxing stroll? Or enjoying an evening’s entertainment? Or do you start worrying about sending postcards?
There are times when half the holiday seems to be taken up with postcards . Which one to choose – there are often
so many . Then who to send them to . And then the biggest problem of all: what to write? How many of us have fallen back on ‘wish you were here’?
But, what a pleasure it is to receive postcards from family and friends . A postcard through the letter box certainly brightens up the day .
Wish You Were Here
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There is so much to enjoy at the seaside in the summer months . The golden sands and the lapping waves are enticing . But so, too, are the rocky shores .
Rock pools are a world of their own . Twice a day the tide comes in and covers the rocky shore . Then the tide ebbs and leaves the rock pools as havens of life . They are a colourful world to explore .
There are crabs and sea snails . The sides are covered in limpets, whelks and winkles . And you might find sea anemones, sea urchins and starfish. You might even spot a shrimp or a lobster scuttling about .
August Nature Notes
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Holidays AbroadThere was once a time when holidays were limited to a week at a seaside resort, or a few days in a boarding house . Then people became more adventurous . Some started to tour Europe . They took the caravan or went camping . People discovered the delights of the Dordogne in France or the picturesque villages of the Black Forest . Others went to Italy, taking in the splendours of Venice, Florence and Rome .
At the same time, air travel opened up the world . Package holidays to Spain made holidays abroad affordable. The Costa del Sol attracted millions of holidaymakers . It offered sunshine and blue seas. Soon people were relaxing in Majorca or the Canaries .
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Brenda and Brian recall their holidays abroad“Our honeymoon was four days in Scarborough . Holidays were spent in Cornwall or North Wales . When the children came along, we enjoyed a week at Butlin’s in Minehead .
“Then, we saw an advert for a package holiday to Ibiza . We’d never done anything like that . It was wonderful . Everything was included so there was nothing to worry about . There was a pool at the hotel, and it was glorious sunshine all week . The children loved it .
“Later Brian read about Euro Camping . We had just got a new car . We stuck GB plates on it, and headed for Dover . Even the sail across the Channel seemed exciting . We drove right through France . The campsite was very well equipped . The children were a little older by then . They loved the freedom
and adventure . We found lovely little French towns, with sunny squares and pavement cafés .
“After the children were up and away, we had more freedom ourselves . We had weekends in Paris and Vienna . We discovered Tuscany too . And we had a glorious holiday on a Greek island .
“We’ve even taken to cruises . And last year we jetted all the way to New Zealand . There is just so much of the world to see and enjoy!”
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It Happened In August
Following the Second World War, Germany was divided . So too was its capital, Berlin . Millions fled East Germany, seeking a better life in the West . Most went through divided Berlin . East Germany decided to act .
On 13th August 1961, East German troops closed the border in Berlin . A barbed-
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The Berlin Wallwire barrier went up . Four days later they started to build a wall . It was just breeze blocks and barbed wire . It was replaced by a tall, concrete wall . Escape was now nearly impossible .
The Berlin Wall divided the city until 1989 . When the Wall finally came down, Germans on both sides celebrated .
On 28th August 1963, Martin Luther King delivered one of the most famous speeches in history . He was speaking to a rally in Washington . He called for civil rights and racial equality in America .
He used the phrase ‘I have a dream’ eight times . He called for people to be judged not by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character .
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‘I Have A Dream’
As the British Empire turned into the Commonwealth, more and more nations became independent . Jamaica has had its own form of parliament from 1944 . Then in 1958 it became part of the Federation of the West Indies .
Jamaican Independence
Martin Luther King, 1963
Finally, on 6th August 1962, it gained full independence . It has remained in the Commonwealth, with the Queen as Head of State .
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The August Quiz1 . Proms, piers and Winter Gardens are all found at s _ _ s _ _ e
resorts2 . Which singer was famous for his ‘little stick of Blackpool rock’?
Noël Coward or George Formby3 . Which comedian had his ‘tickling stick’?
Tommy Cooper or Ken Dodd4 . Do you write the address on the left or the right-hand side of a
postcard? 5 . What have top, trilby and bowler all got in common?6 . What do French men traditionally wear on their heads?
Flat cap or Beret 7 . Which one of these countries is also the name of a sunhat?
Panama or Argentina8 . In which year was the Berlin Wall built? 1951, 1961 or 19719 . In which year did the Berlin Wall come down? 1969, 1979 or 198910 . Berlin is the capital of which country?11 . ‘I Have a Dream’ was a speech by which Civil Rights leader?
Jesse Jackson or Martin Luther King12 . Is Jamaica in the Caribbean or the Mediterranean?13 . What is the capital of Jamaica? Kingston or Sydney14 . Jamaica is a member of the C _ mm _ _ w _ _ _ th15 . The Beatles came from which city?
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16 . What dance craze did Chubby Checker start? The Charleston or The Twist
17 . Were The Beatles famous for playing at The Temple Club or The Cavern Club?
18 . Sonny and Cher sang ‘I Got You, B _ b _ ’
19. Package holidays include flights, meals and acc _ m _ _ _ _ t _ _ n
20 . In which country is the Costa del Sol?
21 . The Dordogne and Provence are both in which country?
22 . In which country are the Rhine Valley and the Black Forest?
23 . Venice, Florence and Rome are in which country?
24 . Joan manages a fortnight’s holiday . How many days are there in a fortnight?
25 . Joan buys six postcards . They are 35p each . How much does she pay?
26 . Joan then buys a book of six stamps . Each stamp costs 61p . How much does she pay?
27. Which one of these was a travel firm? WH Smith or Thomas Cook
28. At the seaside, the t _ _ _ ebbs and flows
29. Which is taller, Blackpool Tower or Eiffel Tower?
30 . How many words can you make from the letters in ‘Postcard’? Examples: tar, coast, port
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August People
The Beatles
By 1963, The Beatles were becoming the biggest pop band in the world . Girls swooned and screamed for the Fab Four . Beatlemania had arrived .
The Beatles had made their name in their home town of Liverpool . On 3rd August 1963 they played at The Cavern Club for the last time .
Chubby Checker
On 6th August 1960, Chubby Checker started a craze . He sang the song, ‘The Twist’ on American television . Soon everyone was doing the twist .
The craze spread across the Atlantic and then all round the world . Everyone was gyrating their hips and twisting up and down on the dance floor.
Sonny and Cher
The 1960s were full of great music and fabulous songs . Every month, there were new pop stars appearing .
On 14th August 1965, a young couple burst onto the scene . Sonny and Cher released their song ‘I Got You Babe’ . It was a huge hit . It caught the mood of the Swinging Sixties .
Pop music really took off in the 1960s. Here are some of the people who made the music
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1 . Seaside2 . George Formby3 . Ken Dodd4 . Right-hand side5 . All hats6 . Beret7 . Panama8 . 19619 . 198910 . Germany11 . Martin Luther King
12 . Caribbean 13 . Kingston14 . Commonwealth15 . Liverpool16 . The Twist17 . The Cavern Club18 . Babe19 . Accommodation20 . Spain21 . France22 . Germany23 . Italy
24 . 14 days25 . £2 .1026 . £3 .6627 . Thomas Cook28 . Tide29. Eiffel Tower30 . Various
The August Quiz Answers
A trip to the seaside wasn’t complete without a stick of rock . You needed strong teeth, that’s for sure! Few people chewed their way right through a stick of rock . But it was all part of the fun, along with candy floss and donkey rides .
Blackpool was famous for its rock . George Formby even sang about his little stick of Blackpool rock – naughty but nice!
Object Of The Month
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