August! Holiday season! And so many of us going…nowhere! Why
not send a postcard anyway? Instead of the usual “Wish you were here”,
how about, “Wish I was there”?
“Wish I was there” this
month’s theme for contributions to the Voices from the Coal Shed blog and the
virtual museum at the National Coal Mining Museum of England. This is open to
any age and from anywhere.
Send your postcard message to: voicesinthecoalshed@gmail.com
Whether you can travel or not, everyone can wish.
Dave Alton
(Writer in Residence
National Coal Mining Museum of
England)
We went to a farm in the Peak District. We went
for a walk and got drenched in the rain. We walked some alpacas and went in the
hot tub. Portugal would have been hotter and less rainy. We wish we’d been
there, swimming in the big swimming pool and eating ice cream.
James (8) & William (6)
Fraser
Sun, sea and sangria
Wish I was there
Dining out, diving in ,acting
on impulse
Wish I was there
Even traffic jams and
airport chaos and that little voice from the back seat enquiring “are we there
yet?”
Wish I was there….well
almost
It’s not too far
You know we have to book!
Will the loos be open?
Which is the quietest day
with the least people about?
That’s where we are
Wish I wasn’t there
Anon.
Dear Joe …
Why not take an
outing to the N.C.M. Museum?
Ingredients
Parents (better still –
grandparents!)
A spare morning/afternoon
Method
Follow the footsteps and
your interests
Note the free and
challenging adventure playground
Marvel at the machinery
Discover the pit ponies
Unlock the past and see how
children worked
Listen to your ancestors
Explore what’s under your
feet.
Result
Follow the big
people and let them talk!
You will then be
able to wander and wonder.
Have fun!
Lesley Randal
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