Life in Beckworth » Glasgow http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth Bringing you the (almost) everyday comings and goings of the residents of Beckworth, a typical English market town. Informing you about their lives through the mediums of words, images, an interactive map and stereophonic sound recordings Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:56:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Volunteers Needed http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/cherie-blair/volunteers-needed/ http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/cherie-blair/volunteers-needed/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2015 11:34:24 +0000 a resident of Beckworth http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/?p=4715 Continue reading →]]> Hello. Please can you help? Due to a lack of interested parents we are in need of volunteer car drivers for our upcoming foreign exchange programme. You must hold a valid passport, an MOT certificate and a full tank of petrol. Drivers will be required to ferry a maximum of three children from Beckworth High School to their new “foster” homes, and on the return trip bring back an equal number of foreign children. No language skills are need as each driver will be accompanied by a translator. This year we are thrilled to be exchanging our children for youngsters from the badlands of inner-city Glasgow. If you are interested please bring your (genuine) documentation to the school and ask for me, or the caretaker. Yours, Cherie Blair headmistress, Beckworth High School

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(Above) Scottish children excitedly await their exchange visit to Beckworth by practicing their “let’s repel the sasanachs” fighting skills

]]> http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/cherie-blair/volunteers-needed/feed/ 0 St Andrews Day Concert http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/town-council/st-andrews-day/ http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/town-council/st-andrews-day/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2014 13:32:41 +0000 a resident of Beckworth http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/?p=4362 Continue reading →]]> Just a reminder that tonight Beckworth will be pushing the boat out in order to celebrate the birthday of St Andrew (The patron saint of Scotland, Greece, Russia and Golf) in some style. A committee of Scottish and Communist plate-throwing residents have clubbed together to hire the scout hut and got top Scottish father and son band The Proclaimers to perform. To save money the band are walking all the way to the gig (500 miles or so) from their “sunshine” retirement home in Leith near Glasgow, so if you can’t make the gig you may seem them on shanks pony coming to town. Tickets they are selling like hot haggis, i’m told the committee have even had letters from America requesting some. See you there, G. Grimsby. Mayor and big fan Scottish duos

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(Above) The Proclaimers, formerly known as The Krankies, walking to Beckworth

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