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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary summary week ending 12th December
« on: Yesterday at 20:00 »
Roobarb when I went for my booster, they had a poster at the entrance to the waiting area asking anyone who had previously fainted to let their vaccinator know when they sat down.
 I was fine after my jab, just a sore arm for a day.

Caroline that’s a brilliant amount to have raised. Very tiring but very fulfilling I’d have thought.

Viktoria - I hope you get to see all your family somehow.

LM re tests, it’s not easy is it - I picked up a new supply of tests at out local library when I took my books back. They’d mentioned they had supplies, so I thought that was a really easy way of getting some more.

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The Common Room / Re: U3A family history course .
« on: Yesterday at 19:52 »
Genuki has great pointers and info in my opinion. Covers Uk and Ireland. There’s help on the site but basically you click on the area of interest eg a county and then it both shows you where it is and where the resources are held for that area.

https://www.genuki.org.uk/

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World War Two / Re: Uniform I.D. please?
« on: Sunday 05 December 21 17:01 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Crumblie on Sunday 05 December 21 13:24 GMT (UK)
As Jebber says it is the Royal Air Force and he is a Leading Aircraftsman. Incidentally the RAF is becoming gender neutral and in future both airmen and airwomen will be known as aviators.

I can just picture my dads face if he’d been told about this name change to aviators lol . He’d have said aviators are people that fly and I didn’t fly!  ( he was ground crew wireless technician WW2)

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary summary week ending 5th December
« on: Saturday 04 December 21 17:09 GMT (UK)  »
TY so sorry to hear that. I hope being home helps in your recovery. Take it gently and as Roobarb says,  the threads are still around. We even have the Santas back to cheer you up  :D :D :D :D

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary summary week ending 5th December
« on: Friday 03 December 21 16:40 GMT (UK)  »
Gosh Viktoria you do have a very busy life with things to sort and do. Mine is very pedestrian by comparison. Now which Santa goes with this message …… :)

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary summary week ending 5th December
« on: Friday 03 December 21 11:26 GMT (UK)  »
Morning all
I’ve had a bit of a busy week - booster on Wednesday ( moderna) . I’d been expecting Pfizer as that’s what my husband had a few weeks ago , but apparently they’ve changed the rules again and they’re keeping Pfizer for the youngsters and the vulnerable as it’s the only one licensed for youngsters.
The lady at the centre asked if I’d had any reaction to my first two az jabs and I said no to which she responded - you’re lucky! Brilliant injector this time too and didn’t feel it. Have been fine apart from a bit of a sore arm when I lay on it on night one , but fine now.
Today I’ve been to the dentists to get my broken tooth mended. I’m still ‘ defrosting’ from the injection. I had a first though - the dentist put fluoride varnish on all my teeth and seemed surprised when I asked if this was something new. He did say every dentist was different but certainly my previous guy who left the practice had never offered it before. Was wondering if others have had it? I had a look online and it’s on the nhs website so I’ve clearly been behind the times!

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The Common Room / Re: 1921
« on: Thursday 02 December 21 17:54 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: aghadowey on Thursday 02 December 21 10:03 GMT (UK)
Quote from: candleflame on Thursday 02 December 21 09:58 GMT (UK)
The notice from TNA said Aberystwyth not Cardiff and that has led to some comments about how for folk even in Wales it's not an easy place to get to. I wonder why Aberystwth was chosen?

Perhaps because National Library is there?
https://www.library.wales/

Thanks - that would make sense.

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary summary week ending 5th December
« on: Thursday 02 December 21 10:12 GMT (UK)  »
Morning all. Not ignoring everything that has been posted, but I have a question .

Tv this morning had lovely footage of a schools nativity play. Our daughters now in their 30's , took part in nativity in nursery and school productions in junior school. I however don't remember being in any nativity plays at school or church, my mum hasn't recorded anything in her detailed diaries either whereas everything else is recorded . I do have vivid memories of being in other school productions and what I did, what I wore etc and they are in her diary.
I can remember learning the Christmas carols (and at church ) so did my school and church just not do such things as dressing up back in the day? It seems strange that I have no memories or even expectations that I might get to play a wise man ( person) or some thing. My youngest was desperate to play Mary and got to but I don't even recall any ambitions ?
What does anyone else recall?

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The Common Room / Re: 1921
« on: Thursday 02 December 21 09:58 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: collin on Wednesday 01 December 21 17:29 GMT (UK)
I have been told that Kew have announced that Manchester Library and Cardiff will also be free hubs for the 1921 census. I think it will be like a stampede on January 6th but good to know for later on.

The notice from TNA said Aberystwyth not Cardiff and that has led to some comments about how for folk even in Wales it's not an easy place to get to. I wonder why Aberystwth was chosen?

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