Writer Of The Week: Nina Hoole
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What was the inspiration behind “A Day On Parade”?
We were looking into our family history, and my mother-in-law got out her old family photos. There seemed to be a lot through the years taken at an event called “Walking Day”. As a Midlander, I’d never heard of it!
It’s a tradition that’s been going on in the North of England for over 100 years, and it was a chance to put on their best clothes, get together with the community and have fun at the ‘field day’ afterwards. She had so many tales to tell that I knew it must have been an annual highlight for her as a child.