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DTSTART:20170712T043000Z
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SUMMARY:Onward and Upward!
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DESCRIPTION:The concept of the ‘family holiday’ is a recent one. For much
  of the last century\, the vast majority of families could not afford an
  annual get-away and many children never experienced life away from home
 . Yet over 50\,000 children enjoyed a week by the sea in Wood Street Mis
 sion’s purpose-built Blackpool resort in the twentieth century. The holi
 day was a life changing experience with staff recounting tales of childr
 en kneeling down to kiss flowers and ‘gasping’ when they caught their fi
 rst ever glimpse of the sea. ‘I never saw so much room out of doors in m
 y life before!’ cried one child after getting to the beach for the first
  time.\n\nThis illustrated talk by Julie Marie Strange\, Professor of Hi
 story at the University of Manchester\, charts the growing popularity of
  the family holiday\, the key role charities like Wood Street Mission pl
 ayed facilitating it\, and explores why holidays are good for us. It acc
 ompanies the exhibition Queues\, Clogs & Redemption Salford which looks 
 at the work undertaken by one of the city’s oldest charities to alleviat
 e the impact of poverty and improve life chances since it was set up in 
 1869.\n\nThe talk is illustrated with archive footage and costumed chara
 cter performances and the ticket price includes a drink and fish and chi
 p supper!\n\nBook online via Eventbrite: http://ow.ly/ZDwn30cqcCd
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TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Salford Museum and Art Gallery\, The Crescent\, Salford\, M5 4WU
 
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