The Houghtonian Magazine Vol 2 Issue 3 - Houghton-le-Spring
The Houghtonian Magazine Vol 2 Issue 3 - Houghton-le-Spring
The Houghtonian Magazine Vol 2 Issue 3 - Houghton-le-Spring
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THE HOUGHTONIAN | SEPT 2012 | VOL 2 ISSUE 3 | ISSN 1757-3890HOUGHTON HERITAGE SOCIETY members have beenvery busy over the summer months promoting and sharing<strong>Houghton</strong>’s history with all and sundry. A top priority thisyear has been young peop<strong>le</strong> and Gentoo’s Fun Daysafforded the perfect opportunity!(1) Society members watc hed the <strong>Houghton</strong> Colliery banner being paradedthrough Durham, unaware that two strangers had had to be asked to carry it!<strong>The</strong> Society Chairman, Paul Lanagan, and Vice-Chair, Peter Corfield, havevolunteered to carry it in 2013 to ensure such a situation never occurs again.(2) <strong>The</strong> Society’s Heritage Base at the Groundworks Elba Park Fun Day.August 18 th 2012.(3) Billy Purvis the clown making a rare appearance at <strong>Houghton</strong> outside of<strong>Houghton</strong> Feast for the Gentoo Jubi<strong>le</strong>e Fun Day at Rectory Field, July 25 th2012.(4) Members of the Society at the Heritage Base for Gentoo’s Olympic FunDay, August 8 th 2012.(5) A child colouring in one of the <strong>Houghton</strong> Heritage activity packs atGentoo’s Jubi<strong>le</strong>e Fun Day at the Rectory Field.Further photographs can be seen on the HH Facebook group.
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