Bridlington - North Promenade and Sands Prior to 1946. And Children's Author Russell Ash.

            The Postcard

A Photo Brown Series postcard that was published by Valentine & Sons Ltd. of Dundee and London.

The card was posted in Bridlington using two 1d. stamps on Tuesday the 18th. June 1946. The card was sent to:

Miss N. Henderson,
12, Alms Hill Road,
Eccleshall,
Sheffield.

The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:

"Dear Nancy,
We are having a good time
in spite of the weather being
poor.
Jennifer loves being on the
sands.
We seem to have struck a
good place this time for
food etc., and are very near
the sea.
We are going to Flamborough
tomorrow.
Love Ida."

Passive Resistance in Goa

So what else happened on the day that Ida posted the card to Nancy?

Well, on the 18th. June 1946, in Goa, at that time part of the colony of Portuguese India, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia began the passive resistance movement against the Portuguese administration to become part of an independent India. 

The resistance continued for 15 years until Goa and other Portuguese colonies were invaded by the Indian army and annexed. 

Goa became India's 25th. state in 1987.

Russell Ash

The day also marked the birth in Surrey of Russell Ash.

Russell was a British children's author known for The Top 10 of Everything and its sequels. 

Russell also wrote Great Wonders of the World, Incredible Comparisons and many other reference, art and humour titles, most notably his series of books on strange-but-true names, Potty, Fartwell & Knob, Busty, Slag and Nob End and (for children) Big Pants, Burpy and Bumface.

Russell died in Lewes at the age of 64 in 2010.

Once described as 'the Human Google', his obituary in The Times stated that:

"In the age of the Internet, it takes tenacity 
and idiosyncratic intelligence to make a 
living from purveying trivial information. 
Russell Ash did just that."


   

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