The Coolest Bricky In Barnsley

Bib and brace, flat cap and tie, 

Herbert was the coolest bricky in Barnsley. 

Leaning against the wall like a teapot, 

left arm the handle, 

right arm the spout. 

A cig hangs on his lip for dear life. 

Makes him look cooler than Sinatra in Vegas. 

Bert is the original master mixer, 

two sand, one cement and a lap of water. 

It is gobo heaven. 

Herbert Cawthorne, the coolest bricky in Barnsley. 

And my Grandad.

  

Goodnight Sweetheart

According to that esteemed organ The Barnsley Chronicle, a planned World War 2 re-enactment event at Elsecar Heritage Centre has been cancelled by the Council.

The reason is reported as being that some people taking part would wear Nazi uniforms.

A council spokesman said "A similar event held in 2010 generated a number of complaints from the public and local residents."

Personally I don't understand why anybody would want to spend their weekend walking around Elsecar dressed as Heinrich Himmler or Churchill but everybody to their own.

But what do people expect to see at a 1940s' 'Goodnight Sweetheart' weekend, well if its held in Barnsley, everything but the Nazis. 

And does this mean all future re-enactments will be cancelled? No more Sealed Knot battles up at Wentworth Castle? and no more school children from Silkstone learning the history of the Great War through re-enactment?

The re-enactment event at Elsecar was, like the school children at Silkstone, an educational experience that was providing a living history display. And anything that reminds us of the horrors and evil of the Second World War and acts as a warning to what can happen when the far right gain power should be welcomed.