Thursday 21 July 2011

ONCE MORE UNTO THE BEACH

Some things come out of the sand as found treasure - this little beauty was a lost one.

First thing I saw was the date: 1603. 'Wow! A 17th century medal', I thought. But no, it is in actual fact a sports medal awarded by the David Hughes Grammar School, Beaumaris in 1936.

HILDA OLIVER
THREE LEGGED RACE
UNDER 16
1936



Hilda would have been so browned off when she discovered that her precious sports medal was lost in the sand on the Menai Strait - it must have been a hard won battle as she struggled to victory across the playing field tied to another schoolgirl. Perhaps someone knows where her family are now?

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