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WEEKLY PLANNER FOR THE DAILY & WEEKLY SPARKLE (WS column denotes inclusion in the Weekly Sparkle edition)
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On This Day
WS The Way We Were WS
That's Life
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Over To You
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Quiz
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Singalong
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Monday 6th April
1926
Ian Paisley, Northern Ireland politician, born
x
End of the financial year, and sorting out your taxes
Asking someone out for
the first time - a first date - getting ready -
x
going to the cinema
Funny street names, including Teapot Alley
At The Playground - quiz about children's' games
and playground equipment
It's Over
Tuesday 7th April
1941
Gordon Kaye, comedy actor famous for 'Allo,
Allo', born
The new NHS - a leader in its field. Paying for
prescriptions and dental treatment
The skill of drawing and
Adverts that play with
sketching - catching the mood and character of a
x A
words - Drinka Pinta Milka Day, Beanz Meanz
x
person
Heinz etc.
Maths Quiz
Charmaine
Wednesday 8th April
1972
Alvin Kallicharran, cricketer, scores century for West Indies on Test
debut
Frogspawn, tadpoles and wildlife in general
Managers and workers - Wrens, Britain's smallest
x bowler hats and flat caps - x bird but also the most
working in a joiners' shop
common bird
By Any Other Name alternative names for
objects
x Whistle While You Work x
Thursday 9th April
2005
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles
marry in Windsor
x
Simnel cake and foods for Easter
x
Spinning push-handle ashtray - the smell of cigarette ash and stale
beer in a pub
Morny French Fern toiletries and preferring flowery or green grass
type smells
General Knowledge Quiz
The Mist Covered Mountains
Friday 10th April
1929
Mike Hawthorn, British racing driver, born
National Service (Peacetime Conscription)
Holiday express train on a Good Friday -
Waterloo to Devon King Arthur class 4-6-0
Ballroom dancing and doing the waltz, and enjoying the rumba
As The Saying Goes complete these well- x
known phrases
Pennsylvania 6-5000
Saturday 11th April
1951
Stone of Scone replaced at Arbroath Abbey
Painted eggs - an Easter tradition especially in Eastern Europe
Double-yolked eggs and using eggs in cooking and
baking
Chocolate Krispie nests -
Matching Pairs - for
a tasty and popular x example, King - Queen,
Easter treat and tradition
Sister - Brother
Poppa Piccolino
Sunday 12th April
1954
Bill Haley and The Comets record 'Rock
Around The Clock'
Easter Sunday - sense of
x A
spring is here, winter has gone - sunny days and
spring flowers
x
Camping in the Lake District - climbing the
Bowder Stone in Borrowdale
School rules about when to wear winter uniform
and summer uniform
Spring Flowers - which of
these flower in
x Rock Around The Clock x
springtime?
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On This Day
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That's Life
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Over To You
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Quiz
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Monday 13th April
Roman Catholic Relief 1829 Act - an important step
in Catholic emancipation
Creosote and wood preservatives - messy to
use
x
Playing golf - a popular sport for many people and the skills needed to
play well
x
Do books such as the Just William books
encourage children to behave badly?
Who Makes What? x Dancing Cheek To Cheek
Tuesday 14th April
1931
First Highway Code introduced for motorists
x
A
Latin names for plants, and classification of species
Buying new sandals and shoes - wearing them in shoes that are a bit tight
or pinch
Faberg? eggs, luxurious and priceless Easter gifts for the wife of the Tsar
Songs From The Musicals
April In Paris
Wednesday 15th April
1955
First of the McDonald's franchised restaurant x
chain opens in US
Traditional libraries were full of books and
atmosphere - now they are full of computers
A.E.I. factory at Thorne in South Yorkshire -
working in a factory local industries
Female comedians - Gert and Daisy - created by comedians Elsie & Doris Waters
On Top Of The World quiz about ascent of Everest by Hillary and Norgay
The Teddy Bear's Picnic x
Thursday 16th April
1939
Dusty Springfield, English pop singer, born
Feather icing - easier than it looks and give a professional finish
x
The smell of toilet cleaner compared to the smell of a toilet: smells
both good and bad
x
The man from the Pru door to door insurance
collectors
The 'L' Puzzle - add the letter 'L' to make a new
word
Hole In The Ground x
Friday 17th April
1940
John McCririck, horseracing pundit, journalist
and television personality, born
Black Country rhyme about men washing up
MG TF 1500 sports car classic British sports cars
of the 1950s
Lucozade - once just for convalescents, now a x 'sports drink'.
Compass Challenge points of the compass x A and directions puzzle
The Isle Of Innisfree
Saturday 18th April
1930
BBC Radio News announces 'there is no
news this evening'
Light coloured shoes, and difficulty in keeping them x
clean
Bagpipes and tartan Scotland for residents and visitors - national caricatures, in general
'Hands on' museums, and x the differences with x General Knowledge Quiz x On Top Of Old Smokey
museums nowadays
Sunday 19th April
1933
Jayne Mansfield, American actress, born
x
Sweet cigarettes - popular years ago but not now
Playing chess - using a
Being given a penknife
chess clock, and one player being particularly
A
and carrying it commonplace years ago,
competitive
not allowed now
Scottish Castles
Michael Row The Boat Ashore
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On This Day
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That's Life
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Over To You
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Quiz
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Monday 20th April
1924
Leslie Phillips, comedy actor famous for 'The
Navy Lark', born
Getting family portraits or x portraits of couples during x
WW1 taken in studios
Swearing, and the different views on men and women swearing 'Mind your Ps and Qs'
Novelty and souvenir tea towels - helping with the x washing and drying up!
At The Newsagents
Goodnight Irene
Tuesday 21st April
1945
Song 'We'll Gather Lilacs' in new Ivor Novello musical, 'Perchance To Dream'
Ball games and the types x A of different ones for girls
and boys
Yellowhammers - the song of these favourite birds - saying about gorse
and kissing
Slang and informal names
The Painting Puzzle -
for pre-decimal coins and x questions about painting
notes
and decorating
We'll Gather Lilacs In The Spring
Wednesday 22nd April
Yehudi Menuhin, world 1916 renowned violinist, born
in New York
String pictures, an unusual decor fad in the 1970s
Motoring and being a member of the RAC or x
the AA
Snoring, and how effective are the many and varied remedies?
The Lucky Puzzle x
April In Portugal
Thursday 23rd April
Cardiff City win FA Cup, 1927 the only Welsh side ever
to do so
Witch bottles, a strange superstition to protect people from witchcraft
Burning the toast smoke alarms - the x importance of fire safety
Police whistles and the Acme Thunderer that
emits a really loud piercing sound
Friday 24th April
Barbra Streisand, singer 1942 and actress, born in
Brooklyn, New York
High heeled shoes, and the freedom not to have to wear them
Playing the piano women as primary school teachers - school assemblies and hymns
What were you scared of when you were a child, and why?
Saturday 25th April
1873
Walter de la Mare, poet and writer of stories for
children, born
x A
Brass rubbing in churches, once a popular hobby
x A
Playing local league football - then going to a
social club and playing table football
x
Three wise monkeys see no evil, hear no evil,
speak no evil
Sunday 26th April
William Shakespeare, 1564 England's national poet
and playwright, baptised
The irresistible smell of coffee beans roasting and
other evocative smells
x A
Package holidays, started in the 1950s - and Eagle
Airways with Vickers Viking aeroplane
International football matches. Scotland
qualifying and missing out in the World Cup
Which one of each of
these pairs of phrases sounds right?
x
Bell Bottom Blues
x
Whatever The Weather quiz about different types
of weather
Get Happy
Bathroom Puzzle - find
six items in the
x Standing On The Corner
bathroom
Which material are these? - Glass, metal or
wood?
Swinging On A Star x
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Monday 27th April
Death of Lancashire and Talking about the weather - Roller Skates: showing off
1999 England cricketer, Cyril x a very British habit x
on them is often
Washbrook
whatever the weather!
followed by hurt pride
Using the bagwash - a laundry that washed heavy white items
without drying or pressing
How many words can
you make from the letters in the words
x A
'Daily Sparkle'?
Big Bad John
x
Tuesday 28th April
Thor Heyerdahl and five 1947 crew set off from Peru
on Kon-Tiki Expedition
Checking your change, and small coins when out shopping
Doing crosswords -
Eurovision hits and the
different views on cryptic crosswords - solving a
x
Eurovision song contest and buying a compilation
crossword clue
LP of them
In Which Decade? History quiz
Hello Mary Lou
Wednesday 29th April
Catherine Middleton 2011 marries Prince William x
at Westminster Abbey
Enjoying home movies, cine films and family memories
More young people going
x
to university Birmingham University
and final exams
Hedgehogs - feeding them and a learning experience for a cat
x General Knowledge Quiz x
That Lucky Old Sun
Thursday 30th April
1975
Fall of Saigon - Viet Cong overrun the city - last American troops pull out
Cucumber - cool and fresh or 'good for nothing'?
Talyllyn Railway - holidays
in Wales - volunteering on preserved steam
x
railways
New front door, points to consider when choosing
The Money Quiz questions about British
notes and coins
Underneath The Arches
Friday 1st May
1851
Queen Victoria opens The Great Exhibition in
Crystal Palace, Hyde Park
Bloomers, and other garments named after
people
Keeping a cat - cats compared to dogs children soon losing
interest in a pet
May Day celebrations, x processions, carnival and
May Queen
Cities A To Z - help Alan sort his travel books
Poor Old Joe
Saturday 2nd May
1949
Alan Titchmarsh, gardener and TV presenter, born
Transistor radios, changing the way people listened to
the radio
A modern wedding in a country-house hotel unusual transport: 1957
London Taxi cab
Going on safari and seeing wild animals, like
giraffes, close up
Floral Names - which six girls' names are flowers x
or plants?
South Of The Border
Mary Hopkin,Welsh pop
Kingfisher, colourful and
Sunday 3rd May 1950 singer, who worked with x A beautiful British bird,
Paul McCartney, born
though rarely seen
Mending clothes, using a
x
darning mushroom compared to today's
throw-away society
Toolshed - not just a tool The Older Puzzle - which
store but a place to x of each of these pairs is
spend time in
older?
Those Were The Days x
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