Shades of Grey

This lunchtime, I took a wander into Bradford library, my first visit. That is because I had noticed an exhibit there in the flyer for Archive Awareness Month

17th – 29th November – Bradford Civic Playhouse Exhibition

Bradford Central Library foyer will host an exhibition on the Bradford Civic Playhouse, featuring the collections of WYAS. Many famous actors started their careers at the Playhouse including Bernard Hepton, Gordon Kaye and Billie Whitelaw. J B Priestley, the author, was the first President of the Playhouse and many of his plays received their world premiére there. Come along to find out more about Bradford’s Playhouse.

Originals on display in the archive office on the 6th Floor on 26th November - 9am to 1pm

It was fortuitous that I went today as I was able to see and handle the origiinal documents. (I was going to go yesterday but it was cold and drizzling so turned back after five minutes).

I also took a look at their accessible local history site nowthen.org but I was rapidly turned off by all of the politically correct box ticking that this site achieved. (Take a look yourself to see what I mean. they even provise a tagsearch cloud to show how inclusive they are). To me, archives whilst the Cinderella service of the libraries and are about capturing local history to make it as accessible as possible, not promoting togetherness or celebrating diversity. You do get an interesting range of banner photos though if you refresh, I like the Alhambra Theatre on best.

I recently snapped a poster promoting a diversity event which has been or gone. I’ve been to a couple of these and they are rather tedious in my view. Of course, the righteous will tell you that you never get tired of seeing how to put on a turban and their food is simply delicious (whilst they are spending taxpayer money of course) but I beg to differ, I prefer to take people as I find them, not how I am told to perceive them.

Police Inspector Gadget also lambasts the complete and utter waste of time that promoting diversity is on his watch- Celebrating Christmas may provoke minority groups.

Remember our PC Orchestra that came to play the Proms in Morley? Here is the poster for their Christmas Concert, No-one told them not to use the “C” word.