Mummytwo Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share Posted July 7, 2012 A child in my class referred to this as The Arvis Presley and I always think of it as such these days! The Arvis Presley? How come? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Tamudo Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I remember it well, we took boxes of food to the OAP's who lived near my junior school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaliRichard Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 My primary school did it (we're talking mid 90's) so fairly recently. The church I attend also still does it - think the food mostly ends up with the Archer project but can't recall for sure. Did everyone else also sing harvest songs? 'Autumn Days', anyone? I was going to mention that, many churches still have a harvest festival celebration with, as Susil correctly states, much of them donating to various homeless charities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I remember them from my early school days There was a song that started "We plow the fields and scatter the good seed on the land for it is fed and watered by God's Almighty hand....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoPro Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I never took owt. We were skint and starving in them days. This one time, me mam let us take a tin of Libby's fruit salad fo't owd folk. I took can opener and a spoon wi' me an' scoffed lot on way to school. Ah were thinner than a gippos dog and our Tony ad already etten all three Weetabix what were left together wi' last of milk. Praise the Lord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheffieldCCH Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I never took owt. We were skint and starving in them days. This one time, me mam let us take a tin of Libby's fruit salad fo't owd folk. I took can opener and a spoon wi' me an' scoffed lot on way to school. Ah were thinner than a gippos dog and our Tony ad already etten all three Weetabix what were left together wi' last of milk. Praise the Lord. Can I hear New World Symphony by Dvořák in the background, whilst reading this post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMozzy Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 The Arvis Presley? How come? Elvis Presley had recently died and he got mixed up!! He said lots of mixed up things - he was a lovely child and made me chuckle daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ousetunes Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 It provided a rare opportunity to get rid of that tin of Carnation milk! We Plough The Fields And Scatter; probably the first hymn I knew word for word. Happy days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jibbs1977 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I remember them cos I asked to ring bells in church only thing is a forgot to let go so I went straight up near tower and a bloke had to pull other bell to bring me back down:hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I've still got a Photo taken outside Ecclesfield Church around 1961 ....A large group of Pupils from Ecco Juniors ( including myself ) are lined up against the Main Entrance carrying boxes of Fruit an' Veg.. Is our young 'un and our Alan on that photo Guz - I'd like to see that:hihi::hihi: The Harvest festival baskets were generally given to local pensioners or the hospital, can't remember them being senrt abroad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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