Underwych

Underwych is a community arts project supported by Vale Royal BC, Cheshire CC, DAN, the Lion Salt Works Trust, Action Weaver Valley and the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund. This blog is a space open to all to share memories of subsidence in Vale Royal and express ideas inspired by subsidence. The 'Underwych' community play will be performed at the Lion Salt Works in Marston near Northwich, on 12-13-14th July at 7.30pm - matinee on 14th July at 2.30pm.

Sunday, 7 January 2007

Emma in Australia

From sunny Queensland, Australia ....
My fantasy allows for Emma to find a way to visit Australia .... to Lake Eyre, Central Australia as this Lake is one of the largest salt pans in the world. Jack Brabham and his famous car "Bluebird" broke speed records racing on the salt pan, during the 1950's.

Maybe Emma gets lost in one of the caverns in Underwych and ends up 'down under'?
Maybe Emma has relatives in Australia, who were deported to Australia with the first fleet in 1778, for stealing a teaspoon of salt from the mistress of the house?
Maybe Emma visits the whole world and teaches us all the different styles of salt production and its uses?
Believe Emma may have family from Edinburgh too as I read there is salt produced there .... wonder where else her relatives reside?

I have relatives in Northwich and have visited many times, have been enthralled by the salt museum, (was given a rock of salt to bring home to show my grandson), subsidence evident in the town, the gritter trucks when the roads are icey. The gritter trucks took my fancy and I was able to clamber on one and learn how they work.

Happy travels Emma.

Heather ....... Queensland, Australia

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