It may be spring (meteorologically) but after a mild weekend with a bit of sunshine it is back to being pretty cold. We are seeing lots of crocuses, snowdrops and a few daffodils, though, so there’s hope yet.

Letters to Blyton part 66

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Building Noddy’s Toy Village

Ah, the Famous Five then.

A slightly tongue-in cheek reference here, from the narrator of episode two of the BBC2 documentary Boybands Forever. The Five, or should I say 5ive, actually being talked about are the boy band of course. The voice over was about them appearing at the 2000 Brits and winning Best British Pop Act.

Now, you all know I’m fairly obsessed with the actual Famous Five but once upon a time I was utterly obsessed with the (Famous) Five boy band to the point I had a shoebox in my bedroom where I kept Five-related cutouts from magazines. Posters, obviously, went on the wall, but every interview, every little snippet that had their picture or a quote, I cut out of Smash Hits and Top of the Pops magazines and stored away.

So there you go, a little secret from my past!