Category Archives: The wider world

Posts which focus on how the material in the archive relates to the wider context of Enid Blyton’s work, or look at things beyond the Seven Stories Collection

Noddy and Big Ears BIG Picture

Posted on 8 March, 2011 by Hannah Green, Archivist

I couldn’t resist sharing these photographs from our Noddy and Big Ears BIG Picture event.  The event happened during half term, and involved visitors (of all ages!) in contributing to a life-size picture of Noddy and Big Ears.    The … Continue reading →

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A word from our Chief Executive

Posted on 28 February, 2011 by Hannah Green, Archivist

As you may have gathered, last week was quite a week for us – we were overwhelmed by the public response to the discovery of an unpublished Enid Blyton novel, and were thrilled to see there is still so much interest … Continue reading →

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Mr Tumpy’s Caravan hits the headlines!

Posted on 23 February, 2011 by Hannah Green, Archivist

As some of you may have seen and heard yesterday evening, we have rather hit the headlines this week!  We had a very busy couple of days on Monday and Tuesday, with BBC reporters visiting to find out more about … Continue reading →

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The Enid Blyton Collection’s public debut!

Posted on 16 February, 2011 by Hannah Green, Archivist

Last Friday, members of the public had their first opportunity to see the Enid Blyton Collection, as part of a special ‘behind-the-scenes’ tour of Seven Stories.  It was a great moment for us, to see people having a genuinely ‘hands-on’ … Continue reading →

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An exciting preview…

Posted on 3 December, 2010 by Hannah Green, Archivist

This film about the Seven Stories Collection will shortly be going live on our website, but I thought I’d share a sneak preview with blog readers as the film includes some footage of the Enid Blyton Collection, as well as other … Continue reading →

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‘Noddy on his Travels’

Posted on 1 December, 2010 by Hannah Green, Archivist

Following on from my post about Noddy records produced by EMI, I have been sent scans of the record sleeve for ‘Noddy and His Travels’.  The information on the back of the sleeve appears to confirm my theory that two … Continue reading →

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Famous Five Adventure continues…

Posted on 28 October, 2010 by Hannah Green, Archivist

Programme for Enid Blyton’s Famous Five Adventure play, 1955 Enid Blyton’s Noddy in Toyland play programme, 1955 The images above were kindly sent through by Tony Summerfield, in response to my previous post – they are the original programmes for … Continue reading →

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