memories

Street party for Coronation, watching Coronation on Nuttall's 3"(or so it seemed) TV.

Bonfires on the spare land behind Chesford avenue; mums treacle toffee.

Dixons ice cream.

The rag & bone man with his horse and cart.

Mobile fish & chip van.

The pop van, Dandelion & Burdock.

Hop scotch, marbles, lead soldiers, relieve O, kick-the-can, football in tractors field.

Betts' PINK American car.

The Dell ( hands up who had their first kiss here).

The windmill at the first farm up the lane.

The first coloured person I saw came selling dusters and brushes.

Youth Club.

Big Jim Seven Bellies night watchman when new houses being built.

Purdeys' had an old black car; didn't work; we pushed it to the top of Tysley Grove then
jumped in and steered it back to the bottom (and still lived).

Bob Jackmans' hen hut.

Saturday afternoon film shows in the Library.

Mr Whippy.

Sough Park.

Penny lollies at Yates' shop at bottom of hill.

Empire cinema.

The Fair, Rock 'n Roll competitions

Skating down "The Ginnel"

Sledging in Harrisons' field

Briggs' fish 'n chips

The large bus waiting room by the Station Hotel (early courting days)

First pint in back room of Station Hotel (landlord Eddie Wood saw me getting off school train
and banned me).

"Social nights" at the Baptist church on Water Street.

Rock 'n Roll nights at the Band Club on New Road, used to peep through door.

Fetching a bag of coke from the mill across from Fire Station on my trolley(that hill was steep)

Running around the garden naked(I still do it, guess who?) when my mum wanted to bath me.

Cubs & Scouts at New Road school.

My dad's first car a green Riley, he shared the cost with Jackmans & Robinsons.

The Waterfalls.

Sweet rationing coupons

Carts/bogies

Telephones made from tin cans

Barlick Spud

Bopping at the youth club Saturday nights