Saturday, 11 April 2009

Easter - bunnies, chickens, chocolate and Jesus

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When I was a child, Easter was one of the few, very special and exciting events of the year. Although it didn’t have the raw excitement of C...
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Monday, 6 April 2009

The cinema

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After the last two depressing posts I thought I’d write about something more fun – going to the cinema. We called it ‘the pictures’ or ‘the ...
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Thursday, 2 April 2009

Doctors, illness and death

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I’ve told you about the dentist, so I might as well describe the other scary man – the doctor. In the 1950s there were no health centres and...
Wednesday, 25 March 2009

the dentist

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The mere mention of dentist used to send me into a state of fear and panic. There were two varieties – school dentists and national health ...
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Sunday, 8 March 2009

Colin - my pal

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We rode our bikes to Fewston and bought Barrs shandy from the tiny Post Office shop. I envied his bike. It had four gears. We set fire to th...
Tuesday, 10 February 2009

the bogey

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Only people of a certain age will know what a bogey is. I’m not talking about something nasty that lives up your nose. I’m talking about one...
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Tuesday, 3 February 2009

the camera

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I have long held a fascination for photography and cameras. They fall into my category of ‘magical’ things, along with magnets, gyroscopes, ...
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Saturday, 17 January 2009

the wireless

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The wireless Home entertainment in the 1950s was minimal, in terms of equipment. A television was the main luxury item but not all household...
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Sunday, 4 January 2009

Grandad Burridge

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My mum’s dad was of a generation that no longer exists. Born in the late 1800s he lived through two world wars and hardships we have never e...
Thursday, 1 January 2009

Happy New Year

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Happy New Year A post to say Happy New Year to you all and thanks for visiting this site. I hope it’s given you some pleasure. I’ve enjoyed ...
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Friday, 19 December 2008

Christmas presents

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I was trying to remember some of the presents I loved in my childhood. See if you remember any of them. 'Baco' sets - you got plans ...
Wednesday, 17 December 2008

Christmas approaching

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It’s that time of year again. What was it like in the 1950s? For children of any generation, it is a time of great excitement. 1950s-style C...
Wednesday, 3 December 2008

some wintry memories

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Coming home from school to a cold house, warmed only by paraffin heater. Do you remember the smell? Or maybe mum had lit a fire but you coul...
Monday, 10 November 2008

lost in time

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Can you remember any of these? They were part of our lives in the 50s and 60s but mostly have been lost in the mists of time. Women who went...
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Friday, 7 November 2008

a christmas party

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I was reminded today that Christmas will soon be here and it brought back a really warm memory. I must have been about nine years old. Every...
Wednesday, 5 November 2008

bonfire night

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Bonfire night was the culmination of great excitement that had started weeks before the 5th November. Health and Safety wasn’t the national ...
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Sunday, 26 October 2008

first day at school

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At the tender age of five, freedom and a carefree lifestyle were about to end. My parents tried to ease me into the prospect of school, by t...
Tuesday, 23 September 2008

the toy cupboard

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It was known as the “toy cupboard” but to me, it was the portal to another world. It was next to the bath I spoke about earlier. Built into ...
Thursday, 18 September 2008

freedom at last

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I can't let today go by without a post here. I resigned my job after suffering enormous stress after the company was bought out a couple...
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Tuesday, 16 September 2008

great uncle Jack

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Here's me with my great auntie Ria and her husband Jack. They had no children of their own. I only saw them a few times in my life. Jack...
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