We liked listening to the radio. You had to charge the accumulators up. You’d have two – one to use and one to charge and we’d take it to the shoe shop to get it charged up.
I belonged to the South Eastern Road Club. There was a big 12 hour race 5am-5pm. There were time trials and you’d cycle about 200 miles. Catford Cycle Club used to have a 24 hour road race starting at 5pm.
We’d go to the cinema twice a week and the films changed mid-week.
We’d go to the ABC minor cinema club and you’d go up on stage if it was your birthday and get a gift. You’d have to go every week as they were serial films and you wanted to find out what was going to happen next.
I loved to listen to Dick Barton Special Agent on the wireless – my brother didn’t move when the programme was on.
We went to Rhyl on holiday and I remember sitting in Dad’s motor bike side car.
We lived in Scotland and I can remember Mum ordered a coach and we all went to Ayr to a Butlins camp. We went into the neighbouring farmers field and picked potatoes before going home so that they didn’t spoil.
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