Family and home Life - Margaret Court

People went out with rollers in with a scarf over the head

First mini I had cost £495 - was red everyone thought I was the bees knees.

When ironing trousers we put carbolic soap inside, with paper and water on teh top this would create a sharp crease.

Used to sharpen knives on teh front step on a Sunday morning

Used a bigplate to warm the bed up - we wrapped it up in a sheet

We used to take bottles back to the shop for 3p they took them out the back  - we then went and got the bottles out again and took them back to the shop again!

Childhood - Margaret Court

Toilets were outside - a plank with a hole in the middle. In the winter we had to put wellies and boots on to go to the toilet.

Fire can - tin with string with a small fire in and swung it round - if my Gran cought us with it we were in trouble, once we have finished with them we used them as stilts.

Hula hoops

Tracking game, one team put arrows on the ground and the other team had to follow the arrows until they found the first group.

We had picnics up the Wrekin

Entertainment - Margaret Court

Radio - Journey into Space

Movies - Dan Dare, Hop Along Cassidy

Radio's had two accumelators - I had a case to carry it in

Dancing, Church Socials

Flea Pit for 2p - one film and news reels - stayed until they were thrown out.

Coronation - Margaret Court

My Dad brought the TV specifically to see the coronation, we also had a tea party in horsehay.

We had souvenir mugs