My Mum Was Born in Borth Y Gest
My mum was born in Borth y Gest and went to school there too and eventually marry at the church on the harbour front in 1956. My Grandad continued living there with my Grandmother until he died in 1984. Every school holiday that I can remember was spent in Borth y Gest, having adventures in the woods, by the Avon bach, collecting bait and fishing, rock climbing the magnificent slate rocks, or making dens above Black Rock sands. My mum married in 1956 and I was born 1957 so I'd say that every year after 1957 was an adventure in that wonderful place.
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RE: RE: My Mum Was Born in Borth Y Gest
Just wondering who your mother was, as I was born in Borth-y-Gest and I too was married in 1956 in the Congregational Chapel half way up Mersey Street. My mother was 78 when she died in Borth and my sister has lived there throughout her life. She is now 86 and lives on the front facing the sea, with my brother. We speak every week and it's nice to keep up with all the news over there. I left when I was 15, but still that place holds a very happy and special place in my heart. On a lovely sunny day there's nothing nicer than to watch the sea with all the boats sailing in the bay. I have lovely memories of a happy life in Borth-y-Gest, of great friends made at Porthmadog Grammar School all them years ago.
Comment from Margaret Parker on Sunday, 29th August 2010.