Cippenham, The Children's Park 1965
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This is Mercian Way Play ground and not Cippenham Park in Station Road. We played here only in school holidays, otherwise we played on The Green , 15 - 18 a side football or cricket every evening in the Summer between 1800 - 2030 or dark whichever came first. Matches were St Andrews Estate boys v Bower Way Esates boys we all attended Westgate School so we knew each other well
On that slide I tore a new dress (home made of course) - I was scared of going home. Remember that then at 8 years old we were allowed out till around tea time. It was so exciting when the fair came - we were innocents then
The Park was taken over once a year by a large travelling fun fair (Traylens) with traditional rides and amusements (a helter-skelter tower) and mechanical rides (Dive Bomber, The Whip and Dodgems) and the usual catch-penny side shows and a small travelling .22 rifle range (5 shots a shilling). I was intrigued by bigger kids who could whistle with the cartridge cases. There was also a ...see more