Childhood Memories
I remember this scene very well, my two sisters and I spent many freezing hours (even in the summer) in the cold water of Valence swimming pool. We could buy a ticket in the morning and get a pass to go home for some lunch and then come back in for the afternoon at no extra cost. We lived just across the road to the park entrance in Becontree Avenue, my brother still lives in the same house we grew up in. I can remember the far end of the pool having diving boards and taking part in the school swimming gala when I was about 10 years old so that would be about 1969/70, I went to Grafton Juniors at the time. The pool was demolished some time ago and there are offices there now which are part of the council.
Debbie Metcalfe, nee Jack
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RE: RE: Childhood Memories
I remember going to the pools when I was 9 in 1971, I went to Grafton public school before emigrating to Australia that year. I visited Dagenham and the old school in April 2010, the school is just as I remembered it, so was the home we lived in.
Comment from Tony Fuller on Friday, 22nd July 2011.