School Daysin Mossband And Gretna

A Memory of Mossband Ho.

I recall the Suez crisis, my dad was a constable in Mossband and all the troops went to Suez and we sang "Lay Down Your Arms". We used to collect blackberries down Black Bank and go to the army pictures. We'd climb a tree with a rope and swing on it. I went to Church Elims in Gretna with my friends Moira Porteous and Mary Pearson. We were happy kids that never had a lot but had a great childhood in Mossband. I have a sister Kath, Lorraine, and brother Alex. We went potato picking in Rockcliffe and Todhills. Please if anyone remembers us, get in touch. We had friends at Railway Cottage, the Mitchells. Mossband has gone now. We used to go to the Solway Firth for firewood with Dad and scrumping for apples. Happy days. I know Evelyn Borthwick x