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Perranporth, Perrancoombe c1960 (ref: P43106)
Year: 1960 Nostalgia
This picture is from my childhood. I was brought up in Perranporth from 1950-1968. My aunt lived in the house immediately left of this picture - this would have been taken right outside and we lived just at the bottom of this small hill. How strange and nostalgic to come across it here.

Posted: 20/07/2008 20:43 by David Lewis-Burry  

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Perranporth, Perran Sands Holiday Camp c1960 (ref: P43074)
Year: 1973 Vacation At Perran Sands Holiday Camp
This vacation was very interesting.  We had invested in a large tent we wanted to try camping out in.  We had driven down to Perranporth from The Wirral and in those days the drive took us 12 hours. We eventually arrived at the camp just as it was going dusk and the weather, it was raining so heavy - so trying to pitch the tent with bad weather and being tired, it did not work out very well, so we made the most of it for that night but first thing the next morning my husband went to the site office to see if they had any caravans for hire. We were lucky, they did, so we ended up packing the tent away and renting a caravan for the remainder of our stay at Perran Sands. We always remember moving into the caravan and cooking our breakfast and really enjoying that meal. And that day the weather changed for the better, the sun came out and we had a fantastic vacation after all. No more tents for us though!

Last edited: 14/04/2008 12:32 by Brenda Vanderwert  

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