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 Polzeath, the Sands c1960 (ref: P70213) |
Year: 1943
Polzeath In The Second World War. New Added 5 days ago
We lived at "Caradon" during the Second World War. I was young when we moved there and we left soon after the war ended. I remember Dr Thames' pre-school, and the nursery school on the Terrace in New Polzeath - and their big rocking horse that I always wanted to ride, and also Holiday House, where I started when I was five. Mr Edwards was the headmaster, and his daughter Jill started school the same time that I did. I remember the kids dividing into teams and building rival sand castles during lunch recess, and then each "team" attacking the other team's castle when it was time to head back to school Other memories:- Mr Couch's grocery store - his son Francis was about my age. The Barnardo homes just below my house on the hill, and the way they used to yell at me when I went past - I was scared of them. The Brownie troop. Mr Baine's farm behind us, and how mad my mum used to get when his sheep broke into our garden and ate the cabbages! Shilla Mill and the little stream and bridge where we used to play "pooh sticks" and collect frogspawn to watch the eggs turn into tadpoles and the tadpoles into frogs. The other farm up the hill away from Trebetherick, and the daughter who injured her back going under a tractor to try to rescue a mouse. The times the water used to run out and we had to go down the hill to the spring in the cliffs on the beach and carry water back up the hill, each of us with a container as big as we could carry. All a long, long time ago. It bothers me to read on the internet of the young kids calling it "Polzie" and referring it just as a place to go to get drunk at weekends. Last edited: 05/01/2009 16:51 by First Name Last Name |
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Polzeath, the Sands c1960 (ref: P70213) |
Happy Days
My uncle 'discovered' Polzeath in the 1930s ,it must have been wonderful to come across such a lovely place after London. My parents went there during the war, I imagine it was a real haven for them in those turbulent times. I have visited there now for over 50 years, though now I always go out of season as it is too popular now in the summer holidays. I have great memories of spending every summer there, we usually stayed in a variety of odd little houses and caravans but all wonderful! I don't much like the way Polzeath has evolved over the last 15 years, especially in the village, but the beach, cliffs and sea are still magnificent and unchanging. Last edited: 21/11/2008 08:18 by Miss M |
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Polzeath, the Sands c1960 (ref: P70213) |
Year: 1940s
Special Days At Polzeath
My family lived at Trelights. My Uncle Reg was a school teacher in London although he was a Trelights boy, when he came home in the summer holidays in his old Austin 6 he would often take us to Polzeath, they were special days. Off we would go loaded up with sandwiches and apples, oh and don't forget the little primus stove to boil the kettle for cups of tea and the wooden boards for riding the waves. The beach even on hot days was never crowded and no one sat in the middle, only around the edges in the rocks, mainly for shelter from the sea breezes. We made huge sand castles and sand boats to sit in when the tide was fast approaching to see how long the walls would hold out, oh the screams from the children when the sea breached the sides. Oh they were lovely days. Last edited: 30/10/2008 09:16 by Jan Cowling |
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Polzeath, the Sands c1960 (ref: P70213) |
Year: 1960
Tristram House, New Polzeath
I was introduced to Cornwall and Polzeath when as a teenager I went to an Anglican young people's house party at Tristram House. I absolutely fell in love with Cornwall and remember wonderful walks across the cliffs to Port Isaac. Watching the tide crashing in over the rocks just below the house and riding the surf on the wooden belly boards were just some of the joys I remember! I remember the lovely ladies who looked after us, sharing their faith and encouraging us in our own walk, I've never looked back having been a practicing Christian for many years now and also having exprienced many wonderful holidays in Cornwall ever since. Earlier this year I returned to New Polzeath and was sad to see that Tristram House seemed very neglected but actually quite glad to see it was still as it was! So many happy memories but I wonder about the house....who owns it now? Last edited: 02/06/2008 09:06 by Margaret Young |
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Polzeath, the Sands c1960 (ref: P70213) |
Year: 1960
Family Holidays
We had many happy family holidays at Polzeath. We always stayed in a bungalow above Tristram Cliff and could walk down across the fields to the beach. In the early days cars were not confined to the area at the top of the beach and some were caught by the tide. The Kellys ice cream van used to drive around the whole beach at low tide. Surfing was popular in the 60s although plywood boards were used by surfers and wet suits were unheard of. Some people played a game which entailed hitting a small ball attached to an elastic line; I think it was called Jocari. Apart from that, the usual beach cricket was much in evidence as were the many wind breaks which were made from heavy canvas. Although people changed into bathing costumes when weather permitted, many wore formal clothes to the beach. Last edited: 03/04/2008 10:50 by George Barbour |
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