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Kent memories
Picking Fruit!
It was the summer of 2006 and it was the greatest summer for me, my life is not the same boring life. I want only one thing .... I want to return in England, one of the greatest countries in the world.
Living With Nanny
I remember well living with my nanny in Neames Forstell, she was Rose Beake, a formidable lady, but oh how I loved her. I remember going to Selling school, and if it rained or snowed being brought home in the police car by Sargeant Onions. I remember going to play "up round the ring", going to find uncle Harold and aunty Edie, oh so many memories. I was happiest staying with nanny, going to play in the garden of the Sondes Arms, feeding the chickens, except when the cockerel bit me, well I did poke my finger through the wire. I never wanted to go home, I loved it at nanny's, even when aunty Dot tried to make me try coffee, now I never drink anything else. My saddest moment was in November 1955 when we all piled into the removal van, to go and live in Stoke on Trent. It might have been the moon, I didn't want to go. That was where dad lived and I didn't like... Read more
My Mother's Memories of Ospringe
After a time Mother married Charles Gamble, we called him Pop. He left the Merchant Navy and went to work on the Estate for my Grandfather. We got a house at Ospringe it was next door to a water mill. The water used to run down through the street, very unusual it was. There was a pond at the back, I did not like it as there were so many creepy things in it. But we liked living at Ospringe, it was a lovely place, and we made many friends. Among them there was Nellie Ward, the Speed family - Molly, Queenie, Dorothy and Sonny. There were lovely meadows to play in, when it was a hot summer's day we would take a picnic. We would play at weddings and share our food to make a reception. Mother would give us an old curtain to make a veil, a long dress and high heeled shoes. We used to enjoy ourselves in that kind of way as there was no television... Read more
Notes From The Frith Files.
The trade bicycle centre right of the photo belongs to Friars Bakery. The bakery is set back out of view where the bicycle is parked. It is now converted to a bungalow. The single storey building mid-left, was the Rifle Range. All buildings on the left hand side have now been replaced by housing except for the building with the advertising hoardings.
Mothers Memorys
Aunt Gladys had a lovely wedding at Ospringe church, bells rang and choir boys sang. We had lovely pink silk dresses and everything to match. Aunt Gladys married Wally Fever. Uncle Wally's parents lived in a big white house in Sunnydale and we had a nice reception there. They had two daughters, Ella and Jean, but Uncle Wally was killed at Sheerness docks - he was such a nice person.
( I have a photo of this weding if their is interest)
Where my Parents Met
My parents met at The Ship in Ospringe. My father, Alcwyn Davies, was in the 3rd Welsh Regiment and was stationed close by. My mother. Grace Glibbery, was with her family from East London picking hops, as they did every year. My grandparents were Liz and Jim Glibbery. Along with my aunt Rose Clark and her husband Joe with their 5 children. Also my great aunts and uncles, their children and grandchildren. They took up an entire row of huts at the farm. After they had met each other, my parents would meet behind this church, under the hemlock tree, at the stone wall overlooking the fields. I have been there a few times since. They were married in London in 1942. They spent every summer with the extended family hop picking, up until 1955 when my brother was born. My older brothers were 11 and 9 when we stopped going to Ospringe. I was 15 months old, so I can't remember as they do. I have lots of photos... Read more
More About The Ship Inn
Money was scarce and every day I would go to the Ship Inn at Ospringe to do Mrs. Lightfoot's shopping, she would pay me sixpence a week. Kath would shop for Mrs. Potter the school teacher on a Saturday. I would go to help Aunt Jessie for two shillings and sixpence a day. We were only twelve years old and we thought it was a lot of money, 2/6p would buy Mum a bag of coal. (My mother and twin Kath, memories 1925 ethel gamble/taylor/packman)
