Memories of Point Clear Bay Near St Osyth in The Mid 1950s& 60s

The Priory c1955
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My family and I used to spend our holidays at Point Clear almost every year during the late 1940s, 50s and 60s, and often met the same families each time we went down there. I remember one year in the mid 1950s when a neighbour's daughter and myself walked out to 'Anchor Island' (a sand island just offshore), it was a hot night so we decided to have a late night swim, but when we went to wade back, the tide had come in and had cut us both off. We made an ettempt to reach higher ground but the current swept us both along the island, reaching the firm ground we became marooned, it finished up with the Clacton lifeboat putting to sea to rescue us, it was very embarrassing. The young lady who was from Leicester was a nurse but there wasn't much for her to do on this ocasion. I moved down to Point Clear in 1963 and lived in my parents' place on the 'North Wall', I worked for a while for Parish's building the holiday homes, then later I worked at the Royal Hotel in Clacton as a waiter. I was also a member of the Clacton Scooter Club and went on some great trips, my pillion passenger always came with me, I can't remember her name now, but she lived on the seafront in Clacton. Later I moved into 53 Severn Road, Clacton, and worked for Advance Laundries in Coppins Road, those were great days. Later I moved out to New Zealand to live. But the memories of those good old days will remain with me forever.