Going In Your Shop. (David Pepin)

A Memory of Folkestone.

I am writing on behalf of my 85 year old mum, Dorothy Clark, nee Gamble, who used to go in your shop! My mum was born in Alma Road, Shorn Cliff and moved to Folkstone High Street at around 3-4 years old, then back to Dunnett Road, Cheriton where she went to All Souls School, then to More Hall School. From there she moved to Hawkinge at around 14-15 years. She lived in Aerodrome Road - 'Dialdo' was the name of the bungalow. Her parents, Jack and Cis Gamble, got their paper every day from your family's shop. She joined the local Fire Brigade and was in the Fire Service during the war, eventually leaving to get married in 1962.
Your memories on this page brought so many memories back to my mum and I said she should put something on here as someone may remember her. She has some photos of Aerodrome Road. By the way, I remember going into your family's shop for sweets as a little girl. Those were the days when sweets were weighed out for you! Those really were the days, weren't they?