Rickmansworth, Water Splash c.1965
Photo ref: R33049
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A Selection of Memories from Rickmansworth

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I used to visit the Swiss Coffee House after rowing on the aquadrome or reading in the library. Always looked forward to it. Good coffee, nice food. Really good days, somehow I knew they were good days at the time, and I would look back on them with great fondness.
I used to enjoy a visit to Strawberry Fields. I remember you could buy a little pack of five CD singles for a £1.00. They were in a sealed bag so you got a surprise. The last CD I bought was by Mike and the Mechanics. I always enjoyed my visit.
I used to work at Heathrow and after early shift I sometimes made my way in my mini van to the aquadrome. I would hire a metal rowing boat and row and just drift. How wonderful was that. This was around 1970. Afterwards I would walk around the lake and perhaps go to the Swiss Coffee House.
Do you remember "Uncle Harry" he used to conduct the sing songs every saturday, during the week he was the local bill board sticker man. I can remember the song that we used to sing just before the films were to start. ............It went something like this...... "from far and wide we gather here for the picture show ,what delight all merry and bright but we want to know....Is every ...see more