Alnmouth, From Divers Knowe c.1955

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lived in Alnmouth for 2 years until August 1965 went to school when Mr Smart was Head Teacher and then on to Dukes before moving to Singapore memories of the golf course and caddying at Foxton for pocket money. Mrs Callum ran the local shop the Schooner Hotel and my fist girl friend was Joanna Percy we lived at Riverside Road or Northumberland Avenue not quite sure oh such a long time ago hope to go up again for a holiday soon

I lived and went the junior school from 1964 to August 1965, the school's headmaster was Mr Smart, he was a fantastic teacher. I then went to Alnwick Secondary Modern, the name I can't recall. I have such fantastic memories of Alnmouth; earning pocket money, caddying at Foxton golf course. I recall living in Riverside Road, my parents used the Sun Inn as their local. Few names I remember; Joanna Percy and a Mrs ...see more

I lived in Alnwick and went to school at Alnwick County Secondary Modern and left in 1965. Have great memories of Alnwick as I grew up there and made regular visits until about ten years ago

SUMMER HOLIDAYS IN THE WAR I have just spent a very pleasant time looking though some photos on FLICKR, my! It did bring back memories, Alnemouth in the war time Dad used to run 16MM mobile cinema in the church hall and I saw Charles Loughton in Henry the Eighth there in a very early black and white film. We used to stay at the Schooner Hotel. I found an incendiary bomb on the sands and took it back to the hotel ...see more