Shanklin Road Prefabs In Belmont.

A Memory of Belmont.

I grew up in number 19 Shanklin Rd with my sister Margaret and my parents, my name was Jennifer Shave. We went to school in Cotswold Road until we were 11, the head mistress was Mrs Bickerstaff (nee Beal) and there were only 3 classrooms. Sports day was held on the downs and then later on the school field. I remember, all of the children used to play out in the street together, as there were very few cars and our road was a crescent . I can recall lots of names - Margaret and Lesley Beck, Kathleen Oram, Janis and Georgina Webb, Nina cox, Susan, Jackie and Angela Davis, Geoffrey winnings, Christopher Collingwood, Peter Florence, Philip Quick, Sandra Davies. It was a close knit community and people would look out for one another. We used to go round the block to collect conkers in the Autumn. We were members of the GLB which was held in the Methodist church hall and a lovely lady lieutenant Moffat, helped to run it. Happy days.

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