Childhood Memories Valence Swimming Pool

A Memory of Dagenham.

Recently visited Valance Park with my sister Sheila who is visiting from Australia. I live in Bedford, we used to live at 3 Coote Gardens. Memories of the sandpit, paddling pool, bandstand, the parky, football and Valence Park Swimming Pool - cold water temperatures, hot Oxo and a slice of bread and butter for a halfpenny. Shared with great mates, cousins Brian and Pat Kearney, Johnnie Cates, Brian Casey, Eddie Watson. Great community spirit in those days, from 1940 to 1956.

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We used to climb over our fence in Grafton Rd and walk over to the swimming pool. 6d to go in. Learned to swim here around 1967.
Water was so cold

By sue.sterry on Sun Apr 19th 2015, at 3:38 pm

would that be patsy Kearney tel.? I think I vaguely remember johnnie cates too.

By caine8 on Tue Jul 7th 2015, at 10:58 am

Yes that would be Patsy Kearney he is my cousin,Johny Cates a great mate.

By Terry Kavanagh on Tue Jul 7th 2015, at 8:47 pm

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Dagenham, the Swimming Pool, Valence Park c1960

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Photo of Dagenham, the Swimming Pool, Valence Park c1960

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