Gronant, Post Office c.1965
Photo ref:
G167130
Photo ref:
G167130
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Memories of Gronant, Post Office c1965
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The photograph in front of the Post Office, showing the Morris Oxford Estate car that used to sell newspapers, magazines, and sweets along The Warren and other holiday camps back in the 1960's was my father, Les Chorlton.
My brother, and sister, and myself, used to take it in turn to accompany him each morning during the Summer, after we had done our newspaper rounds in the village, and sell newspapers etc.
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The Morris estate car shown in the photo was used to deliver the daily papers along the Warren.
The man would stop every fifty yards or so, get out and ring a bell, if you needed a paper, well you ran down the path and bought one, the car was green.
Does anyone remember presthaven sands in the 60s and 70s,we would spend potters fortnight there every year,sometimes in the chalets in gronant,does anyone remember jobie's bingo in gronant by the bridge going over to presthaven,the old water tower used to stand there next to the railway line,how about goeff's bingo on presthaven,good times there vas children,went there last year but nothing the same as it was then
we spent 2 weeks here every potters holiday,what great times we had as children playing in the dunes,happy times
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