The Kirks 1 Panty Coed
A Memory of Llanbethery.
I lived at No 1 Panty-coed from 1965 until I think 1973. My mother and father are Elsie and John Kirk. Elsie died 2 years ago, John still lives in Barry. I am their oldest daughter and the second child of 4. I attended Llancarfan primary school when Mr Lewis was the headmaster. I remember the Corona lorry that came around, I think it was weekly, the mobile libary, the mobile shop run by Milivan Yankovitch and an occasional icecream van! I remember the post box was in the wall of the big white house across the road where a girl called Poppy lived, who used to sit on the bonnet of her parents' Landrover as they drove through the village. I remember walks through the lanes and down to the river, bluebells, adders, primroses and races down the field banks on trays in the snow. I remember a pub at the end of the main village and for a while a large Pyrenean Mountain Dog. Names that spring to mind are Bob Hughes, Mavis and Don who lived in the farmer's cottage, Lorraine Stanley, Richard Thomas. I have some very fond memories of my life in this village and really did not want to leave, however life since Llanbethery has been very good to me. I now live in New Zealand, I am a registered nurse specialising in wound care running my own outreach clinic. I am happily married and have two boys, the oldest of whom has just got engaged. I would love to hear from anyone who lived in the village around this time.
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I was at Llancarfan school with you and we were friends. Glad to hear that your life has been good.
You’d know me as Joanna Cobb if you remember me at all. I am happily married and have 5 children and 2 grandchildren. I teach ‘Cello and Piano and live in Birmingham.