Summer Visits To Barton Mills

A Memory of Mildenhall.

When I was 7-8 yrs old, my parents took me on regular visits to Barton Mills, where we had relatives. We drove from our home in Norfolk. This was in the 1960’s.
I had a great uncle there, called Ron. I don’t remember his surname but I recall that he was married to Elsie Rolfe. During those visits Elsie’s sister Dorothy would also be around (she lived in London).
I have memories of wandering around their small holding. On one occasion, one of the sows was in labor and Aunt Elsie ate her Sunday lunch while tending to the new born piglets. In my eyes, Aunt Elsie was a superhero. On another visit we spotted a snake in their wood pile.
It was a place of adventure.
I recall that their property backed onto the river. We were taken for regular boating trips.
This was all a long time ago and I no longer live in UK.
I wonder if anyone can help me identify Ron’s property or even his surname? I do remember that Ron ran a plastering business which also involved his son Colin.
Thanks,
Tim Bird
(Melbourne, Australia)

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