A Polzeath Lad
A Memory of Polzeath.
I grew up in Polzeath and my two best mates also lived in the area, sadly, both dead now. I remember in the summers the CSSM coming down and staying in New Polzeath, arranging lots of beach games in the afternoons but building a 'Pulpit" in the mornings for a service and using the pulpit for a tide fight when the tide came back in. I also remember, (more when I was a teenager), the Cadbury Boys coming down and camping at Pentire Glaze Farm fields. We always looked forward to the summers when girls would come down on holiday and we would have girlfriends every 2 weeks or so and loved and respected every one of them. Of course we did stupid things and also had beach barbecues but not as badly behaved as on show now. I'm not saying we were angels as Mr Morgan (our local PC) would often come along and scrape sand, with his boot, over the fire and look at us all....knowing us all, and saying "Who is going to be in my little black book". My brother eventually followed in his footsteps.
Mr & Mrs Morrel had the cafe and they were just 'THE BEST"
Mr & Mrs Bashford had the Post Office Stores (I worked there for a while).
Ruffles Routledge had the Garage and shop, (worked there for a long time), Best Boss I ever had.
Happy Days.
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