Ambassador Cinema

A Memory of Slough.

Used to go to Saturday morning pictures. My dad, Jimmy Williams, was a projectionist there, and both my mum and my nan worked there; they had the torch to show you to your seat. Films like Zorro and Old Mother Riley were on. Also down the Farnham Road was a Cafe called Taste Freez, a haunt for Saturdays. Later as I grew up, went to William Penn, and used to go from school to my bike delivery job at Darvilles, just along from Slough Record Centre. Good old Ray, delivering groceries...and then might go down the Snooker Hall (now Iceland). I also remember where BetFred is now, used to be a Burger Restaurant, called Crocketts. It was 30 years before McDonalds or Burger King, didn't last a year, but somebody had the idea... just too early. I wonder if they went on to be successful? Probably owns 20 McDonald Franchises....great times.