Trevor
A Memory of Trevor.
I have many many fond memories of Trevor. I grew up there as a child but was moved away from there at the age of 11. I lived across the road from the community centre, No 45, Julie Roberts used to live next door and my best mate Vincent Blackmoore used to live 3 doors up.
Ah what can I say, so many good times, Trevor woods, the Canal woods and the Dee woods were all our hunting grounds. I remember being up a tree in the Canal woods once and all the cows came over to the fence, cows scared me at the time and it just so happened that the branch I was on was hanging over into the field, I never felt so scared in all my life.
Trevor woods were also a great battlefield for us kids, putting up bottles and cans and the like and pretending we were Clint Eastwood and throwing stones like a quick draw, we used to squint like the sun was in our faces to get the look.
Halloween and Bonfire Night also used to be special, we went around gathering anything and everything and taking it up to the bonfire on the line (the old railway line). Every year it was in the same spot and my God it was brilliant.
Not all memories were good though....
I used to have a dog called Patch, bit of a mixed mess of a dog but I loved it, the dog would follow me everywhere, no matter where I went the dog was there. Anyway one winter we were playing down by Froncysyllte aqueduct, the canal was frozen solid. Patch was messing around as usual, we went futher off towards Cefn Mawr and noticed that Patch didn't run after us as normal. I went back and found Patch under the ice just at the start of the aqueduct, he fell through and till this day it still breaks my heart.
The other thing I will never forget is falling out of the oak tree across the road from where I used to live, I got a fractured skull and a broken arm in two places, it was a total fright for everyone (sorry Mum and Dad) but I was ok in the end.
I have sooo many many more memories it's too hard to list, I will write another one soon, it's nice to remember the old days!
If anyone knows me please get in touch: gazpw@yahoo.com
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