Memories Of Norley

A Memory of Norley.

During WW2 I lived with my grandparents, Thomas & Elizabeth Hardman, in Post Office Lane, Norley.
This was whilst my father was in the army. I remember going to the air raid shelters situated in the playground of the village school. This was the school I first attended as a pupil aged 4 and a half. My grandmother and my mother, together with her brothers and my cousins had all attended this school. The school was very much involved with the local church and there were visits to Rhyl or New Brighton during the summer. My grandfather was a church warden and Rev Williams visited Grandad every Friday. He also wrote letters to my father away in Holland and Germany. My Aunt Caroline, my gran's sister lived next door and she had two Evacuees living with her. Across the road was the village Post Office, run by Mr & Mrs Griffiths. Sometimes on Friday afternoons the teachers, we only had two, Mr Orme and Miss Johnson, would take us on Nature Trips to nearby Delamere Forrest. These were great fun and everyone enjoyed them.
Not many shops at that time. We had groceries delivered by Mr Chrimes, there was a Smithy near the Temperance Hall and the local joiner was also the Undertaker. Hatchmere, a nearby lake was a popular place for picnics and we always counted ourselves to be lucky enough to live in such a beautiful village.
Beryl Bostock