country town and country walks: A memory of Shaftesbury

Country Town And Country Walks

A Memory of Shaftesbury.

We lived from the late forties until 1957 in the Council houses at Crookhayes, The fields behind our houses were numerous and we used to enjoy watching the cows gadding about. The hedges surrounding the fields were great for the children to play in camps hollowed out of the hedgerows. In the summer a labourer came to cut the long grass behind our houses with his scythe. It all seems so idyllic now in these troubled times.
All three of us attended Bimport Primary School, though I was the only one to go through from Class 1 to 6? Then we left for Canada and I'm still hoping to track down some of my playmates.

Sheila Watson (nee Jesshope)

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I also lived in Crookhayes in the early 1950's. At first in a council house, then moving to the prefabs at the bottom near the garages. I started school at Shaftesbury c of e primary in 1954, leaving in 1958 to move to London, My name is Anthony Moors. I can remember some names; Richard Head, Nigel Gray, Nigel Heasman, Joey Merryfield.

By tonymoors1 on Fri Oct 27th 2017, at 6:18 pm

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