Burgh Heath From 1940 Onwards

A Memory of Burgh Heath.

I was born in Banstead in 1940. My mum took us on the 80 bus to Burgh Heath pond, where we tried to reach the island . As a teenager I had a girl friend in Somerfield Close. It wasn't Heather. We went swimming at the Galleon and Sugar Bowl. Her family owned the caravan park at Box hill where there was another swimming pool. Sometimes we caught the Green Line bus 711 as a special treat because it was more money. Now in 2021 I play the organ At St Mary's Church and look after the gardens there. No buses or swimming pools now - what happened?.