Chadwell St Mary, Defoe Parade c.1965

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I left school and went to London to work, but wanted to work locally so I went to the Tech on a funded course, you got paid a little bit of money for 1 yr to learn more office skills, including shorthand - this was in 1974. I enjoyed my time there, and remember I loved the library as they had copies of foreign magazines, like Seventeen an american magazine which I found fascinating. I was pleased to ...see more

I lived just outside the village in a small army camp as my father was in the army. My most vivid memory is standing in the lunch line at the junior school and hearing that King George VI had died. The whisper started at the front of the line and spread down to me almost the last. I also remember gleaning for potatoes . I went to Sunday school in the church and visited the library nearly every day. I ...see more