Growing Up On Grange Farm

A Memory of Chigwell.

I had a great childhood living at Grange Farm. My parents moved there in 1960 when I was five. My mum was employed as the catering supervisor for the site and we were given accommodation in a large Bungalow, No 1. From memory the sun was always shining! My sister and I spent hours in and out of the pool, playing tennis and table tennis in the recreation hall. As a teenager my friend and I who also lived on the site spent many hours flirting with the foreign students! We also worked in the restaurant starting early and sometimes finishing late to cater for the needs of holidaymakers. The photographs have taken me down memory lane, I believe the black Morris Minor in one of the photographs is my mum's. I went to Chigwell County Primary School then to Lucton County Girls School in Debden. We also had our dog Lucky who was lucky to have all the grounds to run about in and enjoy. Lucky belonged to us but also to all the grounds men looking after the grounds and campsite.