Happy Days

A Memory of North Tidworth.

My father was in the Army stationed a Bulford in the Command Supply Depot. We lived in one of the houses in a complex called The Albany now (Aldi). I attended the C of E school at Hampshire Cross and later Tidworth Down school. I remeber the construction of the swimming pool, the brains behind that was Tom Tuxford who sadly is no longer with us. One of my biggest friends was John West, I also knew his sister Rose. I used to spend a lot of time at John's house. Some of my other friends were Brian Luckham, Geoffrey Gamble, Sheila Smith, Dawn Skinner and William Nutter, all of whom lived nearby. I had many happy times in Tidworth and was sad to leave. I was then interested in girls and was very fond of Sheila. I moved to Chester in 1962 and still live in the area. The remainder of my school years and teens were less enjoyable.