Happy Days

HI Sheila, I remember your old dad Jack very well. I started work at Worcester Park post office back in 1975 when I was 20 and your dad was one of the many older ex service men working there. I worked with your dad up until he retired but saw him many times after that as I delivered to Washington rd. He was always known as a bit of a hoarder when it came to things like bits of wood etc etc , I remember he always said it would come in handy for something. I remember him as quite an independent old fella and in his later years I always offered to get him milk or bread but he insisted on getting to the shops on his own. One of his many sayings at work was '' why do you want a lie in, you die in bed''. Or ''your a short time here but your along time gone''. and many more. I recently retired from Worcester Park after 38+ years and remember ALL those old guys that helped me in my working life and all the fun & laughs we had........Sadly all the old fellas have gone now and I'm in my 60's ......remembering those happy fun days.

Hi Sheila
My name was Barbara Judson and I lived at 84a Central Road until I married. I was very good friends with Susan White during primary school years at Cheam Common. I loved her parents ‘Auntie’ Ivy & ‘Uncle’ Jack and little brother, Martin. My love of dogs started when I played with their little Corgi called Penny. Her elder sister was Christine who went to live in South Africa (I think) in about 1961. Jack had been in the Army during WW2 and knew your Dad well. He had bad chest problems due to sleeping in the desert where they were freezing cold at night. Did your dad serve in Japan? Susan Dawkins lived almost opposite the Whites in Washington Road. I often played in the Longfellow Road rec. and we always bought our bread in Morleys. The Whites went to live in Sussex and I never saw them again. Wonderful memories!