Earliest Memory

Do you ever think about your earliest memory?
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Early School Years

Simon’s Mum decided that he was too much of a handful to keep at home...
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The School Inspector

The school inspector was dreaded by both the teachers and pupils...
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The Eye Operation

Simon’s schooling was interrupted. He was not keen on going but anything was better than going to the hospital to have an eye operation...
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The Lone Ranger

In January and February of 1963 there was a very cold Winter...
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Winter

The Winter of 1963 continued with a vengeance...
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Pirates

It was like a magic garden. Simon would go out through the tunnel…
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Snakes Alive

The sheds and the gardens were an adventure playground for Simon…
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Go Kart

Between the lawn and the blackberry bushes on the right of the…
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Football Family

Simon’s Mum, Connie, was a keen sportswoman and had captained…
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Girls

Simon did not know many girls. In fact, the only girls he knew…
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Steam Railway

In the High Street, next door to Simon; Jane and Christine’s…
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Gravity

Infant School seemed to get worse the further up the classes Simon went...
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