Reflections on 1976
The summer was hot, mostly spent in the back garden. An old, green metal swing chair was erected at the bottom of...
Reflections on 1975
The journey up to Liverpool was a long one from Epsom. We arrived in the dark outside the red brick building where...
Reflections on 1974
My dad picked me up one day from school, and at the end of the road we turned left instead of right....
Reflections on 1973
Early in the year I was at a pre school called St Theresa’s. The blazer had an oak tree as an emblem....
Reflections on 1972
My mum told me “Nanna has gone to heaven”. The image in my mind was her putting on her coat, walking out...
Reflections on 1971
When I woke up, there was a present at the end of my bed. I didn’t really know why. It was a...
Reflections on 1970
Katy was born, but otherwise I have no recollection of any event in this year.
Reflections on 1969
I am sat at table height, presumably in a high chair. I can see the table under the window and three people...
Reflections on 1968
I was born on 17 October 1968 in the maternity home on Birchfield Road, Widnes, the eldest of what would be three...