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That spare land where the Hyndburn Sports Centre is now we called “The Wreck” and it had air raid shelters where boy met girl and found out the difference.

Going dancing at Knowlmere St to learn how to dance. Had to learn ‘cos that’s where the girls were.

My first pint at 16 in the Australian Inn just off Bull Bridge in ’53.

Watching the blacksmith shoe shire horses also next to Bull Bridge.

Swimming at Accy baths just down from the pit and diving off the top board of the diving board into just 6 feet 6 inches of water. Then down a side street just across the road and through a ginnel to buy 1d or 2d packets of crisps. All broken of course but very full bags.

Working down Scaitcliffe pit as a pit pony.