Coronation Day in East London Happy London street party June 1953.Television had just arrived for the lucky few and we all sat in seats like the cinema,we drew the curtains and put out all the lights to watch the Coronation! Pianos were dragged out into the streets afterwards and every song you could think of was sung and every care in the world was forgotten!Sweets had only just come off ration all these years after the war and because of the rush there were hardly any to be had! The shelves were bare and we bought cough sweets, like little things called "Nippits" just for something sweet. We walked for hours in Epping Forest and went fishing for tiddlers which we put into jam jars (to their demise!)....................We collected horse chestnuts and soaked them in vinegar or baked them to make the champion "conkers".................On Saturdays mornings we went to the childrens picture club at the local cinema.It was total bedlam! with boys clambering over seats and mock fighting each other while Roy Rogers was trying to sing on his horse Trigger on the screen! No one heard a thing but we all sang "We are the Rialto Rangers" at the tops of our voices at the end...................................................................

'50s Teens

As time went by we discovered the newly emerging pop scene...suddenly we were screaming at Dickie Valentine and Dennis Lotis and were wearing crinolines under our skirts! yes,cages which when we sat on the bus we had to hold down before they sprung up over our heads! We actually had tape recorders which were huge reel to reel tapes which we had to rewind.We tried to record all the latest tunes from the radio (holding a microphone to the radio)but the D.J's got wise and talked over most of the songs!

Rock 'n Roll

Then something emerged called "Rock & Roll" mostly from America.Bill Hailey urged us to "Rock Around The Clock" and pop music had arrived.I played it from the start of my sixteenth birthday party until the end,my friends loved it -and my parents loved it - at last the lively music THEY had grown up with ! A magic ending to a regenerating decade.......................and on to the Sixties..................which we all know about.

-and Poodle skirts ! I put down £1 deposit and saved 2/6d per week to get one of these - it took me 8 weeks but I got it!!

Find newspapers from a selected date,sport,historical and news.A great gift idea!

DON'T STOP DOING THINGS BECAUSE YOU'R GROWING OLD - YOU GROW OLD BECAUSE YOU STOP DOING THINGS................ Dame Thora Hird

quote THEREFORE MY AGE IS AS A LUSTY WINTER - FROSTY BUT KINDLY..... William Shakespeare

Now's the time to make some plans for the future,a little cruise?a trip to Paris or up to London for a theatre break.It doesn't cost a lot,it's sometimes just the thought of going through a call centre for twenty minutes or trying to get theatre tickets that sometimes puts you off.I hope that if you mark this site as one of your "favourites",you can keep coming back for instant ideas.

A fascinating pastime helping you to build your family tree.Much easier than trying to do it yourself! The museum site is a beautiful site with fine home wares,gifts and books as sold in famous museums around the world.

Lots of time to sit at home and browse through some lovely catalogues,chosen for those of us who don't walk around showing our knickers!(O.K. we WERE the first in the sixties) -and you guys aren't Teddy Boys any more I hope.Shopping on line is THE place to shop now that most high streets are full of the same chain stores.I have included eBay because it is so much fun to have a bid - you never know right up to the last minute and it IS a buzz! Just click on any logo to go to all the colourful websites.

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AND YOUR"BABY" DESERVES THESE........

QUIZZES
	The one thing we have time for when retired( apart from seeming to be busier than ever!)is the chance to sit and have a go at a quiz, either so that we can show off at the pub or just to show all we have learned.Different quizzes on all topics i.e T.V. Food and drink,football etc are available at: and you may win a prize too!..................

How one former Prime Minister feels about getting away with keeping Pensioners in poverty for Ten years!!!!!!
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