General Chat

Post WW2 war building expansion, Pat :-)
We moved out of an urban area to one which had seen the same after WW1. Land had been released then for small holdings. All the 1950’s new builds had rather large back gardens. Could it have been part of the planning consent? Ours still had straw stubble when we moved in.

all those above. And skipping with a long rope across the road, 2 ball against the wall, marbles in the gutter, picking blackberries over the fields (if you lived near fields), hunting for newts and tadpoles, hopscotch (and nobody told you aff for a bit of chalk on the pavement because it would wash away in the rain. If it rained we'd meet and play in somebody's shed. picking bluebells and primroses.

Over the years, as all the social housing has been sold and the farm cottages, I have noticed that high fences have gone up everywhere.

Now, when a house is sold, the first thing that happens is that a high fence goes up around it.

This is a village. Villagers know each others business, we just do.

I have heard it said "You could do something, on your own, in a lead lined room and the next day, somebody would be saying ' Do you know what he did yesterday, on his own, in that lead lined room of his?' "

Only if you lived near the countryside and could afford a bike Detective. ;-) :-D

You’ve missed...
Playing in the woods & making camps.
Going for bike rides with jam sandwiches, a bottle of water & 2d for the phone box.
Riding for what seemed miles along country lanes to spend the day at an open air swimming pool.
Building dams in a stream (if you could find one) & blowing it up with Bangers.
Sledging, building soap boxes (& realising it didn’t have a brake)

Who would want to put up with the Mackems?

here is joy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXdRzQLpt_g

Same here Joy. I sometimes wish I was young again BUT....only if I could be young in those days again and definitely not young today.

Did all the things you did except for French Cricket - haven't heard of that.

Kath. x

We grew up in Teesside during a time when everyone treated each other like Family. ?? We went outside to play??, we got dirty and we didn't eat fast food????....we ate sandwiches??, homecooked meals?? and got ice cream from the ice cream van??. We played Kerbie ?, Simon Says ????, British Bulldog ??,????????, chicken ??, Hide and Seek??, Tag???, French Cricket and raced against each other???? in the street. There was no bottled water??, we drank water from the hose?? if we had one and shared the same bottle of pop if we didn't. We watched cartoons on Saturday mornings??and rode our bikes ?? for hours ??. There was no such thing as a mobile phone or any other electronic device ??. We weren't AFRAID OF ANYTHING. If someone had a fight, that's what it was...a fist fight??. Kids didn't have guns?? or knives ?? when I grew up. The street lights ??were your curfew. School was mandatory????. We watched our mouths around our elders????????because we knew If you DISRESPECTED any grown up you're gonna get it with whatever's close????...and argued with your friends but was always best buddy's in morning