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Drowning in Bootle
by Alison Green

I met him at Butlins, Pwhelli in 1970. All the Bootle boys were there for the season in those days. Not that I’d ever heard of Bootle nor met boys like that before; and never knew what a ‘season’ was outside those I’d read about in library books and which ... more

The '60s slum clearance - my experience
by Freddie Forrest
Before I insert my story, I would like to mention that I worked with Terence (then known as "Terry") in Hunter's Foods in Broadgreen in 1969 but never knew of his film ambitions. I travelled with him regularly on the 6 or 40 bus towards town after work. It was ... more

School Trip to London
by Roy Adams
I live in Sydney, Australia,have done for 15 years but my soul and character belongs to Liverpool. Humour and the incredible bond of families are my memories. 1 story still makes me cry.

I was working in London in the early 90's when my mum, a primary school teacher at the ... more

Me and my bike
by Glenys Kerley
One early September afternoon in 1956 I was in the backyard with my Dad, watering the window boxes. It was twenty past twelve and I had walked home from primary school, a few hundred yards away, for lunch. Dad had cycled home from the docks. His battered ... more

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