MERRY CHRISTMAS

Bon fire night Posted by Norma on 3/11/2024, 10:54:13 Think people here had it last night lots of fire works going off,thought years ago there was a ban on loud banger! we kids we would save a fireworks it we had the bon fire,but today kids have a lot more money the we had,

Location Of Our Bommy Posted by Ronnie on 5/11/2024, 11:07:40, in reply to "Bon fire night" We had our bommy on the bombdee indicated on the map. Bombdee: WWII bombings 1941 Our house RED No.40 The Toy Factory shown was used as a morgue during the war for airiraid victims - The building is still there.

Re: Location Of Our Bommy Posted by Norma on 5/11/2024, 15:46:16, in reply to "Location Of Our Bommy" Thank you I know where the bus shelter was or is,would pop in the if it was raining on the way to cookery lesion one day terrible hale stones,how they hurt if hit bare legs,

Re: Location Of Our Bommy Posted by Ronnie on 6/11/2024, 8:44:50, in reply to "Re: Location Of Our Bommy" Board Owner In the bus sheds there was a place were they emptied all the rubbish from the buses; used tickets, fag packets etc - We would go in and root through it, found many a fag in a packet and once found a pound note

Re: Location Of Our Bommy Posted by Norma on 6/11/2024, 9:44:03, in reply to "Re: Location Of Our Bommy" A whole pound note,bet you felt like you had won the pools,when mac was in the army he got his pay (cash)every friday once i had stopped working he would come home for lunch,I would go around looking in pocket for spare copper,to find a 6 pence,beef burgers and chips for dinner,

Re: Location Of Our Bommy Posted by Norma on 5/11/2024, 13:50:17, in reply to "Location Of Our Bommy" I am lost there Ronnie,we had are bonfire on the Tegga behind the shop and house on sefton rd,till we left about 1955,when mac was in the army I wanted to go to Mac said after the TV show By the time we got there is was all over,not happy,But the hong kong 1966 they were great, reflected in the water of the bay,1967 because of the riots NO fireworks,gun powder under lock and key,But behind are flat was a place they stored gun powder to use at the quarry, looked out my bedroom window to see dozens of police men on the hill,they had broken into the store the night before taken the GP,

Re: Location Of Our Bommy Posted by Ronnie on 5/11/2024, 15:40:16, in reply to "Re: Location Of Our Bommy" Board Owner Top left the Colisuem Picture House opposite to the bus sheds

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