The Diaries of Russell James Sparrow 1908 to 1991
1957 Jean’s Wedding When the bombs dropped in Needham High Street the stained glass windows were blasted out of the Chapel. We were responsible for having new ones made and fitted and on March 24 these were dedicated. David and Lynn Keen visited us in March and again in May along with Gran Keen for Jean and Colin’s wedding on May 11 . The service was at Creeting Church, the reception at The Lime’s and the fun and games when the happy pair departed for their honeymoon all made up to a very happy day. Later in the month we took the Whiteheads with us for a week in the Y.M. in Scarborough. th
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Jean and Colin were now living in a flat in Graham Road, Hackney and we spent a weekend with them in June and again in August when we took Jean’s piano with us in a brand new Austin truck recently acquired by F.Sparrow & Sons Ltd. On the Saturday we all went to the Festival Hall to see ‘Coppelia’, travelling in the truck. We went to see Jean again in November and called to see Colin in Chelmsford on the way home and Christmas was spent at home.
1958 Arrival of Fiona, First Grandchild The fulfilment of years and years of dreams of all the people of Needham Market came about on January 29 when the sewage works were opened. But alas, ‘Whoopey’s’ cart was still functioning, and did so for some time until all the properties were connected to the system. We had a weekend with Jean in February, and Grandad Sparrow went into hospital to have his appendix removed, aged 80! On March 24 Jean and Colin came for the weekend and we all went to Jill and Tony’s wedding on the 29 . Doff went to Denham College run by the Women’s Institute for a few days in April. We went to Southsea for the W.E. of May 2 , dropping Jean off in London on the th
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