VE Day - memories ‘45 ‘70 and 2020
Alan Richardson took to Deepings Thought & Talk to share this memory “75 years ago, on VE day, I was 5 years old at home (Church St DSJ) with my mum and young brother when we heard a noise outside. We went out and found the local coalman Bill Taylors lorry had been washed clean of coal dust, decked out with flags and bunting. On the back of the lorry were a crowd of people clapping and cheering. Someone lifted me up onto the back and said I could turn the handle on a barrel organ. The lorry was then driven slowly round the village streets and then round neighbouring villages. It carried on for many hours and I was eventually taken home at 10 o’clock at night. We were on double summer time so it was still light! It was an experience that I will always remember!”
Image: Richard Moore
Tom & Paula Meeks, Spalding Road 2020
Everything was coming up... well roses! for David and Tracy Musgrove in The Primroses.
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