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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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