I was doing quite well with my sources of income as the summer went on. I had my paper round, which I had got down to a fine art, and the casing was bringing in money. All was fine and dandy. Holidaymakers always arrived on a Saturday morning and by 1pm business slackened off whichContinue reading “Hostile takeover”
Author Archives: Robin
Earning my pocket money
The Beatles came into my father’s shop once, or at least one or two of them did. They had done a gig the previous night and had brought in a film to be developed and printed. The point is that at that stage my father wouldn’t have known one of them from another so toContinue reading “Earning my pocket money”
I must go down to the sea again
I distinctly remember when the wide, wet, salty sea and I became acquainted. It was a May day in 1955 and the Pierce family had arrived in Rhyl. I was five years old and would probably have got in the way of the men carrying our goods and chattels into the house. My mother decidedContinue reading “I must go down to the sea again”
School’s out
Most of the narrative here has been centred on school where friends (and a few foes) were made. Oddly enough my life outside school was just as busy, in fact more so. From 1960 to the time I left Rhyl in 1972 my life outside school centred round horse-riding, sailing and treading the boards atContinue reading “School’s out”
Friend or foe?
My entry into the world of secondary education clearly brought me into touch with many new people, mostly my own age and it was a time of new friendships. Some were casual and in the main based on presence in school. These especially came from science lessons as you were often partnered with someone toContinue reading “Friend or foe?”
Family history bonus
Although our family only moved to Rhyl in 1955 both my father and mother had history in the town. In fact it was in Rhyl they met for the first time. My mother, a Liverpool Welsh girl, would visit Rhyl with her parents, Harry and Celia Lloyd, and other family members in the 1930s. MeanwhileContinue reading “Family history bonus”
Swinging Sixties – not quite yet
The 60s for me were a period of growing up. Nowadays they call it the Swinging Sixties but it didn’t swing from day one. From what I have gathered that is also when teenagers began, even though Bill Haley had tried to introduce the term six years earlier without much success, or so I haveContinue reading “Swinging Sixties – not quite yet”
From big fish to little tiddlers
From timid little infants at Christ Church CP School Roger and I had come a long way to reach the pinnacle of Standard IV with Phyllis Owen as our main teacher. Two things happened in the Spring of 1961 and they were both to have a big influence on my future. Roger was involved inContinue reading “From big fish to little tiddlers”
Friendship
As we moved up in primary school there was a subtle change in friendships as school friends and out of school friends began to merge. Two things defined this change. One was Saturday morning cinema at the Odeon when you met your school friends on a weekend. The other thing was learning to ride aContinue reading “Friendship”
Blame the Glitch
There’s a change of pace today. As people may have noticed the latest update did not appear here magically at 9am today. Personally I blame the Glitch. The Glitch is a little gremlin hiding in our networks who now and then pops up and switches connections to make all your hard work disappear. Service WILLContinue reading “Blame the Glitch”
Robin's Nest 