Northumberland, history, humour, childhood memories, wartime 1939-45 By Bill CharltonSmoking experimentsIn our junior years in 1940/41 Cliff and I experimented in smoking by collecting dog ends off the road, looking in empty cigarette packets for a cigarette or cards which we used to save for a collection and swap with other lads in the village. … Read more
Northumberland, history, humour, wartime, 1939-45, cars By Bill Charlton Dad’s carDad’s fist car was an Austin 7, which he bought just before the war. Dad was called up for war service and one weekend when he came on leave, he put the car up on wooden blocks to keep the tyres off the ground in … Read more
Northumberland, history, humour, memories, wartime 1939-45 By Bill Charlton Dad’s call upI can remember when 12 years old coming home from school and having to go into Hesleyside woods to collect my father’s gear and bait bag, as he had had an urgent phone call to report for duty to Wylam along with a few … Read more