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Leonora Nelson - Bikes Gooseberries and Sports Day
Leonora discusses trading her garden’s gooseberries for access to her friend’s bikes, and beating the boys at Belle Vue on a railway employee's sports day.
Leonora Nelson - Brayside Road - Rollerskates
Leonora's incident playing out on her rollerskates, hitching a lift off the ice-cream man!
Leonora Nelson - Mother and Rice Pudding
Leonora's parents kept their money in a drawer, with her mother dividing her money into a cash box after receiving it from her husband.
Leonora Nelson - Parrs Wood Congregational Church - Sunday Schools
Leonora talks about the Sunday School at Parrs Wood. She notes the friendly atmosphere and growth of the congregation. There followed its development into a youth fellowship (CYF), with many speakers in attendance.
We also hear about the group's…
We also hear about the group's…
Leonora Nelson - Parrs Wood Congregational Church - Rose Queen
Leonora describes the church's Rose Queen celebration, held each year, with her acting as Rose Queen in 1945. She had to give speeches in the church- which she found difficult- and was often sick beforehand.
Leonora Nelson - Parrs Wood Congregational Church - American Soldiers
Leonora talks about the Americans in Burnage, who requisitioned the hut by Parrswood Congregational Church for storage. The car park was full of jeeps, as we see from her Rose Queen photographs, and she also used to play tennis with the Americans.
Leonora Nelson - Parrs Wood Congregational Church - Carol Singing
Leonora talks about the church's carol singers, 200-250 in total, bringing trumpets and a trombone, splitting into 4-5 groups due to numbers. They sang at pubs, asked which people wanted a house visit, with about 6-7 stops (with food!) per night.
Leonora Nelson - Sweet Rationing in World War 2
Leonora notes how she had a quarter of sweets every day during the war, with her father swapping their cheese coupons for sweet coupons.
Leonora Nelson - Husband working at Burnage Station
Leonora describes meeting her husband, who was in charge of rebuilding stations on railway line, and the shrimp sandwiches her mother prepared for him.
Leonora Nelson - Father's Voluntary Work and Manchester City
Leonora describes her father’s additional voluntary work in the city’s League of Health- similar to CAB now. He had many friends who were JPs [Justices of the Peace], including her future in-laws, and he also visited prisoners.
In addition, he was…
In addition, he was…
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My Time at the Acacias
Howard Self shares his memories of the Acacias school from 1959 - 1965, describing his teachers, their subjects and lessons; the school routine; the school building and its environs; trips to the swimming baths and beyond; and his contemporaries,…