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jake
Chalfont Star
Joined: 30 March 2005
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Points: 3223
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Posted: 24 May 2005 at 1:19pm |
you are right it was a wood yard, the bbc use to drop all there unwanted props to him, i use to have to help him clear it, and go down to the bottom off the road and we had a cuppa tea with a nice lady called Bet.
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xpat
Local
Joined: 20 May 2005
Location: Australia
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Points: 54
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Posted: 25 May 2005 at 7:20am |
Jake Idont remember the wood yard but I think I know Bet First house on right, Steve there was a few small businesses next to the end shop one was upholster, another made novelties of the naughty kind, well it was in them days, a few local ladies worked there myself included late fifties early sixties Xpat
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xpat
Local
Joined: 20 May 2005
Location: Australia
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Points: 54
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Posted: 25 May 2005 at 7:30am |
Mushroom are your friends in Bussleton from Chalfont,it certainly is a small world
Xpat
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mushroom
Chalfontonian
Joined: 17 February 2005
Location: United Kingdom
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Points: 514
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Posted: 25 May 2005 at 9:36am |
No Shirley, George and Barbara Spooner are not chalfontonians
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Mushroom is a Fungi
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xpat
Local
Joined: 20 May 2005
Location: Australia
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Points: 54
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Posted: 25 May 2005 at 10:05am |
Mushroom you are not going to believe this but Iam a voluteer at St Vincent De Paul charity shop and so is Barbara she works on a different day to me so we dont know one another all that well
Xpat
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mushroom
Chalfontonian
Joined: 17 February 2005
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: 25 May 2005 at 10:58am |
Shirley do you remember Doreen McTigue nee Pollmer, who lived opposite (she was about ten years older than you) when you lived in Grove Hill, (she says hi) she later moved to Lovel rd and lived either next to or opposite Steve and his family.
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Mushroom is a Fungi
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jake
Chalfont Star
Joined: 30 March 2005
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Points: 3223
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Posted: 25 May 2005 at 1:11pm |
xpat if it is the same Betty, she had a son called Paul, she did live on the right as you look up the road where Randles was.
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Steve
Chalfont Snapper
Joined: 25 February 2005
Location: United Kingdom
Status: Offline
Points: 3305
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Posted: 26 May 2005 at 1:04am |
Doreen lived right on the cornner at the top of Lovel Rd, I cant remember who lived right opposite us, I know they moved out and another family moved in for a short time but next to them was were my dad was brought up when he was young, Sally Mc Carol lived there for many years after, they too have moved away now,
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big baggles
Chalfont Snapper
Joined: 11 January 2005
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Points: 7320
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Posted: 26 May 2005 at 10:00am |
jake wrote:
My Grandad use to own a yard up Eleanor rd where he use to hire tools out from and done verious other stuff , then he sold it when he lost his marbles for a cheap price, now there is 2 houses built on the plot, my mum still say's she will never drive down Eleanor rd. |
are they the two houses built on the bungalow site, built by DJ services ?
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need a stella and i need one now !
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jake
Chalfont Star
Joined: 30 March 2005
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Points: 3223
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Posted: 26 May 2005 at 6:15pm |
i don't no but when i take my dog's for a walk i will let you no the 2 houses/ bungalow's are half way up on the left, and every body use to know him as Frank, he all so wore a cap to stop his head getting cut all the time.
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