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I was seven when war broke out. Theres one thing I remember very vividly. It was 1940, a Sunday morning - I think. It was warm, the weather always felt warm in the war. We could hear something in the street and when we looked outside there were soldiers coming up by the Racecourse. They looked tired and dirty.

I lived next door to the Beer House, when the soldiers got to it they were allowed to have a rest and the Beer House opened up illegally. I remember one soldier, he looked so dejected. Everyone in the street came out to help, it felt like a party, but was too sad. The soldiers had come from Dunkirk.

Another vivid memory I have is when a plane crashed in Bridge street and the pilots died. I was allowed to go and see the plane. Everyone was sad and respectful.

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