cazremo Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 every year the snow would be upto the top of wellies and thats if we had wellies, a lot of the time it would be shoes with holes in and some cardboard inside to last the day, we would have to walk to school through it and you would'nt find a school closed like today, we would be sat in the classroom watching it snow past the window saying ali ali aster snow snow faster, dying to get outside to throw snowballs at each other, that was in the 50s, even the poor milkman with his horse and cart would manage to get around somehow, God' memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmambo Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Chilblains, hot-aches and bright red rings on your legs from the tops of your wellies. By gum them were the days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishall Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Knitted woolen gloves that went all soggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidorry Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Don`t forget the candles hanging from all the school childrens noses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
multiparvo1 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Gymslips or skirts for girls and short trousers for boys even in the worst weather, red knees were normal. Cannot ever remember seeing a lady teacher in trousers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishall Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Girls used to tuck their skirts into blue knickers to do handstands, enough to put you off for life. I remember once going to the Xmas matinee at Manor pictures and the staff giving us a free ice lolly on the way out, great for them but not for us. That was the first and last time I have tried to eat an ice lolly in freezing weather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
multiparvo1 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 My husband says he had to wear a pair of his Auntie Kate's high heeled wellies to get to school, walking like a cowboy. He graduated to an old pair of his Father's pit boots with exposed iron toe caps. They let him take all the goal kick penalties then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winks Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Yes, when I was young, the schools stayed open, no free days off back in nineteen hundred and frozen stiff. We used to make fantastic slides in the playground, and when we all went back to class, the caretaker used to come out and put sand on them and spoil them, the rotten spoilsport, but never mind we just made another one. All the chilblains, hot aches and soggy gloves didn't matter, as long as we had fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okismoki Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 i remember either 67 or 68,the snow drifted up the side of some of the norfolk park tower blocks,so badlt it was on the front page of the star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daven Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Yes, when I was young, the schools stayed open, no free days off back in nineteen hundred and frozen stiff. We used to make fantastic slides in the playground, and when we all went back to class, the caretaker used to come out and put sand on them and spoil them, the rotten spoilsport, but never mind we just made another one. All the chilblains, hot aches and soggy gloves didn't matter, as long as we had fun. We must have gone to the same school ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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