Biggleswade memories. Biggleswade.
Moved into Biggleswade in February 1964 and out of there in September 1964. 35 Stratton Way, Biggleswade, Beds.
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| Life at Biggleswade school. In my schoolroom at Biggleswade, I started making pom-poms but ran out of time so I never found out how to make them. Dinner was served in metal canteens by table monitors at each table of six. |
| We lived in the flat above a grocery shop. |
When dad wasn't running this, he was away being relief manager for other Wavy Line shops.
We sometimes cycled to and met him at the railway station when he was due home.
I was enrolled into the Cubs while living in Biggleswade.
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My brother and I played on the swings opposite the shop. A man used to come along about 7:00 PM and chain the swings up so they couldn't be used.
I suppose they were worried they'd be vandalized. We used to wrap the swings up ready for him to fix a lock to the entanglement.
An American family lived next door. Once, we went to tea there with their girls.
It was strange to me to have crisps served with a salad. That's chips to you Americans. [Map Link]
We often walked to and from school. The Rose Lane school buildings these days have been adapted for housing with the address as Claremont Court.
Google tells us it is a 17-minute walk from where we lived, but obviously longer back to 35 Stratton Way if you're a small person.
School double-decker buses were laid on for us as an alternative to walking home. One went toward Potton, the other toward Bedford. I remember, one day a teacher misdirected everyone onto the wrong buses. The one I was on headed off towards Bedford and presumably the others started going toward Potton. We kids told the conductor it was going the wrong way, and the drivers got the message.
Live cattle and other animals were sold at livestock auctions that took place just off the main High Street in Biggleswade, where the Asda supermarket is now.
To the west of the town is a park and the River Ivel, but I can't ever recollect ever going to either while we lived there. It would have been difficult to get there as we had no car.
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