Went Boating on Highfields.
It was the day after the bank holiday and it seems that grandad had a further day off work. So, he went boating on the lake Highfields Park in Nottingham. This park had been constructed between 1922 and 1926 and was gifted to the city by the founder of Boots, Sir Jesse Boot.
Grandad does not say how he went, or who he went with, if anyone. However, he probably went with grandma, Ethel Cirket. They were “courting” at this time and would marry in 1930, see Chapter 16.
One of the activities they particularly enjoyed was boating. In addition to Highfields, they also went boating in Belper, Hazelford Ferry and Matlock. They took grandad’s niece, Olive, and nephews, Roy and Basil, boating in Belper one at a time in June and July 1927, see Chapter 21.
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