Category: 50 YEARS AGO

• Friday 9 April 1976

  Mum – Hair set in am. Then to GTE. Met P in city & had lunch at Woolworths. Bought navy & white skirt from Marks & S £4.99. P painted ceiling again – I just hadn’t got the energy. Saw Bert (Adcock) at night, then to Choir Practice. Shelf fell in china cabinet – broke…

  April 9, 2026

• Thursday 8 April 1976

  Mum – Mr Claxton came & plastered wall. P painted ceiling. I felt really ill all day so just took it easily. FR rang briefly in am. Mr R rang & gave me a list of changes on Comm Roll. 2 I already had. He thoroughly annoyed me. 1S. Roger – Played Badmington in PE…

  April 8, 2026

• Wednesday 7 April 1976

  Mum – P got back 9.30. Tired but enjoyed it. Had day off work – holiday. Peter Claxton came to see to damp in lounge & repair floor joists. When he got the boards up – joist OK. Must have been because house was empty for so long that they looked bad. P& I stripped…

  April 7, 2026

• Tuesday 6 April 1976

  Mum – Work by 8.30. JPS came in for an hour. Then off on holiday. Sharon Ashken came on for 2½ hrs am & 2½ hrs pm for me to type a thesis for her (on the soya bean). Very tired at night. cold still troublesome. A went to school. 1S. Roger – Played football…

  April 6, 2026

• Monday 5 April 1976

  Mum – Alan went to school but was very tired when he got home. Had temp of 102.6 at night so I rang Dr Rutter – he said Alan probably had flu & the Ledermycin couldn’t help that but would keep his chest clear. To see a Dr tomorrow if no better. My cold still…

  April 5, 2026

• Sunday 4 April 1976

  Mum – At Hengrave. VG day. Fetched E back from Drayton about 6. Got home 6.15. Alan not that much better. He hadn’t been to BB Battalion Show on Sat night. Spoke to Gwen B about leaflet about broken marriages – told me to put down what is needed. FR rang briefly at night. 1S.…

  April 4, 2026

• Saturday 3 April 1976

  Mum – Bought Alan some shoes £9.70. A bit better. Went to Hengrave Hall, Dis W F Conference. Took Betty Colver & Margaret Eddy from Mile Cross. Sister Gwen Bell led conf. VG. V nice place. Shared room with Betty. Rang FR in am. Left Boys by themselves. UK won Eurovision Song Contest “Kisses for…

  April 3, 2026

• Friday 2 April 1976

  Mum – Took A to see Dr Bennett at 8.30. Put him on Ledermycin. Hair set at 9. Then dup. Work in aft. Mr S told me he’s going in to Barts to have his gall bladder out on April 22nd. He doesn’t look well. Typed & dup at night. E went to Drayton. Rang…

  April 2, 2026

• Thursday 1 April 1976

  Mum – Took car in for “C” service. Alan off school – bit wheezy. Worse at night – temp 102.6. R got a cold but he insisted on going to pictures. Went to coffee morning (Mrs D Nicholls) at church. Saw V Wyatt briefly – she told me Mr R is leaving – don’t know…

  April 1, 2026

• Wednesday 31 March 1976

  Mum – Bit better – stuffy. Mr A in – with fires on when I got in – very concerned that I felt better. Very busy. P broke up. P left for Germany with school orchestra at 6.30pm. Going Harwich – Hook of Holland. 2S. Roger – Spent lunch-time playing cards. Patricia left for Germany…

  March 31, 2026