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Windy Harbour Caravan Park - 1959.
Windy Harbour Caravan Park - 1959.
Photo: Philip G.
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Item #: 31508
Myself on the left, cousin David in the centre and my older brother Stephane.

Comment by: Poet on 17th September 2019 at 22:03

Could be a scene from that great film 'Stand By Me' .

Comment by: DTease on 18th September 2019 at 08:12

The Three Amigos.

I remember the days when I was a kid
The things that we said, the things that we did
Stephane, my brother, David and me
Down by the seashore happy and free.

Comment by: Philip G. on 18th September 2019 at 13:04

Fine verse DTease. Thanks. At the foot of this banking is the Wyre's footpath from which we'd seen a stricken 'gull, . . ., and no sooner had we reached the sandbank than a woman yelled from the path 'The tides coming in!'; A 'very' close call, and for all.

Comment by: From Where on 18th September 2019 at 16:15

With every passing moment our time slips away ,
But moments like this stay fresh as that day .
Childhood was carefree , we grasped life with glee,
king of the castle, we each said was me .

Time lasted longer ,
when it was then ,
darkness came slowly ,
like an ink losing pen .

Under the street lamp
with moths overhead ,
Mam would call over , new day tomorrow,
But now it’s called bed ..

We ran to our safety ,
Were asleep in a wink
childhoods a moment
but a lovely most treasured ... blink ..

Comment by: Philip G. on 18th September 2019 at 23:42

My Word!, FW.

Comment by: Pete Barker on 19th September 2019 at 19:30

Where exactly was Windy harbour ? I have a memory of getting sunburnt whilst staying there in the late 1950's when I was about 4 or 5 yrs old. We were living at Scholes at the time.

Comment by: Philip G. on 19th September 2019 at 20:33

It's about 5 miles from Blackpool, Pete.

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