Bill Walker
Well-Known Member
Child.
A summer day playing at Stamford Park boating lake and also in the park (I grew up next to it) catching Sticklebacks with a net with my mates in the tunnel underneath Darnton Rd, connecting both places. Later a ride on my Dads Panther Redwing Motorbike. Maybe an ice cream from Fairclough's van.
Why ?
Probably the happiest time of my life, I loved where we lived and loved my mates, the boating lake was a massive playground, rope swings, treasure island, fishing, ice'd over in winter so different fun, The park was also great, down in the Dingle climbing on the Monkey rocks.
Adult.
Besides the obvious (Wedding day and birth of 1st child) our first 'big' gig as a band on a big stage, at Jubilee Hall (Christmas 1973), before that it was just pubs and clubs.
A summer day playing at Stamford Park boating lake and also in the park (I grew up next to it) catching Sticklebacks with a net with my mates in the tunnel underneath Darnton Rd, connecting both places. Later a ride on my Dads Panther Redwing Motorbike. Maybe an ice cream from Fairclough's van.
Why ?
Probably the happiest time of my life, I loved where we lived and loved my mates, the boating lake was a massive playground, rope swings, treasure island, fishing, ice'd over in winter so different fun, The park was also great, down in the Dingle climbing on the Monkey rocks.
Adult.
Besides the obvious (Wedding day and birth of 1st child) our first 'big' gig as a band on a big stage, at Jubilee Hall (Christmas 1973), before that it was just pubs and clubs.