Category: RYCT
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RYCT 4 – Going out having fun
From the get go, the girls and boys were separated. Girls to the Harrods make up counter, where we tried out different shades of red lipstick before we found our cheek, and hung our nylon stockings over the partition, tempting the men on the other side. It worked. They stopped putting on their ties! We…
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RYCT 3 – School life
We went back to school. Under the strict batton of Miss Wright, we began with the the register, before the 7 times table. What did we put in our satchel? Sandwiches, lunch money, 4 Woodbines (called coffin nails) What prizes did you get – what were they? The Guinness Book of Records (how boring!). Neat…
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RYCT 2 – Childhood & family life
Dinky toys, cuddly bears, skipping ropes, marbles, cigarette cards, hand puppets, illustrated books, they came out of the woodwork, along with our photographs. All to jog our memories of our childhood. We were rewarded with the most stimulating imaginative tea party: pink rabbit blancmange, jelly, fish paste sandwiches, hedgehogs of pineapple and cheese, chipolatas and…
Remembering yesterday caring today 