[Margaret Pilkington]

We never went to Blackpool......and I think it was because of the Pleasure Beach......our horde would have bankrupted Mum and Dad.
We used to go to St Annes and we would each be given sixpence in pennies to go on the promenade and play the penny machines. Sometimes that sixpence would last ages......and sometimes it would be gone in a flash.
What I DO remember is that if any of us had any brilliant wins we would share our winnings......was that good ? or was that good?
Once we had exhausted our sixpence we would go and do some cockleing......I would dig the blighters up but couldn't bear to eat them. Though I can't say I don't like them because I was never brave enough to try them.