[junetta]

My childhood world belonged in the streets around Holland Street and Nelson Square.......sometimes we ventured as far as Gatty or Milnshaw Park. There must have been around twenty of us kids playing hide and seek between Dale Street and Lonsdale Street!! No wonder we never got caught.

Another good one was to tie a washing line to the lampost with one of us 'turning up' at the end. The woman who lived near to it used to hate us and would scream blue murder at our chanting. We also played statues and hopscotch.

I remember my brother, who is four years younger than me, saying 'we'll never stop playing out will we, our kid?'. I gave him my promise and I've always felt a little guilty that I didn't keep it.