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Judith Addison · 19-12-2011, 16:39

In the 60s my Dad, then aged about 50, used to walk from home in Ossy to Perseverance Mill, Grange Lane, Accrington in a morning. He walked home at lunch-time and back again afterwards, then walked home at the end of the afternoon. He walked in all weathers and wore waterproof over-trousers and over-shoes if it was raining. Also, when much older, he would walk to Blackburn on a Sunday morning if preaching and would regularly walk to Queen's Park Hospital to visit an old lady in residential care there. He was never interested in learning to drive and rarely used a bus. When we went on holiday to Llandudno or Bridlington in the 50s and 60s we always went on the train. It seemed a big adventure in those days! I can still see my Dad walking us all down to Church Station with the two suitcases balanced in each hand!

19-12-2011, 16:39	#35
Judith Addison Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oswaldtwistle Posts: 175 Liked: 58 times Rep Power: 1064	Re: How far did you or your parents walk to save money. In the 60s my Dad, then aged about 50, used to walk from home in Ossy to Perseverance Mill, Grange Lane, Accrington in a morning. He walked home at lunch-time and back again afterwards, then walked home at the end of the afternoon. He walked in all weathers and wore waterproof over-trousers and over-shoes if it was raining. Also, when much older, he would walk to Blackburn on a Sunday morning if preaching and would regularly walk to Queen's Park Hospital to visit an old lady in residential care there. He was never interested in learning to drive and rarely used a bus. When we went on holiday to Llandudno or Bridlington in the 50s and 60s we always went on the train. It seemed a big adventure in those days! I can still see my Dad walking us all down to Church Station with the two suitcases balanced in each hand!