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Old 22-04-2012, 14:26   #6
Margaret Pilkington
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Re: 1st real holiday outside Lancashire.

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Originally Posted by sm_counsell View Post
Me neither Margaret except for a day trip to Chester Zoo accompanied by the nuns from Paddock House ( There was a religious exhibition being held at the zoo!!) As usual I got into trouble because an elephant ate the belt of my school mack and the nuns banished me to the zoo entrance until the coach arrived.
I went on a day trip to Chester with the school....my grandparents paid the 12 shillings it cost. While we were there we went on a river trip on the Dee....one of the boys(I think it was Roy Wallace) took my beret and used it like a frisbee....straight into the river it went.
It cost Ma and Pa 12 shillings for a new beret, and seven and sixpence for a school badge to go on the beret....so I didn't get to go on any other trips
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