A life on the road, travelling the length and breadth of England with a small fairground community plus her family was where Mrs. Hughes’ story began. During an in depth interview with Mollie Hughes, (Far right), she revealed her earliest and most cherished memories.
Mrs. Hughes clearly struggled to place herself in a time before The War; rations, raids and sirens which were to force her family to settle.
At 82 years old Mrs. Hughes has a vivid memory of what it was like growing up in a war torn Britain. Living in Salford, Manchester, Mrs. Hughes worked for an electrical company coil winding at 14 years old. She can remember only too well the continuous threat of air raids and regularly being forced into bomb shelters in Stockport. Despite this somewhat tainted picture of Mrs. Hughes’ earliest memories she smiled saying she ‘had a good family life’.
Married in 1946 aged 20, Mrs. Hughes had two children with husband Richard, the first in 1948 and the second four years after. In later years the family holidayed in Bournemouth once a year, a tradition which Mrs. Hughes has continued to this day in spite of the death of her husband 16 years ago. Returning faithfully to the same hotel, ‘Devon Towers’ year after year. Bournemouth has become a place of solace for Mrs. Hughes and accompanied by her two closest friends she appeared contented and peaceful. The serenity of the south coast and sea air taking her back to her childhood days with the fair.
N.B This was our first assignment of 2008 set by News Lecturer Dan Hogan.
At 82 years old Mrs. Hughes has a vivid memory of what it was like growing up in a war torn Britain. Living in Salford, Manchester, Mrs. Hughes worked for an electrical company coil winding at 14 years old. She can remember only too well the continuous threat of air raids and regularly being forced into bomb shelters in Stockport. Despite this somewhat tainted picture of Mrs. Hughes’ earliest memories she smiled saying she ‘had a good family life’.
Married in 1946 aged 20, Mrs. Hughes had two children with husband Richard, the first in 1948 and the second four years after. In later years the family holidayed in Bournemouth once a year, a tradition which Mrs. Hughes has continued to this day in spite of the death of her husband 16 years ago. Returning faithfully to the same hotel, ‘Devon Towers’ year after year. Bournemouth has become a place of solace for Mrs. Hughes and accompanied by her two closest friends she appeared contented and peaceful. The serenity of the south coast and sea air taking her back to her childhood days with the fair.
N.B This was our first assignment of 2008 set by News Lecturer Dan Hogan.
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