Peter Broadbent - Aberdovey, Wales, 1943
5 January 10
In 1942 I started an engineering apprenticeship in Huddersfield. I was 16. The w...
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James Main - Aberdovey, Wales, 1941
4 January 10
During my childhood, I was privileged to win a scholarship to Gordonstoun School...
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Jonathan Ruscoe - Aberdovey, Wales, 1964
1 January 10
As a 17 year old Police Cadet I was sent by the Devon Constabulary to the Aberdo...
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Alan Yates - Aberdovey, Wales, 1959
30 December 09
I arrived by Steam train in Aberdovey on 28th December 1959. An old army truck w...
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Tom Upton - Aberdovey, Wales, 1955
30 December 09
I was employed by the Port of London Authority and it was its policy to send som...
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Lucy Rimmer - Eskdale, The Lake District, 1990
29 December 09
Camped out on a small ledge near top of Scarfell, pegged down by a groundsheet s...
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Allan Gordon - Aberdovey, Wales, 1967
29 December 09
August 1967 saw me going to Eskdale for a month. I never knew then what an impac...
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Anne Wilson - Rhowniar, Wales, 1985
29 December 09
I grew up on a farm, so always outside, but my introduction to mountains was thr...
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Christopher Osborne - Eskdale, The Lake District, 1961
27 December 09
Attended Eskdale in October/November 1961 having been sponcered by Northampton S...
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