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Richard lawry: Free Time, Cricket 1960s

Several locals played for West Wight – George Kelsey, Fred Cheverton and Chris Cheverton, Ted Lawry, Ted Crooks, Denny Stretton, Stuart Holloway, and before I left to become a Police Cadet in 1963, I joined Dad, (Ted Lawry) so there were two generations of Chevertons and two generations of Lawrys playing.

In the early days when Dad was playing, my mum used to push my sister in her pram with me walking, along the railway line to watch Dad play at Stroud. If we were lucky, there were wild strawberries growing along the railway line to make the walk more tasty.

I remember being told that Dad, who was a ‘Demon Bowler,’ took a lot of wickets at Calbourne in one match. Dad was working in the High Street on the following Monday, and Bill Brett, a staunch Calbourne player and member of a cricketing family, was working in South Street. Dad couldn’t resist the chance to celebrate  West Wight’s victory so he made a giant sized bat and sent his apprentice round to deliver it to Bill Brett, with the message that Calbourne might like to use it in the next match.
Richard Lawry b 1947

Palma Ault : 1920s, Mill Terrace

I was born in Cadnam and came to Island in 1933 and lived at No. 1 Fort Victoria Cottages. Then we moved to No 10 Mill Terrace in 1939, – I’ve still got the rent book.
All 3 girls shared the front bedroom, parents were in the middle and Stuart in the back bedroom. We used to have to throw buckets of water down the toilet. There was no electric in Mill Terrace until after the War and then you were allowed 2 lights – we had a light in the two living rooms.
Daisy Pitman used to take in washing and put it out on the marsh. She couldn’t get it in when it was high tide and us children were told to keep away from it.

Washing out behind Mill Terrace, with Daisy Pitman in boat

Washing out behind Mill Terrace, with Daisy Pitman in boat