I have seen all the pantomimes for several years and many shows. The best one for me was The Sound of Music – it was fantastic. I would love to go again when it opens next year. I have lived in Truro all my life and my friend Christine who has lived opposite for many years and we always wave to one another before we go to bed.
I didn’t go to school very much as I had a lot of illness. I worked at the old steam laundry in Moresk Road in Truro. After that when it closed I worked at Littlewoods in the café for 28 years. My dad had three jobs: he was a brick builder and he also worked at the old gas works working nights. Following that he was a blacksmith perhaps in the 1920’s He had a shed at the bottom of the garden and used to make toys for us at Christmas –once he even made us a dolls pram. Mum used to work in a sweet shop in Truro this was before I was born.
My husband when he was a child at the Regent cinema (which was the City Hall) was given chopped up swedes and carrot to eat instead of sweets as they were cheaper and they chomped them right through the show.
My husband’s friend worked for the gas works cleaning out the filters and when he was at the Regent everyone knew when he was there because he smelled of gas!
I performed in Ballet shows for Falmouth and Truro at the City Hall. My first performance was at aged 4 in 1959. I played the squirrel in the pantomime ‘Snow White’.
