Childhood and growing up in Welwyn Garden City

Childhood, Mid Teens. - Chris M.

Childhood, Play, Brownies, Barn Theatre, Welwyn Department Store. - Anne W.

Childhood, Play, Fishing, John Cheer, Pets. - Dorothy B.

Childhood, Play, Bike, Swimming, Boys Life Brigade. - Brian D.

Childhood, Play, Scouts, Athletics, Football. - Lyn B.

Parties in the Quadrangle, Picnics at Brocket Park. - Anne W.

Badminton, Ludwick Boys Club, Tennis, Football. - Bill G.

Ludwick Club, Mackies, Cherry Tree, Horticultural Society Lillian R.

Sherrardswood Guides, Youth Drama Festival, School of Music, St Francis Church youth activities. - Gladys A.

Street games, Teenage years - Margaret C.

Children Festival, Pitch and Toss, Drama - Denise and Brian D.

Rugby, Squash, Tennis, Round Table - David G.

Childhood play, Mackies, Peartrees Boys Club

Football Dick R.

Childhood play, Guides, Dancing - Linda S.

Childhood play, Lemsford Lane, Cinema, Big Bands, Football, Sea Cadets - Recorded September 2016 - Tony C.

Childhood - Mac M.

Sherrardswood, swimming, sledging, cycling, Hatfield Hyde Club, 2nd WGC scouts meeting originally at St. Michael's church. - Ron and Sheila H.

Boy Gangs. - Richard M.

Elmwood, Elliots music shop, Marjory Bailey dance school - Richard M.

Boys play East Side - Eric B.

Peartree, Woodall Youth Clubs - Heather D.

Playing on the East Side, 4th WGC Brownies - Wendy R.

Growing up in Longroft Lane, Brownies, Dancing classes - Sheila M.

Growing up in the countryside - David G.

Singing, dancing, Thistle Football Club, factory socials - Jim Rathbone

St Mary's & St Michael's church choir, scouts, informal play - Gordon S.

Ludwick Way Methodist church, 4th Boys Brigade, Youth Clubs & choir - Ian Anderson.

 

Audio recordings of childhood and growing up in Welwyn GardenCity. Subjects include:

• Athletics.
• Badminton.
• Bikes.
• Boy gangs.
• Boys Life Brigade.
• Brownies.
• Childhood.
• Children Festival.
• Church choirs.
• Cycling.
• Dancing.
• Drama.
• Elmwood.
• Factory socials.
• Fishing.
• Football.
• Guides.
• Hatfield Hyde Club.
• John Chear.
• Longcroft Lane
• Ludwick Boys Club.
• Mackies.
• Marjory Bailey.
• Peartree Boys Club.
• Pets.
• Picnics at Brocket Park.
• Pitch and Toss.
• Playing.
• Playing on the East Side
• Quadrangle Parties.
• Round Table.
• Rugby.
• Scouts.
• Singing.
• Squash.
• St Francis Church.
• Street Games.
• Swimming.
• Teenage Years.
• Tennis.
• Thistle Football Club.
• The Barn Theatre.
• Welwyn Department Stores.
• Youth Drama Festival.