60's London Kid Diary

A recently discovered 50 year old diary of a London kid in the 60's

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50 years ago. Memory Lane. Daily diary of a London kid in 1968

50 years ago. Memory Lane. Daily diary of a London kid in 1968

Recently discovered 1968 diary of a kid growing up in Woking Sunday 21st April 1968

This morning I went caddying again at New Zealand golf course and I got a a job again with a better man. I got ten shillings, it’s been really hot all day.

After my dinner Chris, Tanks, Nut and I got a bus into Woking, there we caught a train to Surbiton and then another bus to Tolworth bowling centre. We…

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50 years ago. Memory Lane. Daily diary of a London kid in 1968

50 years ago. Memory Lane. Daily diary of a London kid in 1968

Recently discovered 1968 diary of a kid growing up in Woking Saturday 20th April 1968

This morning I went caddying at West Byfleet golf course and for the very first time ever, I actually got a job for a man called Mr. Cowley. We went round the full course, it was very very tiring. I got 7/6d for my work, which I think is the minimum.

I then came home, had my dinner and my dad took Nut…

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50 years ago. Memory Lane. Daily diary of a London kid in 1968

50 years ago. Memory Lane. Daily diary of a London kid in 1968

Recently discovered 1968 diary of a kid growing up in Woking Friday 19th April 1968

I had my dinner with Nut over the restaurant again. After our dinner I went home and got changed into some good clothes and went up Bruce’s. Then Bruce, his brother and Ray and I went in his brother’s car up to Tolworth where we had four games each of bowling, costing us each eight bob.

After our bowling…

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50 years ago. Memory Lane. Daily diary of a London kid in 1968

50 years ago. Memory Lane. Daily diary of a London kid in 1968

Recently discovered 1968 diary of a kid growing up in Woking Thursday 18th April 1968

No Judo today because the club is still closed until Monday. I got a card from Caroline today today, it said hardly nothing.

Had my dinner over The Oasis with Nut.

Had no luck caddying early this morning and in the afternoon.

After my job and tea, (Ray came on my job) I went up The Green. After a…

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50 years ago. Memory Lane. Daily diary of a London kid in 1968

50 years ago. Memory Lane. Daily diary of a London kid in 1968

Recently discovered 1968 diary of a kid growing up in Woking Wednesday 17th April 1968

London Bridge was today sold to America for over one million pounds.

Rod Laver beat Ken Rosewall in the BBC-2 World Tennis Championships.

I went up the golf course again this afternoon and morning but with no luck.

Tanks and I had our dinner over the shops.

After Nut and I played in my house…

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50 years ago. Memory Lane. Daily diary of a London kid in 1968

50 years ago. Memory Lane. Daily diary of a London kid in 1968

Recently discovered 1968 diary of a kid growing up in Woking Tuesday 16th April 1968

My mum, dad and sister all went back to work today. I went to Bruce’s house because it was raining, so did Kenny. It was raining near enough all day. Nut and I went to work by bus becasue of the rain.

After tea Tanks came round to tell me he wasn’t going to Army Cadets, but I still went, we had mainly…

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50 years ago. Memory Lane. Daily diary of a London kid in 1968

50 years ago. Memory Lane. Daily diary of a London kid in 1968

Recently discovered 1968 diary of a kid growing up in Woking Monday 15th April 1968

I had a bath and washed my hair this morning.

Tanks went to Brands Hatch with his parents and that, I think.

Ray came round and played in the kitchen all afternoon with me. Then I went on my job. Nut didn’t come on the job because he went to the coast. *Looks like Nut’s going for employee of the month…

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50 years ago. Memory Lane. Daily diary of a London kid in 1968

50 years ago. Memory Lane. Daily diary of a London kid in 1968

Recently discovered 1968 diary of a kid growing up in Woking Sunday 14th April 1968

Tanks and Weasel had their tandem going this morning, I had a go on it around Sheerwater. Ray went caddying, he got a job as usual.

After a gorgeous dinner that my sister and dad made, I went up Ray’s, then we came down to my house and we mucked around with the motor mower. Then Nut came round and we…

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50 years ago. Memory Lane. Daily diary of a London kid in 1968

50 years ago. Memory Lane. Daily diary of a London kid in 1968

Recently discovered 1968 diary of a kid growing up in Woking Saturday 13th April 1968

I didn’t do much up The Green this morning, just played football etc.

Bruce went up his Nan’s for the weekend, and Roy and Ian went to theirs down Brighton.

Nut came up the new office, he’s got a job for two weeks while one of the other blokes is on holiday.

When I came home I got changed to go…

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UK Memory Lane. 50 year old diary of a London kid in the sixties

UK Memory Lane. 50 year old diary of a London kid in the sixties

Recently discovered 50 year old diary of a 14 year old Woking kid from 1968 Friday 12th April 1968

This afternoon Roy and Ray bought a second hand tandem.

We were all going to go swimming at Walton indoor pool this afternoon but it ended up that Bruce, Ray and me went bowling at Tolworth all afternoon until 7 o’ clock. My dad took Linda up Aunt Doll’s to stay the week and he dropped us…

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UK Memory Lane. 50 year old diary of a London kid in the sixties

UK Memory Lane. 50 year old diary of a London kid in the sixties

Recently discovered 50 year old diary of a 14 year old Woking kid from 1968 Thursday 11th April 1968

This morning Tanks Weasel and me went over the launderette and we washed our Levi’s. Julien Bailey also came.

Played football most of the day.

Caroline goes on holiday today. She’s gone to Guernsey with the family for a week.

Didn’t do judo at the club because there was a dance…

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UK Memory Lane. 50 year old diary of a London kid in the sixties

UK Memory Lane. 50 year old diary of a London kid in the sixties

Recently discovered 50 year old diary of a 14 year old Woking kid from 1968 Wednesday 10th April 1968

I played football up The Green this morning. In the afternoon Ray sold his bike for 7/6d and then we went and got that gun. It’s a bit childish but it’s a bit of fun with the loud banging affect it has.

I saw Angela down Sheerwater (that’s where I live) today.

After my job etc Roy and…

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UK Memory Lane. 50 year old diary of a London kid in the sixties

UK Memory Lane. 50 year old diary of a London kid in the sixties

Recently discovered 50 year old diary of a 14 year old Woking kid from 1968 Tuesday 9th April 1968

We were going to get that gun today, but we’re getting it tomorrow instead (I think).

We played football up The Green mostly today. Bruce sprayed his bike.

In the evening Tanks and I went to Army Cadets, we were all cleaning out the rifles and Bren guns.

Ray Kent was going to buy Ray…

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UK Memory Lane. 50 year old diary of a London kid in the sixties

UK Memory Lane. 50 year old diary of a London kid in the sixties

Recently discovered 50 year old diary of a 14 year old Woking kid from 1968 Monday 8th April 1968

I had a bath etc this morning. In the afternoon Ray and I went to the end of the estate to get some bamboo to make pea shooters, but I ended up making a brilliant one out of my bicycle pump which I busted.

Nut bought a frame off Ray for a shilling. After my job and tea I went up for Tanks…

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Recently discovered 50 year old diary of a 14 year old Woking kid from 1968 Sunday 7th April 1968

A few days ago a great negro leader called Martin Luther King was assassinated, and today one of the world’s, if not the world’s best Grand Prix racing drivers, with the name of Jim Clark was killed while driving a car at a race in Germany.

Mostly all day I was up the Green mucking about…

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UK Memory Lane. 50 year old diary of a London kid in the sixties

Recently discovered 50 year old diary of a 14 year old Woking kid from 1968 Saturday 6th April 1968

This morning I went up The Green and everyone was out except for Bruce. So after fixing his bike we went in his bedroom and played his new £18 electric guitar which was reduced from £29. Kenny Gosling’s got the same except for the colour.

After my job I came home and Tony (my cousin) his…

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Recently discovered 50 year old diary of a 14 year old Woking kid from 1968 Friday 5th April 1968

At the end of school today the staff beat the pupils at football two-nil. We broke up from school, we don’t go back until May the 1st, I think.

After tea Tanks came for me and we went to the discotheque round the club. Caroline didn’t come because she’s got a temperature and she’s ill in…

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