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Canterbury & District

Growing up in 1950s’ London

Status:Active, open to new members
Coordinator:
When: Weekly on Tuesday mornings 11:00 am-12:30 pm
Starts: 13/04/2027 Ends: 01/06/2027
Venue: St Mary Bredin Church
Cost: £8.00

Tutor/Leader: Dr Tony Redding
Specific dates: 13 Apr to 1 Jun
No. sessions: 8
Description: Remember life without laptops and mobile phones, when kids grew up in an emerging post-war world? Boys still ran around in school playgrounds, pretending to be Spitfires.The girls played “Farmer’s in his den”. From shoe shop xray machings to “six of chips”, from Bill and Ben to frozen Jubblies … it’s all here!

BOOKING for 2026-2027 courses via our bookings website (member login required) opens on 2nd July 2026.

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