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My mum and dad found this in their shed. It used to be mine when I was a child. This seems promising.
We’re off to a strong start.
Wimpy and the 1982 World Cup. #peak80schildhood
I’m sure we all remember that Weetabix was once advertised by a gang of cereal biscuit skinheads.
Ah, Buzby. Because what says “Ring your nan” more than a chicken that looks like an extra from Roobarb & Custard?
This must have been my dad’s as he spoke at this trade union conference and that trip to Eastbourne was also our holiday that year.
This would also have been my dad’s because he was a water pollution inspector in the River Lee catchment, although I’ve no idea how this somehow also meant he could be an ‘honorary’ fisheries bailiff; that doesn’t sound legal
I was a keen supporter of local newspapers even as a child, clearly
Remember when a squirrel was the main source of advice on health and safety? #tufty
An absolutely first-class selection of souvenirs from visitor attractions in the south-east and occasionally the south-west if we were on holiday
My family really loved a trip to a zoo
I really, REALLY loved the library
Also very keen on wildlife, obviously
Did they give you a badge when you put money in a collection bucket in those days or something?
Ah, banks and building societies in the 80s. Luring children in with Thrifty Squirrel (presumably a cousin of Tufty), a Paddington collab and a cheery Griffin. Nobody in my family banked with Citibank or the Leeds so god knows where they came from.
