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George Douglas Smart

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George Smart talks about leaving London, moving to the countryside and the lack of work opportunities apart from farm work. The family then move to Houghton Regis so his son can become a printer. Left after twenty-seven years as area had become overrun with vandals and out of control children then moved to Milton Keynes.
George Douglas Smart

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George Smart recalls his childhood in Islington living in an extended family. Talks about when the Second World War broke out and air raid shelters were built. He talks about his evacuation to the countryside and his mother joining him, their return to London after the bombing and the beginnings of Doodlebugs. Recalls his two ...
Ryan Anthony Roche and George Douglas Smart

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Ryan Roche talks about a bullet given to him by his grandfather. With the help of his grandfather he describes the bullet in detail and how it is fired. It came from the Second World War and Ryan keeps it in a special place.
Aneesa Munawar

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Aneesa Munawar talks about school, after school clubs being a Muslim wearing a headscarf and observing Ramadan. She describes a gold necklace passed on to her from her grandfather and how it has been passed down and he will pass it on to her descendants.
Brian Alan Best, Barbara and Sean

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Brian Best lived in the area before Milton Keynes and recalls the changes from country to city. He describes the family Christmas tradition of having an extra Christmas present put inside a snowman that they opened at tea time. Talks extensively about his boyhood activities living in the countryside. Barbara recalls life as a child ...
Robert Westrupp and Kerry Holland

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Robert Westrupp talks about not wanting to move to Milton Keynes and about his family traditions of Sunday lunch and Christmas. Kerry Holland talks about some of the changes in Milton Keynes and her family traditions. Robert talks about the silver dog from the front of a car that had been passed down from his ...
Shahnaz Rahman

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Shanaz Reman describes growing up in Bangladesh and the fact that most people live in villages, on farms producing their own crops and making their own clothes. She explains what a sari is and tells of how the women make them themselves with intricate patterns. She says that her heritage is very important to her ...
Susan Rebecca Rogers

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Sue Rogers talks about not being happy to move to Milton Keynes. She describes her grandparents 50th wedding anniversary photograph which is in a golden frame.
Laura Church

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Laura Church explains that in her family they all sit down to a family dinner at Christmas. She describes a silver charm bracelet that was given to her by her Nan.
Elna Ball

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Elna Ball talks about the things she used to do in Wales such as singing competitions and the food. She also explains that her first language is Welsh and she hasn’t taught it to her children. She explains the Welsh flag, the language, the rugby and the food. She talks about different types of food ...
Veronica Helen Mary Whale

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Veronica Whale explains how she was born in her mother’s house and that she came to Milton Keynes because her sister lived near here and she wanted more security for her children. She explains that on Christmas Day, she was never allowed to watch TV on Christmas Day and she has continued this tradition now.
Mondira Sinha-Ray

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Mondira Sinha-Ray talks about Indian clothes. She explains about her sari and jewellery which she always wears. She talks about speaking Bengali and English and about combining two traditions. She talks about traditional Indian fabrics and carvings. She explains what ivory is, where it comes from and how it is now illegal.
Emma Anderson

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Emma Anderson talks about being confused by her move to Milton Keynes because it was so different to where she came from. She describes the church she went to in Warwickshire and how her whole family have been married, christened and buried there.
Lorraine Misdom

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Lorraine Misdom explains about the Spanish tradition of having a sleep in the middle of the day when it is hot. She talks about the German tradition of opening Christmas presents on Christmas Eve. She explains how her and her two sisters go on holiday together. She describes her two pieces of jewellery. One is ...
Marion Macleod

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Marion Macleod talks about her Scottish heritage. She explains what happens on Burns Night. She talks about haggis and how it is made. She explains what the Highland Games are. She talks about tartan and how they relate to different clans. She explains some of the history of England and Scotland. She also talks about ...
Vera Murphy

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Vera Murphy talks about her daughters and moving to Milton Keynes. She explains that, while she likes books, she is almost blind so her daughter reads to her. She enjoys the radio because she doesn’t have to watch it. She talks about how some of her family came from Antigua and were boxers. They were ...
Sonia Denise Ellen Moore

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Sonia Moore talks about the family Chrostmas tradition of not opening her Nan and Grandad’s Christmas presents until after Christmas dinner. She describes her yellow knitted teddy bear that her Nan knitted for her which was passed down to her son. She talks about her father’s book which is from the Famous Five series dated ...
Caroline Adelaide Louise Deveraux-Jones

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Misses old towns. Talks about Christmas tradition of Swarte Piet from Holland how her French and Spanish heritage from her father is important to her and how she added Devereux to her name. Describes the objects that are special to her, a family bible a photograph of her mother with grandparents and her army service ...
Caroline Bond

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Talks about liking Milton Keynes and her current job. Recalls superstitions handed down from her ‘Nan’ to do with knives, magpies and going in and out the right doors. Describes objects handed down by her grandparents who were in service for the Rothschilds, a copper saucepan and a gardening book. She also describes family photographs ...
Jane and Beth Kitchen

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Jane describes a necklace given to her by her grandfather which used to belong to her Nan remembers looking at it as a child with her Nan and discussing how ugly it was she also compares when Milton Keynes was like a village to the present day. Christmas tradition is to eat their Christmas dinner ...
Rosemary Anne Clarke

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Rosemary Clarke recalls her home and living in Goldalming as a child and until she was twenty. Talks about coming to Milton Keynes and her job here after leaving Africa. Talks about Christmas shared with her extended family and the importance of being together and sharing a traditional meal but having Christmas pudding on Boxing ...
Jane Caroline Ralphs

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Jane Ralphs talks about her teaching job in Milton Keynes, her previous career as a nurse. She explains how the family tries to make Christmas a time of giving by giving to charities and donating goods to charity. She also celebrates a traditional family Christmas. Object precious to her is her father’s OBE which he ...
Jane Anne Bidgood

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Jane Bidgood describes where she lives and the lack of community she feels there is in Milton Keynes. Recalls how all her family have been or are involved in the Guiding Movement describes the ethos and activities of Guides and Brownies. Her special objects are a watch chain now made into a bracelet and a ...
Peter, Sarah and Mattie Lousada

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The Lousada family talk about their childhoods. Peter recalls the places and life he had with a father in the RAF, the family moving around the country. Sarah recalls life in the area before Milton Keynes. Peter talks about his and his father’s RAF careers and mementoes from his father that are special to him. ...