Interview with Frank Stevens (b.1933).
Frank Stevens moved to Milton Keynes with his wife and two young children in 1977 from Harrow, Middlesex. He needed to establish his business as a medical representative in this new area. He recalls Netherfield in the early days as ‘like a desert’ and comments it was a pretty basic environment. He saw little of MK since he was out on the road working, but his wife and children settled reasonably well. He talks about education for the children, shopping in Netherfield, and transport. He had his own car, which ‘seemed to be a necessity’.
Leisure activities were limited initially – Bletchley Leisure Centre, cinemas; there was not a great deal for the children to do. He remembers the delay in the hospital being built. Over time he has noticed MK get busier, and traffic increase. In his opinion public transport should be improved. He comments: ‘It’s hard to have feelings about MK, really. It’s a bit soulless, I find … it’s hard to put a finger on it’.
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