Who said nostalgia was a thing of the past? (Another trip down memory lane.)
A song about growing up in Hereford, England, south of the River Wye in the 1950’s and 1960’s.
It was a much slower pace of life in the 1950’s and 1960’s and possessions were not so important as they seem to be nowadays; there were lots of activities which did not need mobile phones, computers, games consoles etc.
There were street games, exploring the local fields, climbing trees, bike rides, impromptu football or cricket matches, train-spotting, walks along country lanes, taking photos, to recall but a few.
There seemed to be more freedom for children then than there is now and their play was not supervised by mum or dad; they were free to adventure far from home for hours on end.
I’m sure that if ‘Health and Safety’ had been around then, they would have had a ‘field-day’ attempting to keep up with the introduction of relevant risk-assessments!
A great many of the fields have now been replaced by houses and there is much more traffic on the roads and parked in the streets. Today’s pace of life is much faster and families seem to have to work long hours to get enough money to live on.
In another 50 years time, I dare say that today’s children will also look upon their childhood with fond memories!
© Ken Hartland and Keith Hartland.
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