Would you like a fleece? (1952-2006)
Monica had a varied and interesting career well into her seventies. Retirement didn’t slow her down and Monica became a member of the Spinners and
Monica had a varied and interesting career well into her seventies. Retirement didn’t slow her down and Monica became a member of the Spinners and
Pauline talks about her working life in the shoe business and keeping a shop. She also remembers being part of Madame Osina’s theatrical troupe and
An interest in textiles has become a real passion for Liz who was unable to work for many years due to ill health. She speaks
From the age of 15, Paulette worked in Norwich making heels for shoes, later for British Home Stores, made crackers at home and worked with children
John talks about his life working in the Great Yarmouth offshore industry The early days I left school at seventeen and my first job was
Margaret went to domestic science college after leaving school in 1957, but found her real vocation much later in life in homeopathy which she practiced
As a child during WWII Mary worked picking potatoes and then entered a special programme for training young nurses. She recounts the time when tuberculosis
Pat worked as a secretary for Woman’s Own in London where, aside from her secretarial duties, she was often called in to do some modelling.
After leaving school at 14, Desmond worked as a coalman delivering sacks of coal to the growing city of Norwich. After National Service he went
Sue trained as a nurse in the 1960s and retired in 2009. During this time she worked in many different areas of nursing. She describes