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Recently discovered fifty year old diary of a Woking kid in the sixties Sunday 17th March 1968

This morning I went up The Green, Tanks was cleaning and doing up his bike, because he hopes to sell it so as he can get enough money to but Vernons.

After my dinner Chris came for me and we got a Green Line bus and went into Woking. We went to The Ritz, or ABC cinema for an ‘X’ film (our first…

Recently discovered fifty year old diary of a Woking kid in the sixties

Friday 15th March 1968

This morning I asked my mum if I could have the morning off school, and to my surprise she let me. So I just watched the tele and listened to the radio and done my TD homework all morning. I had no dinner then went to school.

In the evening I went to army cadets, and after some field craft we…

60's UK Diary recently discovered 50 year old diary of a London kid in the sixties

Friday 16th February 1968

About half past seven in the evening my mum, dad and my sister (biggest) went to a dance in Guildford, my big sister wore a dress that she’s been making, it looked quite good.

I wasn’t allowed to go out because everyone went out and I had to look after my sister. So I asked Crissy and Tanks to come round.

We watched television and ate sweets most of the…

Thursday 8th February 1968

The school third year ‘B’ football team, thats the team I play in, played the ‘A’ team, we lost eight goals to three, I scored the third for us. It was one of the best goals I’ve ever scored.

Tanks had a bit of a fight with Vern because Tanks was all lilly white and Vern wanted to make him dirty, so he shoved some dirt in his face.

Next week in Judo we all have…