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Children growing up in the 1940s and 1950s had far fewer toys than children do these days and spent most of their time outdoors. With little traffic on the roads they played out on the streets of their neighbourhood. For children growing up in Haslemere, a relatively rural location, children played in woods, farmland and the local recreation grounds. Children at this time were also expected to have a hobby and joining societies such as the Girl Guides or the Scouts were part and parcel of growing up.

Track 8 Youth Club and Scouts

Credit line: Alan Perry talks about going to Youth Club and Scouts

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Interviewer: So what else did Haslemere have to offer a teenager then? Interviewee: Well at that age there was the Youth Club, run by Mr Miller, and remember Lena, Lena that worked here her husband ran the Youth Club, so we used to along to the Youth Club. It was a very strict group because he was very strict Christian, but it was fine. We used to go there, play table tennis, that was at St Christopher’s Hall, so we used to go there. There were Scouts if you wanted to. I never made it in Scouts, I made it only one trip and that was it.

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