How to contribute
Kings Road, 1967
Photo by John Leach
I remember it well - I got caught in the snow trying to get back to work. A few of us from the filing dept. at the Alliance Building Society HQ, had gone to Blatchington Road to get cakes as it was a colleagues birthday. It was only snowing lightly when we left but we had to get off the bus on the way there as traffic was getting stuck, so we walked from just south of the railway bridge to Blatchington Road, bought cakes and then started walking back. The snow came down ever thicker and faster making walking and seeing very difficult, and I got separated from the others. When I eventually made it back to work, it was becoming deserted as staff left to try and get to their homes but I was taken to the first aid section suffering from a touch of exposure. Some of us thought we would be staying the night because so many roads had become impassable, especially for those who lived further away. However, the husband of a lady from another department got through and the couple offered to take me home (Links Road), as they lived near me in Portslade and I was very glad to accept their kind offer. It was a slow and slippery journey but we made it. When I got home I found that my sister, Jill, had walked home from the eastern end of New Church Road - in the sandals she was then wont to wear regardless of the weather! My father had the record though, having walked home, from Newhaven. Thanks John for the picture and rekindling the memories
Name:
Email address (See our privacy statement):
Comment: