Here's a fascinating bit of trivia sent to me by cousin Sue. If like Sue and I you grew up in Pemberton Gardens you would remember Gert Abbott. Gert was the sister-in-law of Fred Abbott (husband of Florence Bayliss and Sue's Grandad). Geret was a familiar figure to us kids, particularly noticable because of her uniform - she was a warden at Holloway Women's prison. One of Gert's sons was a playmate of mine and another became a workmate in later years. I never knew her daughter, Rita, very well as she was older than me but Rita has been in the news recently as her and her husband refused to pay the levy imposed on Londoners to help pay for the Olympics. Sadly, they lost their case and it has cost them a lot more than the original charge. If you'd like to read more click HERE,
More about life in Pemberton Gardens in the future.
Good for them! It's not the money it's the principal!!! You know what happened over here in the Colonies when you tried that taxation without reprehensible thing! In solidarity with them, I'm going to dress up like a Red Indian and dump Olympics merchandise in Boston Harbour! Vive le revolucion, ay?
ReplyDeleteActually, it wouldn't be the FIRST time I was caught out on Saturday night wearing feathers....
ReplyDeleteVe hef vays of making you pay........!
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