Page 62 - It's a Rum Life Book One "In the Beginning 1947 to 1960"

At home in the later 1950’s family finances did not run to
pocket money, all my Grammar School uniform was second hand
and well worn, so much so that when I did get into the odd
scrape, the uniform jacket often came off worse and pockets
were easily detached leaving huge holes. To finance anything I
wanted to do or take part in I had to find the money the only
way I could.

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(The Complete 1 Boston Sea Scout unit, Scouts, Seniors,
Cubs and all the leaders. In front of St James Church Hall,
George Street Boston. The Hall and Church are no longer
there.)

I skipped school dinners and used the dinner money that I
had been given to fund all my activities and buy bits and pieces I
‘needed.’ Consequently I was always hungry and could not resist
fastening myself in the pantry as soon as I arrived home from
school and eating whatever was available. Because these where
more often than not cakes and pastries, I grew quite large!
The Penguin Patrol trained hard and consequently in 1957
won the coveted trophy beating all the other local units by quite
a high margin. It was an era of growth in the unit which was
fortunate to have very strong adult leadership in all its sections.

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