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Bloomfield residents remember the cooking in boarding-houses during the 1930s and 40s, when you had to bring your own food and the landlady cooked it for you!

Read another version of Betty Aspinall’s memories of the Bloomfield area, from the 1940s to the present.  The stories were collected at a reminiscence session in August 2008, and written down by another member of the reminiscence group.

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Bloomfield residents talk about the tram routes during the Second World War, and how soldiers were often seen doing military exercises on the beach.

Read some of the memories of Betty Aspinall, from the 1940s to the present.  The stories were collected at a reminiscence session in August 2008, and written down by another member of the reminiscence group.