Worsbrough Voices
"We got Bank End Community Hall and on a Saturday, we used to have cinema you know which were out of this world really. We used to have cinema for kids about 10 o’clock while 12 o’clock and then at evening parents could go for an evening session but they couldn’t take kids so that were really good and you could get ice cream there and that hall were a library as well." Charlie Parker describing things to do in Worsbrough for children.
"...they were good parents. I had a happy childhood and played all games, marbles and... you know everything... yeah, very fortunate." Hylda Sugden talking about her upbringing in Ward Green.
Exterior of Worsbrough Library
Background
The Worsbrough Voices oral history project was run by Worsbrough Library, with the support of Barnsley Archives and Local Studies, during July 2018. The aim was to capture reminiscences and memories of the area and its industries, by talking to local residents, principally those who had lived in the area all their lives. The interviewers were Kate Harper from Worsbrough Library and Allie Hunton. A selection of interviews are available to listen to along with the full transcripts to read.
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Transcript of Linda Ashton Interview (ref no: A-3757-Z/1/2)
(HTM, 139 KB)
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Transcript of Charlie Parker Interview (ref no: A-3757-Z/1/14)
(HTM, 393 KB)
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Transcript of Hylda Sugden Interview (ref no: A-3757-Z/1/15)
(HTM, 169 KB)
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