When I was around 12 to 14 years old I usually spent my summer holidays in South Wales.
Aunty Mary, through her Chapel, were friends with a family from Morriston, Nr. Swansea in South Wales, and they were called Mr & Mrs Johns, and lived at 24 Lan Street, Morriston.
The first time I went to stay with this family, I went with Aunty Mary and we only stayed a couple of weeks, but after that each time I went I was allowed to travel by myself.
I used to catch a Royal Blue coach from the Cross Hayes, car park and this would go to Gloucester, where I changed to another coach that took me right through to Morriston where Mr Johns met me.
In those days it seemed much safer for a child to travel by itself than it is today.
I used to spend nearly all the summer holidays with the Johns family. They had a younger daughter than I was, as well as an older brother. I believe this brother went on to become a well-known Rugby player.
I can remember many happy times and singing along with the daughter Andrea, 'Green Grow the Rushes Oh'.
We were taken to Mumble's beach to play and visited a lot of different places.
