Margaret Todd

Hi Jean, I have just gone onto the Sheffield Forum and notice there is a message from you. I do remember going to Sunday School, I Remember the Sunday School concerts, I remember being in a group of boys and girls singing “ If you were the only Girl in the world & I was the only boy” the song ending with the girls perched on a boys knee as he was kneeling on one leg. ( I bet none of us would be able to get down or up that far now) and the Whitsunday procession. I can’t remember whether we were called princesses , but I was Princess Carnation I have a photo of my self dressed in pink, with a thing on my head . Elizabeth my sister was princess anemone, in lavender. what a shame we hadn’t contacted each other before you came on your cruise we could have met. Cheers for now keep safe we haven’t received our Covids vaccines as yet, but we have had no Covids out break in our city. margaret

Hi I’m trying to put together our voyage to NZ from Sheffield, for my Children, and the Grand Children. I remember us getting a ride to the railway station by a man that had a Morris Woody that lived down the road from us he must have lived across the road from you. Was there a Co-op shop down the road. Cheers for now, I hope you are all safe from the covid virus.

Hi, yes I think our parents did a great thing for my sister and I, though it must have been a hard decision for them to make at the time. My husband and I live in a small city called Dunedin which is in the South Island. Population of about 100 ,000. Situated on the East coast, over looking a harbour, and the sea. We have a world renowned University, and Medical School, with the students adding much colour, and interest to the community. Our climate is not the best, but very rarely goes below freezing , but can get to 25 dec C in the summer. The population of NZ is now around 5 million, with 2 million of that living in Auckland. Yes we’re pretty lucky 🙂

Hi,, yes you are so correct. Our Surname was Corker, my sisters name is Elizabeth. We lived at 120. Were you on the same side of the road as us. If so I think I can remember playing in your back yard. What was your name. Gosh it’s many years ago, I’m 74 now, and don’t think there will be anymore trips to the UK, not that we’re not in excellent health, but it’s such a long trip , and quite expensive, our NZ dollar doesn’t go very far over there. Love to hear from you.

My Mum used the cough saying, and another she would use was. “I’m standing here like cheese at four pence.” When we asked Dad where he was going he’d reply “there and back, to see how far it is.” another rather naughty one of my fathers was when referring to a woman he thought was acting posh. “ she’s all fur and no knickers “ Not very P C

Sheffield is a distant memory for me. My Mum, Dad and my sister and I immigrated to NewZealand when I was 9 in 1955. We lived In Fitzmaurice Road. I Remember the Markets, Dad buying a dish of whelks, and me boiled sweets in the shape of a fish, going to the Baths, and you could buy a cup of “Boveril” I suppose it was to warm you up, walking a long way to school. ( it felt like it then) to Whitby Road County Girls School. Dad worked at “George Cohens” coming to NewZealand was a whole new world. We arrived in NZ in November, summer on the way, blue skies, lots of grass and wide open spaces. And my sister and I getting hives from playing in the long grass. My husband and I visited Sheffield in 1999, but sadly I didn’t recognise anything.

I attended Whitby Road County Girls School from September 1951-1955. We then immigrated to NewZealand. I distinctly Remember my first day crying my heart out and being slapped around the legs and told I was a big girl now, and to stop crying. We lived in Fitzmaurice Rd., there was another school nearer to where we lived but it was considered to be a bit rough.