My bedroom window looked out onto massive fields before Rectory Farm 2 was built.
I loved the BMX track near the shop and of course the Youth Club. Had some laughs in there over the years. But my favourite memories are of course the Barn Owl pub and a previous landlord's well-known saying - "Don't let your talking stop you walking".
Everybody of all ages from 5-late teens on their BMX's around the estate and on the track next to the shop. Was the best place to grow up! Miss it and everyone.
I remember when the council put those great humps along the main road to stop illegal encampments. It looked awful with those brown soil lumps along the road but they grassed over lovely. It looks nice and secluded now. Also it was an annual event to see the Bonfore night firework display in the Scouts field which is now an estate of 'executive houses'.
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