[18] 1961 to 1970 field found by Providence
To continue my real life story 1961, in February, my Father, who had been very ill with a duodenal ulcer, had survived an experimental operation to by-pass part of his duodenum, sadly died less than a year later, aged 65 years. Peter grew up on the small-holding, and became friends with Paul Austin, whose parents…
[19] 1972 to 1976 Peter’s first job
We eventually moved in the summer of 1972. Roy had to lay a concrete roadway, erect a large packing shed which he bought second-hand, and a smaller shed to house the second-hand tomato grader…
[20] 1977 to 1987 working in Aladdin’s cave
We had a very happy life at Ardleigh, attending St. John’s Anglican church in Colchester, but by 1980, profits in horticulture had started to fall, owing to the quantities of Dutch produce flooding the markets, so we decided to look for another business, perhaps in retailing….
[21] 1988 to 1992 building a kit car
After moving to Newton Flotman near Norwich we went to Norway with Roy’s brother, Ted Reason, which was to become our last holiday with him. Also in 1989 our son, Peter, bought a Midas Gold kit car and because he had no garage, we said he could use ours.It was based on reconditioned mini engine…
