For the young at heart
We help you enjoy them — and handle the tricky stuff today. If you grew up in Britain in the 60s, 70s or 80s, you’re one of us.
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Warm, funny memories from the days of four TV channels and Sunday roasts you could smell down the street.
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Jumpers for goalposts and a game of footie in the street. We only came in when our mums called us for tea.
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Rows of glass jars, a quarter of sherbet lemons weighed out by hand, and change from a shilling. Pure childhood joy.
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A deckchair on the promenade, the tinkle of the ice cream van, and not a care in the world. The great British seaside in its heyday.
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It disappeared quietly, replaced by something "modern". You heard it every morning before school, usually when you were running late. It’s the clatter of the old letterbox flap — the one every house had. That sound meant bills, birthday cards, and occasionally something exciting from a catalogue you’d circled in biro.
Share if your house had one. Life Tip: a daily walk to the postbox keeps the legs moving and the mind sharp.
It sat on every kitchen table, covered in crumbs and argument. One family. One newspaper. Four people who all wanted different sections. The weekend paper was a territory war — and Dad always won the sports pages. Nobody reads a physical paper together any more, but back then it was how families started the day.
Tag someone who always stole the telly section. Life Tip: batch-cook a roast and freeze portions — a proper dinner on a tired day, no effort required.
You could hear it three streets away. By the time it turned the corner, you were already sprinting home for coins. The ice cream van jingle — the original Pavlov’s bell for British kids. A 99 with a flake was the pinnacle of summer. That Mr Whippy van was more reliable than the weather forecast.
Share if you still can’t hear Greensleeves without wanting a 99. Life Tip: a weekly cash "fun budget" in an envelope keeps little treats guilt-free.