Great story Sylvia....you know we kids back then, on the whole, never had any ready money to spare for our entertainment. So it was down to scrounging what we could to finance the pictures, sweets, drinks, etc.
Pop bottles were always popular if you could find any. I used to run errands for older neighbours who would promise me money up front...me with a surprise on my face when told about the forthcoming "tip"..... since Mom said we shouldn't take money for such help. Looking in the grass near bus stops was often rewarding for lost change as well.
You would see me walking ever so slowly by Mrs. Cases' house, in particular, because she would often pop out of the side door and request some shopping.
Mrs. Case was a great tipper. Or walking around the square to see if a certain baby was out for an airing and needed a walk.
My Dad used to wax lyrical about the Newtown Picture House way back when. I think it was a favourite place to go for a lot of people.