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Rod
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Woolies was a favorite shop for most young lads, they sold a complete range of small Airfix Kits which used to cost around 1/6, or 7.5 new pence..... a fair bit of money!! They also sold the tiny tins of Humbrol enamel which you bought to paint your creations with, I cant recall ever painting one of mine I never had the patience or the extra money needed to buy the paint.
Our branch of Woolies was just below the Bartons Arms and The Hippodrome next door to Coombes the eye optician.
Around Xmas time in the 60's Woolies sold bulbs for Xmas trees which came in all shapes and sizes....snowmen, father xmas, xmas trees etc etc they were quite large bulbs when compared with the small fairey lights we have today.
The store also sold a great range of toys, the toys seemed better than those you could buy from the House That Jack Built? The other great thing about Woolies was the sweets...... "PICK & MIX" a dream world for most kids of the time, we were always hungry.
Our branch of Woolies was just below the Bartons Arms and The Hippodrome next door to Coombes the eye optician.
Around Xmas time in the 60's Woolies sold bulbs for Xmas trees which came in all shapes and sizes....snowmen, father xmas, xmas trees etc etc they were quite large bulbs when compared with the small fairey lights we have today.
The store also sold a great range of toys, the toys seemed better than those you could buy from the House That Jack Built? The other great thing about Woolies was the sweets...... "PICK & MIX" a dream world for most kids of the time, we were always hungry.