Hastings Forum

By George! Sorry, I couldn't resist. Reminds me of Boy George who was just taking off in the early 80s. I was at Spyway the summer of 1977. Comparing that to the early 80s is like comparing Mars to Venus. ABBA was the thing in '77. Polo mints were just 2p. Everything was so happy and so much fun. Th...

Mohammed T and everyone, I was in Swanage, Dorset, the summer of 1977 only. I was 10 years. We got 40p pocket money every day. How much pocket money did you get everyday? They were religious about pocket money, tuck time, and five meals a day: breakfast, tea (orange juice and biscuits) lunch, a seco...

Aren't childhood crushes great! I fell in love with Mandy and I was only 10 years old and to this day (near age 50) can't get over it. She was beautiful! This was at the height of Iran's super wealth in 1977 and all the Persians were super rich. All that changed overnight with the 78/79 revolution. ...

I was a summer camper only at Spyway International in Dorset during the Summer of 1977. I remember Charles who smoked and Rachel who used to read outside. I learned how to swim while I was there and there was a French boy names “Michel.” They took us out to the cinema to see the Spy Who Love Me whil...