I remember the shop, when I was a boy during the war. I stayed for some time with my grandparents, who lived at No 11 lowson street. I was always sent down to the shop on errands. Even though there was a war on, life then was much better.
My mother was Doris Bell nee Dilks. I also remember a lady called Margaret Scott working there in the early 50s. Before Joe had the shop next door it was owned by his mother Isa and was the village post office.
Hi Sandra You have sparked a few memories off for me, my sister also worked in this store for a few years aproximately 1950-52. When she first started she had to walk to Whitton then on to Bishopton where she got morning tea at Mrs Berryman”s then onto Great Stainton and then back down to Stillington stores. It would take well into the afternoon and she soon got a bicycle to make life a bit easier. I can remember before Billy Britton was manager a Mr Kit Trotter was manager, he lived in south avenue next door to the local Midwife, Nurse Robinson. I am curious to know who your mother is as I remember Mary Hodgeon who was our neighbour doing that job before my sister. Also other girls who worked there in the early days were Joan and Dora Farley, Bettsy Bell,Minnie Milton and Joan Drury. If your mother happens to be one of the Farley girls it might surprise to know that another of my sisters married Alan Farley. I have lived in Australia since 1970
My mother, worked at this Co-op in the late 1930s/early 1940s. She rode round the outlying farms on a heavy sit up and beg bicycle collecting orders. The store manager was Billy Britton. I remember going to the shop in the early 1950s for groceries – sugar in blue bags, bacon sliced while you waited, butter cut from a huge block and blue milk tokens. I believe families had these when there were small children in the household, otherwise the milk tokens were black.
Our Co-op was on Norton Road opposite the buffs club
I remember the shop, when I was a boy during the war. I stayed for some time with my grandparents, who lived at No 11 lowson street. I was always sent down to the shop on errands. Even though there was a war on, life then was much better.
My mother was Doris Bell nee Dilks. I also remember a lady called Margaret Scott working there in the early 50s. Before Joe had the shop next door it was owned by his mother Isa and was the village post office.
being born in 1965 only Vaguely remember it being open,mostly boarded up,what a shame,co op,Joe”s shop,cyril butlers and calverts,brilliant times.
Hi Sandra You have sparked a few memories off for me, my sister also worked in this store for a few years aproximately 1950-52. When she first started she had to walk to Whitton then on to Bishopton where she got morning tea at Mrs Berryman”s then onto Great Stainton and then back down to Stillington stores. It would take well into the afternoon and she soon got a bicycle to make life a bit easier. I can remember before Billy Britton was manager a Mr Kit Trotter was manager, he lived in south avenue next door to the local Midwife, Nurse Robinson. I am curious to know who your mother is as I remember Mary Hodgeon who was our neighbour doing that job before my sister. Also other girls who worked there in the early days were Joan and Dora Farley, Bettsy Bell,Minnie Milton and Joan Drury. If your mother happens to be one of the Farley girls it might surprise to know that another of my sisters married Alan Farley. I have lived in Australia since 1970
My mother, worked at this Co-op in the late 1930s/early 1940s. She rode round the outlying farms on a heavy sit up and beg bicycle collecting orders. The store manager was Billy Britton. I remember going to the shop in the early 1950s for groceries – sugar in blue bags, bacon sliced while you waited, butter cut from a huge block and blue milk tokens. I believe families had these when there were small children in the household, otherwise the milk tokens were black.