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Leisure_Johnsons_Leics Forest Cycling Club.mp3
Ron Johnson recalls his early days at the Leicester Forest Cycle Club.

Leisure_Post War Leicester_Brass House.mp3
June Davies talks about the Coventry Arms pub, Halford Street, Leicester, also known as the Brass House. June's parents ran the pub and she grew up in it.

Music_russ merryfield_folk.mp3
Russ Merryfield talks about the music people played at the Leicester Folk Song Club

NatServ_Geoff Walker_HongKong.mp3
Geoff Walker recalls being in Hong Kong in the 1950s for his National Service

NatServ_geoff fenn_good thing.mp3
Geoff Fenn reflects on the pros and cons of National Service

ROLLR-Civil-Defence-event-hbomb-web.jpg
A page from a 1962 'Visual Aid Portfolio for Civil Defence Canvassers' booklet showing the power of a hydrogen bomb.

Geoff Fenn's National Service pics (4).JPG
Geoff Fenn poses with a Radio Telephone Direction Finding (RTDF) truck during his national Service.

Sport_Rod Pratt_cricket.mp3
Former county cricket player Rod Pratt remembers the poor state of the facilities at Grace Road in the 1950s.

Sport_brian small_rugby.mp3
Former Tigers player Brian Small recalls the harder rugby union teams to beat in the 1950s.

Capital-T-Club-(12)_web.jpg
A photo of people playing snooker and table tennis at the Capital T Club in the 1940s.
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