Margaret Miller

Margaret Miller was born in Long Preston in 1930. The village has always been her home and she has been a shopkeeper in the village for most of her working life.

Part A:  Memories of childhood, family life and schooldays then working at a bakers in Hellifield. Marriage and becoming a shopkeeper in the village.

Part B:  About transport from the village and the village shops. Memories of Christmas, and village events; Band and Hope, scouts from Leeds, Baptist Chapel, Drama Club and picnics at the Beck.
Marriage traditions at the Church.

Part C:  Visiting the Doctor, midwife and dentist.
Memories of Parents & Grandparents

           Coping with cattle & sheep in heavy snow.

Recorded:  July 2008

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