Alex spent his whole working life in the sugar beet industry, starting in Scotland and finishing in Cantley in Norfolk. He was employed in many factories from Shropshire to Iran and has seen a big change in working conditions and practices. I grew up on a farm in Fife, in Scotland and we were […]
Cantley sugar beet
A Rednall from Reedham. A life on the marshes (1950s-2017)
Archie was born in London and his family moved to Norfolk when he was a child. He talks about his childhood and later life on the Norfolk marshes. I was born in London, but my dad moved to Reedham in 1947. He bought Brick Kiln, which was the old Reedham brickyard, although it was redundant […]
My varied life – Bevin Boy, herring fishing, agriculture and reed cutting (1940-2019)
Bernard had a varied career based around the Stalham, Hickling area. He was a Bevin Boy, worked in the fishing industry out of Great Yarmouth, cut reed and sedge and did many other jobs. Early days in farming I started work at 14 in 1940 and I worked at the nurseries, or greenhouses – whichever […]