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22 YEARS AGO …Personalities by Bert Northwood

It is with real pleasure that I introduce two brothers for each of whom I have a genuine admiration. Each is gentle, quiet-voiced, always ready to be helpful and expert in his own field.
  DAVID GREEN of Edgewood Electric in London Road joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Seaman. After completing his training and coming of age he became an Aircraft Handler. He left the R.N. in 1953 and for the next 12 months he had several local jobs. He then joined the local form of W.R.Hornbrook of Kings Road and Battle. From there he went to work for the Bendix Company, servicing launderette and commercial vending equipment. Gaining increasing experience in the field of electrics he then started his own electric wiring contracting firm and then began doing work on domestic electric appliances. Five years ago he decided to open his shop with three engineers. He has now given up service work personally and now remains full-time in the shop. His firm still, of course, offers expert and reliable servicing of domestic equipment. He is married with no children. His hobbies are gardening and trout fishing. He ties his own flies.
  COLIN GREEN of Empress Art was born in Hastings and was educated at the Grove Secondary School. After leaving school he travelled abroad, mainly in Germany and the Far East, for ten years playing the piano in pop groups and cabaret bands. He started his picture business nine years ago and turned to picture framing two years later. His hobbies are computers, postcards and music.

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As you may know Jean and Vic Watson have sold their greengrocery business and retired. They ask me to pass on the following message: “We would like to thank all our customers for their loyal support and patronage over the years. We are sorry to be leaving you all after such a long time, but we all get older and have to move along the line. Thank you all once again.”

[Taken from the local news magazine Bohemia of June 1986, edited by Bert Northwood, journal of the Bohemia Area Residents’ Association. Thanks to Vic Watson].

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