Blaby - The Lost Village: Life and times of a Leicestershire lad in the 1950's - 1960's

BLABY - A LOCAL STORY THAT MUST NOT BE LOST!Revised November 2024***; NOT illustrated; please refer to the eBook edition for the ILLUSTRATED versionThis is a personal account of one person's - the author's - recollections from some 60 to 70 years on, but also of historical importance to those who need (and, hopefully enjoy) being reminded of the true rock and roll years and earlier, including the dark days of 'learning by gaslight'.

It features the Leicestershire village whose community, features, and values were not only typical of the day, but also unique. We are talking about the years immediately after WW2 until 1970.

It's a memoir and a celebration of events and of those who lived through them and, in some cases, made them and made the era so special.

Don't expect any 'expose', because there were none - or none of which to speak.

OK, so one could call out the politicians of the day who caused - allowed - the railway branch lines to close, whilst vested interest was one factor (some say a main factor) in the development of our new 'American-style' highway system, from the M1 and beyond. Was the By-Pass: a good thing? or did it alter the character (and size!) of Blaby but not for better.

*** Revisions include a new 'BLABY HALL OF FAME section.

Friends, family and descendants of the few individuals who are cited here will enjoy being reminded of how those that went before them and alongside them made history - least-ways a local and social history that should not - MUST NOT - be forgotten.

The author acknowledges their value in shaping his own future and outlook on life. For those reasons he also recognizes his debt of thanks to them in making his life, as well as the village's, something special to look back upon.