1981 (16 YEARS OLD)

I first met Kate at a disco the Banbury Rugby Club was having on Bonfire Night (November 5th), 1981. After the fireworks. And the sausages and baked potato that were cooked on the

In England, during the late 1970s/early 1980s, the was a multitude of youth subcultures. And a sizeable minority of teenagers, including my peers, identified with one. There were Teddy Boys, Skinheads,

I remember the actual date of this incident: February 19th, 1981. Because it was two days before my 16th birthday. It was a Thursday. The plan for the following day was for

Banbury Fair happened every year in late October. It was called the Michaelmas (pronounced Miklemus) Fair. It went on for 4 nights, and had games and rides and attractions. It