Malcolm’s schooldays

Skiing in Allendale in the 1950s

Malcolm Whitfield (on the right) talks to Allendale School history club about his childhood in the late 1940s and 1950s, including ‘ski-ing’ lessons in the field on Lonkley and growing vegetables to supplement school dinners.

Interviewee: John Malcolm Whitfield | Recorded: May 2018 | © AVLHG 2022 no unauthorised reproduction permitted

0m20s – House and heating | 1m30s Family | 2m12s – School life | 4m53s – Games, activities and chores | 5m52s – Family holidays | 5m22s – Religion | 6m51s – First job | 7m53s – Employment in the dales | 9m12s – Village entertainment | 10m39s – Local shows and New Year’s Eve | 11m24s – Changes from then to now | Total duration: 11m52s

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