when I cast my mind back I remember it still. Trips with my mum and dad down to the sea, my wet knitted swim-suit sagging down to my knees. A really nice cake shop was not far away, thirteen cakes for a shilling at the end of the day. Bexhill boasted four cinemas, and twice a week we paid one and ninepence for a really good seat. The playground in Egerton Park was really fine to ride on a rocking horse and imagine him mine. I left school at 15 and worked in a shop where the customer was madam and we were kept on the hop. And now as a pensioner Bexhill’s for me I’m home when I see the sign Bexhill-on-Sea. Peggy Willetts Born in Pebsham Don’t miss out on all the latest breaking news where you live. Here are four ways you can be sure you’ll be amongst the first to know what’s going on. 1) Make our website your homepage at www.bexhillobserver.net/ 2) Like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/bexhillobserver 3) Follow us on Twitter @BexhillObs 4) Register with us by clicking on ‘sign in’ (top right corner). You can then receive our daily newsletter AND add your point of view to stories that you read here. And do share with your family and friends - so they don’t miss out! The Bexhill Observer - always the first with your local news. Be part of it.