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Post War Changes
The Avenue Youth Club
The Avenue Club in Victory House found that membership declined with the closure of the filling factory and the depletion of the workforce. Membership was opened up to the local community, and teenagers living nearby could join the Youth Club. Evelyn Bedford (nee Facer) became an enthusiastic member:
“Quite a few of the boys and girls I knew had parents who worked at the Depot and we used to go to the Youth Club by invitation. It was a lovely club. We played table tennis and even had a table tennis team which used to go out by bus to Beeston and the Meadows. I think we played matches at Boots and Ericsons, but we always had to go by bus. No one had a car then. We weren’t allowed in the bar, because we weren’t old enough, but we were allowed to take drinks into the table tennis room; soft drinks of course, usually Vimto. I remember there was a young man called Alan Davies who played music by ear. I don’t think he could read music, but we had some wonderful evenings round the piano.”
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