Pauline recorded some lovely visitors’ stories at the Watershed prototype showcase event and also at the Greenway Writing Group in Southmead.
Rekha Boodoo-Lumbus: Remembering using a washing stone with her grandparents in Mauritius
Rekha is a specialist mental health nurse; running her own advocacy business concerning Dementia.
A fascinating description of using ashes to wash clothes
Memory of being a young adult using a tiny portable washing machine in her first studio flat
Pam Fowler: Wash day at Gran’s.
Pam is a founder member of the Greenway Writing Group in Southmead. She is a long-standing elder and community volunteer
Sue Darke: Wash Day in the 50s
Sue is also a member of the Greenway Writing group. Sue lives in Filton, Bristol, and was a nurse in her working years
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