For nostalgia this week, we will stay in 1977 to see what was going on in Bracknell and its surrounding areas.
The children also did painting
One of the most heartwarming stories of the that was a feature in the Bracknell News about the Berek School playgroup.
Several children enjoyed the activities that summer
The nursery helped children with special needs, with the playgroup being organised by the Bracknell Society for the Mentally Handicapped.
The scheme was a success
The programme was launched to help out the mothers of the children with special needs throughout the summer holidays.
The scheme was to help the kids' parents
Organiser of the scheme, Mrs Sandra Mowbray, said: “The aim is to break up the holidays for the parents who and limited to where they can take the children.
“The playgroup takes the strain off them.”
Some of the activities that the children enjoyed included playing football and visiting Bognor beach.
That summer also saw a Binfield man achieve something unique.
Gardner David Harmsworth, 67, had a cactus bloom three times in six months.
David Harmsworth and his cactus
He said: “We got it five years ago and it’s never come out like this before – not even with the long summer had last year.
“We don’t feed it anything special, but we’ve asked our gardening friends and they say they’ve never come across anything like it.
“The funny thing is – we don’t even know what sort of cactus it is.”
At around about the same time, the summer of 1977 saw many people from the area and beyond visit Berkshire to enjoy a nostalgia motorbike meet up.
Lots of people were seen on the motorbikes
The event took place 44 years ago
Smiles all round
People from all over the county attended the event
Hundreds of people arrived at the annual Windsor run where enthusiasts enjoyed the day.
The event was enjoy by many people
Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves at the annual event
Finally, that same summer saw a disabled man from Wokingham reveal his plans to parachute jump, despite having only one leg.
A lot went on in 1977
Clifford Sadler, who worked as an office manager at the time, was a member of the British Limbless Ex-Servicemen’s Association.
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