'Xmas party was held on Sunday when the store was closed'.IT was special memories of Christmas in Howells that prompted Sheila Rose to send in her story. As her dad Mike Walsh Mike Walsh is a common name that could refer to:
"I must have been about six or seven and I can still see it," Sheila, 67, told the Echo. "It was always held on a Sunday when the store was closed. We were escorted through the empty shop and first taken to the Christmas grotto. "We waited in turn to climb aboard the little train that took us around the caves decked with fairy lights fairy lights Noun, pl small coloured electric bulbs used as decoration, esp. on a Christmas tree fairy lights npl → bombillas fpl de colores and wintry win·try also win·ter·y adj. win·tri·er also win·ter·i·er, win·tri·est also win·ter·i·est 1. Belonging to or characteristic of winter; cold. 2. scenes. "Then we all sat on the polished floor and waited for Santa to call out our name to give us a present." Sheila, of Caerau in Cardiff, also recalls the awards her dad, who was still working for Howells when he died in 1960 aged 55, received for good service. She said: "During his career he was presented with badges, issued for safe, accident-free driving. These badges were in the shape of an oak leaf. "After 10 years he was given a gold star to mark 10 years safe driving." CAPTION(S): Sheila Rose with a medal presented to her father Mike Walsh, inset, who worked in the Howells store |
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