Sixty years ago, a bunch of sixteen year old unsuspecting innocents crossed the Torpoint ferry for the first time to begin a great adventure, sadly now denied to anyone else.

Harold Wilson was Prime Minister, Lyndon B Johnson President of the United States. We had black and white television, with only three channels, BBC1, BBC2 and ITV.
In the September, Sonny and Cher were at number one with 'I got you babe', The Beatles were at number 2 with 'Help' and the Rolling Stones sat at number 3 with '(I can't get no) Satisfaction'. (In those days, these things mattered!)
A gallon of petrol was 6s 2d; a pint of beer cost 2s 4d; average house price was £3,344.
Where has the time gone?

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