PUPILS at East Hagbourne primary school, near Didcot, had their own in-house entertainment.

When it was too cold to go out to play at breaktime, they could settle down and enjoy a puppet show indoors.

Janis Carter, 10, and Brian Bird, 11, pictured with some of their audience in 1966, had perfected their skills as puppeteers.

Memory Lane this week


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