Changes seen by a Generation X child

I was born in 1970. My 54th birthday is fast approaching and I still wonder how time has gone so fast… the years have been motoring along at full throttle! It was 50 years ago that I was having fun on the climbing frame at Harlesden Primary school. Remember the long spell of continuous hot […]

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Opal Fruits: made to make your mouth water

THEY were made to make your mouth water. Even though now called Starburst, many hardcore old school consumers (myself included) still call them Opal Fruits. In this retro post, I take a fond and swift look back at some of their television adverts. Family getaways The 1974 advert featured a family of four stuck in traffic. The […]

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