Horncastle, The Church c.1955

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I’m Don Spencer. I entered homeleigh orphanage in 1954 at the age of 7. After a period in reception, I was transferred to home 10, a house for boys, run by miss Shaw as our mother. A ginger haired bad tempered woman, who took delight in punishing us at every opportunity. Outside activities kept me sane, school and football mainly. I did run away a couple of times and the feeling of relief was ...see more

my brothers and I were sent to homeleigh in 1958 after our father was demobbed from the RAF and our mother became ill . Iremember arriving at the recieving home under the watchful eye of the Vardy's and after a few days moving to home 4 which was being run by MR&MRS Blades who were very nice.Iremember being invited into their living room whenever RUSS CONWAY was on there tv (I think she had a thing for him) ...see more

I was at the home in 1950 I was a baby taken there from my birth I believe my sister Hilda Boswell was there as well. We came from Gainsborough. I have only recently discovered this and am trying to.get any info out there Comment please if you remember either Hilda or John Does anyone know where Wragby home was I had a sister there.

I spent ten years of my life at the Holmeliegh from 1939-1949. I was known to everyone there, children & staff as BUNNY and I can honestly say that although things where hard I was never mistreated in any way. We were looked after well and really wanted for nothing except maybe real Mother love. I was a bit of a rebel and often got punished but never violent I read the article by Michael ...see more