SOME OF YOU may remember a photograph I posted here and at the FACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE two days ago, with a question? The photograph was of a group of children with some adults, all posing with Peter Cushing. Who and where they were, I had no idea! The photograph was part of a news clipping pic, but had no description, just a date on a piece of paper that said, '1992'. I am extremely grateful to the lovely people who in just a few minutes after I posted the pic, stepped up with the answer... they were the children in the photograph, answering with their personal stories, now as adults, with details of that wonderful day captured day... and many others!
Many thanks to:
Laura
Dawson : 'I’m in this picture at top of the stairs in the front row.
Peter treated us all to a day out to go and see the wizard of oz. I
lived next door to Marika and Dave in Alexandra road and used to help
with the lorries of clothes etc that they organised to go to Romania.
Peter was always involved too. One year the children we had helped came
to visit us and we got to go on the trip out too!... He was such a kind
generous man. He used to walk past our house a lot and admire the garden
and have a chat. I’m pretty sure it was somewhere in Margate. I went in
his car with my sister and his personal secretary to the theatre as the
mini bus was full. If I’m correct he was so impressed with the lady who
played Dorothy that he helped progress her acting career. I remember my
mum saying to me as we lined the streets for his funeral when you grow
up your realise how famous he was.'...
John
WicKham: ' It’s an after show picture when they were taken to a show in
Margate by Peter! Some are Romanian children our two daughters also
went Laura far left Natalie far right Peter loved our garden in
Alexander Road and used to come and sit in the peace and quiet for a
while during his bike rides around Whitstable Marika Cavell top row
second from the left who was our neighbour organised trips to Romania
taking clothes food etc'....
Sue
Pryor : 'When I was at the Longreach Beefeater we invited Dave and
Marika to bring a group of children from Romania for a meal in the
restaurant. Cannot remember which year this was but was glad to be
involved!'....
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT that a group photograph that has laid in a file, untitled for years, would provide us with such another interesting side of Peter's life and generous spirit and fabulous and emotive post here at the pcasuk page?
IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE to meet you all, thank you so much for sharing your memories. I hope that, maybe you will share some more memories . .and that we will see you here, many times in the future 😊- Marcus (pcasuk)
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