NEW YEAR NEW DECADE FIRST ENGLISH AND WELSH VISITS

We are off to a flying start to the new year and new decade with a film visit this morning to Chester and then on to Wrexham. I also used my time in Wrexham to visit the archive centre and got some hints on possible sources of information on Mandy's natural father Harold Patterson. Also on the family history front I got some more info from Swanley Family History center who are researching the people of their war memorial and found a lot on Sam Osborne who was killed in 1944 when parachuting into Normandy as part of the early attack to take out Nazi command posts. The research group have found a lot of information including two great uncles who were killed in WWI and not recorded at all on the memorial. Anyway enough info to start updating the family tree on my adopted side.

Chester was very quiet but normal bus services and friendly drivers made it a pleasant visit and similar in Wrexham although by lunch time it was quite busy. Both locations had unfortunate people with mental health problems staggering around and making life difficult, the police got involved in Wrexham briefly blocking the bus exit from the bus station to main road. No sign of anything new at either location other than a year old coach at Chester which arrived as I was departing, I'll get on with editing the Bus Spot Ultra on Sheffield tomorrow as it will be sunshine and cloud not good for filming, fingers crossed for more opportunities next week. Shots first from Chester this morning.