Richard grew up in Maldon. He recalls his youthful activities: football, collecting empty bottles for money, playing at Beeleigh and on the railway lines, swimming in the Prom lake and working in the “Valley” for Peter Williams. He also remembers the Embassy cinema, Beeleigh Point-to-Point, catching Dabs and Maldon Carnivals. Later he worked at Sadds.

Mead, Richard

(Born 1950) Interviewed January & February 2019.

Richard grew up in Maldon. He recalls his youthful activities: football, collecting empty bottles for money, playing at Beeleigh and on the railway lines, swimming in the Prom lake and working in the “Valley” for Peter Williams. He also remembers the Embassy cinema, Beeleigh Point-to-Point, catching Dabs and Maldon Carnivals. Later he worked at Sadds.