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Dive straight in and have a listen to more than 150 interesting snippets from the lives of our interviewees and learn more about how life in and around the shops were. Snippets are generally a couple of minutes long and we have plenty of them for you to enjoy. Just tap/click to read/listen.

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Sheila Burnett – I still have my outfit today

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Lisa Carter – A scary environment for younger women

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Memories of Miss Pack

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Jane Caldow – First floor at Union Street Packs

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Marlene Tolley – The travelling traders

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Sheila Burnett – The Bridal Department

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Marlene Tolley – Never work much makeup

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Jane Caldow – My Mum ran the Jaeger Boutique

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Learning how to build up a window display

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James Pellow – How the clothes were displayed

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Sourcing items for the windows

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James Pellow – Who was involved

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Coming back to Packs

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Sue Fowler – You didn’t serve customer at the beginning

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Impeccable service

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Sue Fowler – Wealthy customers

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Miss Guy was a fabulous woman

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Everyone and their Mums went to the Coffee Bean

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Jane Caldow – Coupons for women’s clothes

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Jane Caldow – Choosing the stock

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Helping out at the Fashion Shows

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Memories of Woods and Wilkins

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Jane Caldow – Packs on Union Street

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Johnny and Colin’s Boutique

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Jane Gibbs – Coffee Bean memories

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Lisa Carter – The pace of the cat walk changed

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Jane Caldow – Living upstairs

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Lisa Carter – The hubbub of the Fashion Shows

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Dressing a window

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – I was a free spirit

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Sue Fowler – Swimming during lunch hour

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Sue Fowler – Fashion shows

That’s all folks

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