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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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Marlene Tolley – ‘Appro’

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Impeccable service

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Sheila Burnett – We’d shop at Packs for special occasions

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Miss Pack window models

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – A great customer experience

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Sheila Burnett – Closing down

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Returning to work for the third time

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Jane Caldow – Wedding services

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Marlene Tolley – The cash desk

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James Pellow – It was formal, but not stuffy

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Jane Caldow – Childrens’ Dept in Union Street Packs

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Lisa Carter – Models from the Mainland

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Sue Fowler – Visitors from Coronation Street

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Lisa Carter – Experience helped relax me

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Marlene Tolley – Everything was cleaned each week

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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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Sheila Burnett – Elizabeth Pack

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Sue Fowler – Greeting customers

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Sheila Burnett – The Bridal Department

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Hanging on by my fingertip

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Sue Fowler – How it began

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Jane Gibbs – My Dad was a perfectionist

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Jane Gibbs – Buying shoes that lasted

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Guidance from Miss Guy

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Marlene Tolley – My first job

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Marlene Tolley – Surnames only

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James Pellow – Listening to Virginia Wade win Wimbledon in 1977

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Sue Fowler – The Bridal Department

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James Pellow – Playing Father Christmas

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Marlene Tolley – The shopping experience has changed

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Jane Caldow – Packs on Union Street

That’s all folks

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