“At sixteen I was allowed to become a cashier as well as an usherette. The Americans were stationed at
Sawston Hall and in Nissen huts outside the chapel.
There were also airmen at Duxford so a lot of military would go to the cinema at Sawston. Back then we
would use it for ‘socials’, which was a dance but with games as well. We would play musical chairs, which we thought was hilarious. In those days we used to
jive but I never got asked for some reason or another. I do remember one night when I did though. I thought, ‘This is good.’ But it wasn’t as good as I thought, and the American got a bit fresh so my knee came up, and that was the end of my US association.” Ruby Brown
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