A homemade plaque with the names of two older brothers and two neighbours who were a similar age. It celebrates their made up football team which perhaps dreamt of winning the FA Cup in 1972.
The plywood plaque hung on some twine in our shed throughout my childhood.
Today, my two (living) brothers and I are clearing mum’s neglected home.
(Mum’s not dead. She’s in a care home. Her story is for another day).
We have been drinking wine, unearthing long forgotten memories and asking each other about our remembrance of things past.
Today, we discovered a box (unrelated to this photo), which shed light on a life-changing event in all our lives…
The death of one of those boys who used to play for Bramcote Athletic.