We were walking home from school talking about football, girls and who might be on Top of The Pops later that evening.  We heard gunfire and it sounded close.  It was coming from the direction of our estate!

 It was 1974 and gun battles between the IRA and the British Army were a regular occurrence in the estate.  We often had to run home to our houses for sanctuary during these battles which were spontaneous and could occur at any time of the day or night.