Did you say this rhyme at your school?
Ip, dip, sky blue,
It is not you.
Or maybe this one?
There's a party on the hill
Would you like to come?
Bring your own bread and butter
And your own cream bun.
A local researcher is very interested in your childhood memories of games, rhymes and songs that were used in the playgrounds or streets in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. They would contribute to the first-ever detailed collection of the children's traditional games in the two counties.
You might remember playing games such as Queenie-O, Stuck in the Mud or May I Cross Your Golden River. Perhaps you chanted rhymes as you played ball against the wall or while skipping or clapping. Do you remember how you chose the person who was going to be 'on or 'he' or 'it' in the game?
John Turrell who is putting together material as part of his research at University College Worcester would welcome memories of any games or rhymes used in the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire .
He hopes to publish a book on the subject when his research is completed.
He can be contacted by post at:
Beechcroft Leys Lane, Bircher, Leominster. HR6 OAV
or by e-mail to: johnturrell@btconnect.com
Michelle
"Three o'clock is always too early or too late for anything you want to do"
(Jean-Paul Sartre)