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Ron Levett, born in Alfriston, East Sussex, enlisted in 1943, and whilst posted to the British Liberation Army, took part in the liberation of Germany. He then returned to England, working in electronics and developing an interest in the new entertainment of the time - television.
I was now back living with Gran and Freddie, having breakfast at home and travelling to work in Brighton in Frank's car. Sometimes we drove to Berwick, parked in the station yard, which was free at that time, and travelled in by train.
About one hundred yards up North Street was a café known as Divalls Dining Rooms, where an excellent meal could be obtained at reasonable cost. The owner was called Wynne and she and another woman were waitresses while her husband was the chef.
A lot of the local people ate at the café, including the staff and acts from the local theatre and quite a colourful lot of characters they were too.
When the theatre was showing 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,' we noticed that all the girls in the show were quite short. It was explained to us that this was to make the lads playing cowboys look taller than they really were.
We also noticed that the young men seemed rather affectionate to one another. At the time, being found out to be homosexual was a criminal offence. Nowadays it seems to be compulsory to attain high office!
Ron Levett, 2001
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