VE or VJ day party for Highfields Road in front garden at Aldertons’ house, Windyridge, 72 Highfields Road. All the children on the photo lived in Highfields Road. Two small ones at front, left to right, are ‘Bobby’ Stoneham and Marilyn Alderton. The rest, at the back, left to right, are ???, Simon Alderton (with drum), Josie Soneham (half hidden by flag), John Abbott, Mary Nicol (tall), David Nicol (with tie), Gilliam Stoneham, Diedrie Wright.

Ref	M1497
Date taken	May or August 1945
Source	Alderton, Simon