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Ebba Cummings recounts growing up in Rothbury

18th March 2022

Ebba talks about his lucky conversation with Jack Oliver that led to him driving the refuse lorries in Coquetdale as well as being a a retained firefighter for nearly 45 years. He recalls some escapades with his friends and how his father would walk to Thropton for a few drinks every Sunday.

Ebba was interviewed in 2018 just before the start of the Out of Town Museum project and we had hoped to interview him again before Covid 19 stopped everyone’s plans. Ebba passed away in March 2021 and this short compilation of some of his memories includes photos kindly supplied by his family.