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Football for hours was our go to. Summer in particular was great, home from school, couple of hours playing, tea then out again until all the mums started shouting your name. Not sure that happens anymore. People blame FIFA games and the like but I get the sense people are just far less willing to let their kids out for hours now and either the risk are greater or people are more aware of them. 25-30 years ago feels like a different world.

Rounders and kerby were other favourites. Burn jumps, tarzan swings, the spectacularly un PC 'Japs and Commandos' all get honourable mentions too.
We also now and then played the usual post mans knock, skipping and peevers, well I done that because I fancied one of the lassies, honestly🤣

One game that I loved was ‘Lampy’ it wasnt about punching someone, although that happened often. It was a really rough and tumble game where numbers ranged from 5 to 10 mostly and a ball was blootered up in the air and it was a free for all, dribbling and then taking a shot at the lamp post with the ball, if you hit the lamp post you went through until it was just 2 players and winner who hits the lamp post first. A lot of skill, luck and being a pure thug helped 🤣