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Summer 1976

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SteviesNicks · 22/06/2026 08:06

So we keep hearing on the news that we are set to break the records for the highest June temperature in set in 1976

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_British_Isles_heatwave

Were you around during that summer?
What are your memories of it?
I was 2 so don't remember a thing!

1976 British Isles heatwave - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_British_Isles_heatwave

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SteviesNicks · 24/06/2026 07:25

@MissDixieVoom oh my gosh that must've been agony for you.
If we've learnt anything in the intervening years, it is about the dangers of sun damage.

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Prombles · 24/06/2026 07:59

MadisonAvenue · 22/06/2026 21:34

I turned 7 that Summer. My most vivid memory of it is how dry everywhere was and the local grass fires. We lived near an AONB and huge parts of that were on fire, and there was a huge fire on the common land opposite our house. I remember watching from the front bedroom window and the flames were coming right up to the pavement on the other side of the road, I was worrying that it’d somehow spread across the road.

I’ve just bought this book which looks to be very interesting.

Now have a copy of this myself, it seems to be in all the Waterstones stores for anyone else who might want it - I'm saving it to read on holiday - thanks again for recommending it!

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