Further to my last post, regarding the main source of traffic, the tomatoes from Guernsey,
the tomato season was from mid February until mid November,outside of this period,the
work was quite varied. For example, French cauliflowers from Brittany, Onions from Spain
on a Macpac, also oranges from Spain on a Macpac. Bales of rubber to Dunlop Footwear in
Speke,Liverpool… Bales of wool to Bradford and Keighley. Sugar Beet was another source
of work,which was delivered to British Sugar at Kidderminster by the night trunker from
Horndean,on his way north to Wigan. A few trailers had been fitted with side and tail boards,
about 3ft 6ins high specially for the sugar beet. I do not know were the sugar beet came from
but I expect some of you Hampshire boys will know. Regards, Ray Smyth.
