WHAT a lovely letter it was from Freda Pierce (Free Press, August 1).

It brought back many happy memories of being taken at the age of six by my auntie to Denbigh Library.

She was a member and she bought me a ticket to join the library.

It was a very gloomy room, but it sparked a lifelong love of books.

I also remember W H Smith.

It was at the top of Vale Street in Denbigh.

I used to be given 2/6 (12 new pence) pocket money for helping out on the farm.

If I saved for three weeks 7/6, I could buy the latest Enid Blyton book Five Go To Kirrin Island.

Saving 10 shillings would buy The Mountain of Adventure - 8/6 with 1/6 left over for sweets!

I am convinced reading these books and others helped me pass the dreaded scholarship into Denbigh Grammar School.

In May 1950, four of us from Bodfari CP School passed the exam - three boys and me.

Scholarship day was quite daunting.

We had to catch the 8.15am train from Bodfari to Denbigh (axed by Beeching).

The grammar school seemed an enormous building compared to our two-classroomed school.

Bodfari School was a beautiful Victorian building next to the station.

I believe it is now a private house.

Sadly, Denbigh Grammar School, including the original county school for boys, has been demolished to make way for sheltered accommodation for the elderly.

Having said that, I may end my days living in the grammar school, where I played hockey many years ago!

SARAH DAVIES

Denbigh