WHO’S WHO?
Grandmother Valerie Edwards, 82, lives in Birchington, Kent. She is mother to Gayle (and Louise and Paul).
Mother Gayle Broadbridge, 59, lives in Minster, Kent with husband, Gary. She is mum to Sophie.
Daughter Sophie Smalinsky, 37, lives in Margate, Kent with her children, Joshua, 16, Arthur, 11, and Ivy-Rose, three.
What are your earliest memories of Christmas?
Valerie My memories of the late war years are vivid. My father was away in the army, and we stayed with my grandparents, aunt and cousins. I remember three of us tucked up in a double bed, too excited to sleep. We’d hang our stockings and there was always fruit, a clockwork toy and a book. There was no Christmas tree. For lunch, we’d eat a chicken that had been…
