Gingerbread

And when we look back now in 2026, we aren't at all surprised, are we, that two people who had met when they were so young didn't stay together.

It wasn't until years later that Carol would meet Alan Morgan at single parents group Gingerbread.

They hit it off straight away and Alan moved in with Carol and the children and the couple were married in March 1977.

Two years later, in 1979, the family moved into the Lindsley Corner Shop, buying it with some of the money from the sale of Carol and Richard's home in Swindon.

These small steps are all touch points to help you keep yourself connected, even though you may feel like you're stuck at home in the evening.

And then there are the bigger things like joining a local meetup group for single parents, Gingerbread and Frolo are great places to start.

These can be online or in person to best suit your situation.

Stop saying no altogether to night sight.

Mum arrived with 50 pounds.

Um, she credits the amazing charity Gingerbread, which has since closed down, for helping her open a bank account and getting her on her feet, and she got a job.

But we had, we had very little.

Our clothes came from charity shops.