![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/childhood-pals-are-reunited-after-40-years-thanks-to-ww2-note-hidden-inside-book/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_JS310293298.jpg&description=Bernard Duff, 93, and Barbara Donald, 94, lived three houses apart in Hornsby Crescent, meeting when they were just small children and growing up together into their teens A pair of nonagenarian childhood neighbours were reunited after 40 years thanks to a note found stashed inside a charity shop book. Bernard Duff, 93, and Barbara Donald, 94, lived three houses apart in Hornsby Crescent, Scunthorpe, meeting when they were just small children and growing up together into their teens, both moving away when they met their significant others and married. The friends bumped into each other every now and then over the years, but had lost touch around 40 years ago, reports Grimsby Live. Several weeks ago, Bernard, who lives on Gunness Lane, bought the book 'Britain at War' about the Second World War from a local charity shop. Flicking through the pages the following day, he discovered a note tucked inside the cover, and realised it was written by his childhood neighbour, Barbara. The note read: "The time at which this is being written is 5:10pm. The war is not troubling us much. We have had very few bombs here. We are having a bit of trouble with rations, but are able to overcome the difficulty pretty well. I am sitting by the fire and haven't been to school, owing for a touch of flu." It was signed by Barbara Godden (now Donald), aged 14. Thinking Barbara had passed away and keen to reunite the note with her living family members, Bernard said previously: "I just couldn't believe it. I was showing it to my carer and I said, 'She lived three doors away from me'. I'd like to find her, but I have an idea that she might not be with us. I'd like to find her family and give the note to them because it's a piece of history." Amazingly, just one day after that story was published, Barbara's son contacted Scunthorpe Live to state that his mother, 94, was still very much alive and well and would love to meet Bernard. Barbara, who lives on Messingham Road, said: "My husband Graham){kind=link}
Bernard Duff, 93, and Barbara Donald, 94, lived three houses apart in Hornsby Crescent, meeting when they were just small children and growing up together into their teens
A pair of nonagenarian childhood neighbours were reunited after 40 years thanks to a note found stashed inside a charity shop book.
Bernard Duff, 93, and Barbara Donald, 94, lived three houses apart in Hornsby Crescent, Scunthorpe, meeting when they were just small children and growing up together into their teens, both moving away when they met their significant others and married. The friends bumped into each other every now and then over the years, but had lost touch around 40 years ago, reports Grimsby Live.
Several weeks ago, Bernard, who lives on Gunness Lane, bought the book ‘Britain at War’ about the Second World War from a local charity shop. Flicking through the pages the following day, he discovered a note tucked inside the cover, and realised it was written by his childhood neighbour, Barbara.
The note read: “The time at which this is being written is 5:10pm. The war is not troubling us much. We have had very few bombs here. We are having a bit of trouble with rations, but are able to overcome the difficulty pretty well. I am sitting by the fire and haven’t been to school, owing for a touch of flu.” It was signed by Barbara Godden (now Donald), aged 14.