This week I’ve been chatting to a number of people about their childhood in Worcester. One former resident, Laurence Davison, has written a fascinating account of his early years growing up in St John’s, long summer days filled with time outdoors, climbing trees and football in the street. Days that were filled with their fair share of mischief too! Laurence, who now lives in Berkshire, was born in 1957 and spent much of his childhood living in Claverham Close. He recalled “There were at least twenty children of similar ages, for my two brothers and me to mix with.