I lived at 65 Cambert Lane, Gorton between 1960 and 1970.
It was a really lively area with lots of excellent shops, such as Stanley LUMB's Chemists Shop, Mrs OGDEN's Bakers, Mrs GIBLIN's Outdoor Beer Licence (an early version of today's Convenience Store) and Bill STURGESS's Butchers Shop.
Kids I grew up with in that area included Dave McKEOWN, Dave MOFFAT (who later became a Police Dog-Handler), twins Alan and Raymond HULSE (Alan later became an actor and appeared in Jewson adverts and in ITV's Coronation Street), Tommy and Eamonn GIBLIN, Dave KING, Brian HARDING and the girl who lived next door to me, Ruth DOWNIE, plus the lovely Lynn McKEOWN.
Nightlife for kids in the area consisted of monthly discos at Gorton Congregational Church on Cambert Lane or occasional trips to the Twisted Wheel or the Oasis Club in Manchester when the 1960's really took off with the Beatles era.
The nearest parks were Gorton Park off Hyde Road, opposite the Belle Vue Lake (before it was filled in and had the Belle Vue Granada Bowling Alley built on it), and Peter Pan Park off Chapman Street,
It was a great area and someone out there must have been part of it.
It would be nice to hear from you.
John Holmes (66 years) Lincolnshire.