Reference was made to Bert Mitchener and his second wife, Win (Your Memories, The Argus Weekend, September 28).

I knew them when, as a boy with my parents, I stayed with them for a few weeks in 1932 while we were "in transit".

Mr Mitchener, who was a guard on the Southern Railways express which ran daily from Brighton to Plymouth, was also the possessor of a fine baritone voice.

With his wife, they were known as Bert and Win, Entertainers, and often appeared at local charity concerts at Hove Town Hall and elsewhere.

Their signature tune was In An English Country Garden and two songs in their repertoire were When The Wedding Bells Rang Out For You And Me and Nothing Over Sixpence In The Store.

This last was, of course, a reference to Woolworth's, where, in those days, one could purchase an entire tea service for sixpence each item.

Some folk would buy one cup or saucer each week until they had built up an entire set. Those were the days.

-Cyril E W Wood, Queen's Place, Shoreham