Harry's [charity shops]

"I lived at DJK house. While I was a Wavertree resident, the first thing I remember, was my first day in Wavertree. And I didn't know anyone at the house. And I said to one of the residents, “fancy something to eat?” So we ended up walking up to Harry’s. And I just remember it being a lovely roasting hot day. And the staff in there were great. And the fish and chips was fantastic. And in the background I seen the park and I thought, “I like it on this road.”

After that I got pretty familiar, with some cafes and restaurants along the road. And I remember going to the Greek, when I’d been living there for maybe a couple of weeks, and again, the staff in there, they were just lovely. Been back there several times since. Papa's. I was in and out of Papa’s quite a lot. They used to do a lovely breakfast. And it all just formed a part of, that part of the High Street.

The Mystery again for me, is a lovely place, just a fantastic area. I mean, the lads regularly train there, I still go back there now at least a couple of times a month, we do a lot of running on the Mystery, and again, it's just a fabulous space. Everyone's always very welcoming, you know, we’d run past people and they're always letting on. It is just a boss park, it really is.

The big thing for me, was the charity shops. I'd never been in a charity shop really. Well I had done with my ma, but, you know, I’d always find it a bit like you know, “Oh I’m not going in charity shops, second hand.”

And, you know, four years ago, nearly five years ago, 2021, I was introduced to – we went on a, like a charity shop crawl, let's call it. And it totally changed my mindset and my mind about clothing, and I believe that’s down to, you know, a certain part of Wavertree.

And again, you know, I keep talking about the people, but the people who work in them charity shops are absolutely lovely, very humble people. Most of them do voluntary work, and Wavertree’s just a boss place – the coincidence is, I grew up in Wavertree, in Paddington Gardens. From when I was born till I was about 5, so I've got some roots there and I'm really, really happy to be reintroduced to Wavertree when I did back in 2021. It’s definitely my second home. Is right." (Transcript)