{"id":132594,"date":"2024-12-02T20:59:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T13:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132594"},"modified":"2024-12-02T20:59:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T13:59:22","slug":"four-friends-posed-for-a-photo-on-vacation-in-1972-over-50-years-later-they-recreated-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132594","title":{"rendered":"Four friends posed for a photo on vacation in 1972. Over 50 years later, they recreated it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46tah1t001p26p6dx7x6ope@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In the photo, four young women walk arm in arm, smiling and laughing, on a beach promenade. They\u2019re dressed in mini skirts and flip flops, and there\u2019s what looks like a 1960s Ford Corsair in the background. This is clearly a snapshot from a bygone era, but there\u2019s something about the picture \u2014 the womens\u2019 expressions, their laughs \u2014 that captures a timeless and universal feeling of joy, youth and adventure.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb3200013b6m3w38kjzo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            For the four women in the photo, Marion Bamforth, Sue Morris, Carol Ansbro and Mary Helliwell, the picture is a firm favorite. Taken over 50 years ago on a group vacation to the English seaside town of Torquay, Devon, the photo\u2019s since become symbolic of their now decades-long friendship. Whenever they see the picture, they\u2019re transported back to the excitement of that first trip together.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb3200023b6m964xfbhx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt\u2019s always been our memory of Torquay,\u201d Sue Morris tells <a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.com\/travel\">CNN Travel.<\/a> \u201cThe iconic photograph \u2014 which is why I got the idea of trying to recreate it.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb3200033b6mwajm3zwk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Bamforth, Morris, Ansbro and Helliwell were 17 when the photo was taken, \u201cby one of these roving photographers that used to roam the promenade and prey on tourists like us,\u201d as Morris recalls it.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb3200043b6mktnfjdw0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            It was the summer of 1972 and the four high school classmates \u2014 who grew up in the city of Halifax, in the north of England \u2014 were staying in a rented caravan in coastal Devon, in southwest England. It was a week of laughs, staying out late, flirting with boys in fish and chip shops, sunburn, swapping clothes, sharing secrets and making memories by the seaside.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb3200053b6m9ir08mh0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Fast forward to 2024 and Bamforth, Morris, Ansbro and Helliwell remain firm friends. They\u2019ve been by each other\u2019s sides as they\u2019ve carved out careers, fallen in love, brought up families and gone through heartbreak and grief.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm471ukhw00023b6ndygxunc9@published\" class=\"image_large portrait image_large__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-name=\"3Torquay-Girls[63].jpeg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"1.7027906976744187\" data-original-height=\"3661\" data-original-width=\"2150\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/3torquay-girls-63.jpeg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image_large__container \" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image_large__picture\"><source height=\"3661\" width=\"2150\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/3torquay-girls-63.jpeg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"3661\" width=\"2150\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/3torquay-girls-63.jpeg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"3661\" width=\"2150\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/3torquay-girls-63.jpeg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"3661\" width=\"2150\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/3torquay-girls-63.jpeg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/3torquay-girls-63.jpeg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Sue enjoys keeping scrapbooks and photo albums of the women's adventures. Here's a page from her Torquay 1972 scrapbook.\" class=\"image_large__dam-img image_large__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_large__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"3661\" width=\"2150\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb3200063b6mxftsiuw9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Over the years, the foursome have enjoyed adventures together to destinations including Majorca and Portugal.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb3200073b6m4cqjx7h7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            And this year, to celebrate turning 70, they decided to return to Torquay, where it all began.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb3200083b6mib7ac5hz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe always said, when we were younger, that one day we would go back to Torquay,\u201d Ansbro tells CNN Travel. \u201cAnd because we were reaching the big 7-0, we decided to finally go. Then Susan decided she\u2019d love to recreate the picture that we\u2019d taken when we were 17. But at first me, Mary and Marion weren\u2019t very keen\u2026\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<aside data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/pull-quote\/instances\/cm46x2jqw00203b6m4pelqgst@published\" data-component-name=\"pull-quote\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" class=\"pull-quote\">\n        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-sig-quote-default\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M9.277 6l.536.937c-1.224 1.12-1.584 2.961-1.6 4.236v.016h3.569v7.781H4v-6.103l.006-.02C4.037 10.014 6.287 6.874 9.276 6zm9.079 0l.536.937c-1.224 1.12-1.584 2.961-1.6 4.236v.016h3.569v7.78h-7.782v-6.102l.006-.02c.031-2.833 2.281-5.973 5.27-6.847z\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<p class=\"pull-quote__text inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"text\">\n        It\u2019s always been our memory of Torquay. The iconic photograph \u2014 which is why I got the idea of trying to recreate it.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"pull-quote__attribution inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"attribution\">\n        Sue Morris\n    <\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb3200093b6mzqrbv6ni@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            This hesitation mostly revolved around the thought of wearing clothes that at least evoked, if not directly resembled, outfits they\u2019d last worn in the early 1970s (\u201cI don\u2019t wear skirts or dresses now,\u201d says Bamforth, who recalls that in the original photo, three of the women are wearing near-identical skirts from then-UK shopping stalwart Tammy Girl).\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000a3b6m83ffgso7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Concern was heightened by the fact the trip was scheduled for late fall (\u201cIt was going to be October and we were going to be freezing cold in those mini skirts\u2026\u201d says Ansbro).\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000b3b6mv7me4si3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But in the end, it didn\u2019t take much for Morris to win her friends over. She\u2019s always been the archivist of the group, putting together photo albums and scrapbooks of their adventures over the years (\u201cSue is very good at doing things like that,\u201d says Helliwell). Morris convinced her friends that the recreation would be a fun way to mark their 70th birthdays and toast their decades of friendship.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000c3b6mxgvi5q06@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            So, in the lead up to the Torquay trip, the four friends spent hours scouring thrift stores and online second-hand sales, searching for clothes that resembled their teenage outfits.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000d3b6m800mnt6m@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            And then the next thing they knew, the group were squeezed into a Torquay public bathroom, stripping off their October-ready winter coats and getting changed into their teenage-adjacent summer dresses and bright-colored blouses (\u201cWe didn\u2019t want to be walking around with those clothes on all day long,\u201d says Morris.)\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000e3b6mp3bjjvc6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The public bathroom changing experience involved some last minute creativity \u2014 such as when Ansbro realized her shirt didn\u2019t really fit, so she \u201cjust hacked off the bottom.\u201d There were a lot of laughs as the foursome helped one another into clothing and helped arrange each other\u2019s hair.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000f3b6mfjti0669@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Then, aided by a member of staff at their hotel, the group tracked down the exact spot where the original picture was taken. A couple of other friends, Jane Brook and Carole Connell, who were also on the trip, took the recreated photo. Brook and Connell directed Bamforth, Morris, Ansbro and Helliwell, helping them accurately recreate their original poses.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000g3b6mmo5ii4w6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The result? A pretty note-perfect recreation: in the 2024 photo, Bamforth, Morris, Ansbro and Helliwell, are once again captured mid-walk, arms linked, smiles on their faces.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000h3b6mzhdj9ryz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            When the four friends saw the recreated photo, and then saw it side by side with the original, they were struck by the lumps in their throats.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000i3b6mixmunghm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt was both emotional and we were elated,\u201d says Morris.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000j3b6mhoqt0hps@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe were really pleased with how the latest photo turned out,\u201d says Bamforth, who adds that she \u201cagrees with Sue, it was very emotional.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000k3b6mq4v4vtq3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Bamforth was also happy that \u201cit was a good photo of all of us.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000l3b6mbyqg5z5f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt was good fun with the best company,\u201d says Helliwell.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000m3b6minhc2dn3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt was a great idea by Susan,\u201d agrees Ansbro, who found herself thinking of \u201call that\u2019s happened to us in between the pics.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000n3b6mdmyhh7lt@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThat day we recreated the photo is a cherished memory too, now,\u201d she adds.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm46vig8n00193b6m9z3mfajj@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"Torquay girls recreated pic.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.7\" data-original-height=\"1344\" data-original-width=\"1920\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/torquay-girls-recreated-pic.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1344\" width=\"1920\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/torquay-girls-recreated-pic.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1344\" width=\"1920\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/torquay-girls-recreated-pic.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1344\" width=\"1920\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/torquay-girls-recreated-pic.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1344\" width=\"1920\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/torquay-girls-recreated-pic.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/torquay-girls-recreated-pic.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Here's the recreated photo, taken in October 2024. Pictured from left to right: Marion Bamforth, Sue Morris, Carol Ansbro and Mary Helliwell in Torquay, Devon in the UK.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1344\" width=\"1920\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000o3b6m1jwyfilq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A few weeks after they returned from Torquay, the group decided to submit the two photos, with an accompanying write-up by Ansbro\u2019s husband, to the Halifax Courier, their local newspaper in West Yorkshire, England. The paper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxcourier.co.uk\/news\/people\/holiday-reunion-four-halifax-pensioners-recreate-first-parent-free-holiday-to-torquay-they-enjoyed-when-they-were-teens-4874776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published the story<\/a>, which was subsequently picked up by other regional British papers.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000p3b6msvx4yxfa@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            And then, suddenly the 1970s photo and the recent recreation started spreading across social media.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000q3b6ma6kze3rg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cEvery day it was somewhere else,\u201d says Morris. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t believe it. We still can\u2019t believe it.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000r3b6mxsejeoa0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cAnd so many girls are commenting underneath posts saying, \u2018We\u2019ll have to do that, we\u2019ll have to do that when we retire,\u2019\u201d says Helliwell.\n    <\/p>\n<aside data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/pull-quote\/instances\/cm46x8oa100223b6m8z8pos55@published\" data-component-name=\"pull-quote\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" class=\"pull-quote\">\n        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-sig-quote-default\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M9.277 6l.536.937c-1.224 1.12-1.584 2.961-1.6 4.236v.016h3.569v7.781H4v-6.103l.006-.02C4.037 10.014 6.287 6.874 9.276 6zm9.079 0l.536.937c-1.224 1.12-1.584 2.961-1.6 4.236v.016h3.569v7.78h-7.782v-6.102l.006-.02c.031-2.833 2.281-5.973 5.27-6.847z\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<p class=\"pull-quote__text inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"text\">\n        The day we recreated the photo is a cherished memory now, too.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"pull-quote__attribution inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"attribution\">\n        Carol Ansbro\n    <\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000s3b6mlbl2lcy4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The four friends are heartened to think they might have inspired others to recreate a favorite photo with their best friends \u2014 or even just encouraged someone to give an old friend a call.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000t3b6mp9pe1z4m@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Morris says staying in touch with friends over the decades is all about \u201cmaking time.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000u3b6mf5aeq1b2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Naturally, she adds, if you\u2019re raising a family, much of your time will be spent with your family unit, especially when your kids are young.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000v3b6mt3yb4quc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cBut just make sure that you still make time for your friends,\u201d Morris says. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t have to be a lot. And then later, the more time that you\u2019ve got, the more time you can devote to your friends. But never let it go, don\u2019t ever let it go.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000w3b6mgdxgrna1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            While Bamforth, Morris and Helliwell still live pretty close to one another, Ansbro now spends most of her time in Spain. But the group stays in touch via messaging app WhatsApp \u2014 they\u2019ve got an active group text thread and enjoy regular video calls. For this interview, CNN Travel jumped on one of the video calls with the foursome and witnessed a cacophony of laughs, memories, in-jokes, affectionate teasing and future planning.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000x3b6mpthdtb6v@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The four friends are currently looking forward to a Christmas meet-up in a couple of weeks, and they\u2019re also busy planning their next trip \u2014 to the seaside town of Blackpool, in the north of England, in January, with two other good friends in tow.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000y3b6mme6ynopl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThere\u2019s just something about going out with your girlfriends,\u201d says Morris. \u201cThe memory of when you were all 17, getting ready, putting your makeup on, putting lipstick on \u2014 that\u2019s there with you too.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb32000z3b6m1gz7b3vu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cAt 17, getting ready, we were so giddy and excited,\u201d says Ansbro. \u201cAnd we\u2019re still giddy now we\u2019re 70.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb3200103b6m2jlhli0i@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWhen we\u2019re all going out together, that feeling is still there,\u201d says Morris.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb3200113b6m1ngp18yr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The difference, the group suggests, is that today they don\u2019t take their friendship for granted. They\u2019ve seen each other navigate tough times \u2014 divorce, the loss of a partner, caring for elderly parents \u2014 they know nothing\u2019s guaranteed in life, and enjoying the moment with people you love is all you can do.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb3200123b6m00cg8dvd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cKnowing that you\u2019ve got people that genuinely care, it makes you feel safe,\u201d says Ansbro.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm46vgb3200133b6meyjatql3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThat\u2019s the beauty of this friendship,\u201d says Bamforth. \u201cWe\u2019ve gone through a lot of ups and downs over the years, but we\u2019ve always been there for each other.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/travel\/friends-torquay-devon-recreated-vacation-photo-1970s\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 In the photo, four young women walk arm in arm, smiling and laughing, on a beach promenade. 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