I came over in 1953. My husband came over first to find work in England and lived with his sister. He had money but he didn't send me any because he was a gambler. So I sold my land and came over to England with my three children.

The climate was nice in Cyprus, I used to climb trees and pick olives and work on the land. In England I was with my husband and working as a machinist. I was taught how to do overlocking in a factory. I was happy here and felt like a proper woman. In Cyprus I wore old rags. I used to get £6 a week in the factory. People were nice, I never fell out with anybody.