Oxfordshire care home reunites primary school pals after 80 years

A care home in Oxfordshire has brought together two primary school friends after 80 years.

Until July of this year, Brian Busby, 89, was the only man living at Lyndhurst care home in Goring. The former soldier moved into the home four years ago.

When David Minchin, 90, arrived, he instantly recognised Busby, despite not having seen him since they were 10 years old.

The pair attended Goring Primary school on Wallingford Road, and although they were not close friends, they have now become good pals and enjoy a daily pint of Guinness together.

“I was shocked when I saw Brian,” said David. “I didn’t know he still lived in Goring.

“He was just a boy when I saw him last but he hasn’t really changed.

“I always knew him as the ‘boy who lived in the bus’ as his family had a converted bus on a farmer’s field near the railway station.”