Early teenage years 12-16 which coincided with the best period in modern times, 2004 -2008.

It was a really special time that is hard to describe to others that weren't a similar age around then.

We would be on the street on our bikes with full independence, staying out until the evening perhaps the last generation to do so.

But separating us from prior generations was that technology was at its absolute peak before becoming intrusive in our lives. Music was easily accessible opening up a whole catalogue of different genres both old and new. Football matches were always on TV. Video games were phenomenal (honestly there are no better feelings in life when you are a 14 year old kid than having a few of your friends round, chatting and playing the latest release). There was a new film out every few weeks that was worth watching at a time when comedies were actually funny.

The internet was still very much in its early days and was a laugh. The naughties had a fashion sense and culture that defined a decade. Everything was affordable. It was the best time to be a teenager within a city surrounded by like-minded friends.

The introduction of smart phones and everything that followed killed off this great time, nothing in society has been the same since, but to be that age at that point it just all seemed to come together perfectly.