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Alstonefield| Milldale| Dovedale| Hartington| Leek| Mappleton
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Staffordshire memories
Where The Tittertons Started
The Titterton family started in this area.
Cauldon Low Cricket Club
Whilst going through a number of items handed down to me by my late grandfather Ronald Arthur Rayson of Suffolk who passed away in 1982, I found a medal from the Leek and District Cricket League with an inscription 'Cauldon Lowe 1904 Runners Up'. It may have belonged to a member of my distant family, surnames of which are Rayson, Foules, Harris, therefore I am interested in any information regarding the Cricket Club, Team list from that period etc.
Andy Beesley
St Lukes And Milner Girls
I was born in Leek and went to St lukes school and then onto Milner girls in Springfield road. Did anyone else out there go to either of these schools.
Evacuation
At the beginning of the war I was evacuated to Leek. I was only there until the Christmas but I remember going to school in a building called the Nicholson Institute and I stayed with some lovely people called Wagstaffe near Balls End Park. They had a shop where they sold and repaired watches. I remember that we used to go for walks on Sunday afternoons to Rudyard Lake.
Audrey Frost
Happy Childhood Memories in Cheddleton
I have very happy memories of Cheddleton. My aunt and uncle, Mary and Norman Milne lived at 1 St Hilda's Avenue. We as a family, frequently visited. We stayed for a week in the summer holidays, spending days further afield exploring the Roaches, or the Potteries. But my favourite was spending time fishing for Sticklebacks, walking along the canal bank and exploring the flint mill. Life seemed more idyllic and days longer and slowly paced. Was it? Or are my childhood memories misleading me. My aunt sadly died around 1973, that was the last time I was there, my uncle moved away. I often think of Cheddleton, Rudyard Lake and lots of other wonderful places. I am always thinking I must go back to North Staffs maybe this, will be the year.
The Cafe School
We moved to Alton from Somerset in November 1958. The primary school was closed for refurbishment. Mr. and Mrs. Carnwell who owned the garage and cafe played host to the village school, it all seemed quite strange to this 7 year old. There are many good memories. Rushing out at play time to wave to the steam train drivers after they left the station and Mrs Carnwell mothering us all. We played in the yard at the back of the premises and two classes shared a room. Mr. Carnwell had lorries which transported the first excavators for JCB. We moved back to the village school in 1959 after the toilets had been moved indoors and central heating installed. The winter was freezing and the walk to and from the village seemed long and cold. Mrs Carnwell used to heat up the bottles of school milk which were often frozen. Mr. Gilbert the Headmaster lived to the left of the bridge down in the valley in a bungalow. Petrol was a... Read more
Mrs. Worthington
Mrs Worthington ran the shop and cafe. She sold some interesting bits and pieces besides sweets and ice cream. In the background is the pub run by the Parringtons. We often walked from home down to the cafe and treated ourselves to an ice cream in the summer. There were lots of walks around the area and so the cafe was popular with visitors.
