Nostalgic memories of Meopham's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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I lived in Foxendown Lane, from 1945 to 1967 when I got married. I went to Meopham school , when Mr Strand was headmaster, and Mrs Potter was a teacher. My friends were Deirdre ( dids) the police mans daughter , Brenda and Mary , Hilary and Helen .It was a lovely time. My name is Carole Pantlin was Jackson.
My memories of Vigo camp Meopham My memories of Vigo are somethings I will never forget. I was born in Chatham, Kent in 1948. For reasons unknown to me, we ended up in a Vigo camp. The Nissen hut we were in must have been an officers mess. i.e it had a lots of rooms and also a lot of toilets. In the winter it was very cold. But Spring and Summer were a haven for a child growing up amongst the rhododendron ...see more
My Grandad was Ken Derham, the village baker. I lived at the bakery for a short time when I was aged about 9. I remember him making the bread and being allowed to help him fill the donuts with jam. I can still smell how wonderful the bakery was and to this day the smell of bread baking brings it all back.
I was born in Arnold Avenue, just five minutes walk from the George pub, which was handy later on in my life. Also the post office opposite the pub, which was owned by Mr & Mrs Fit-Simons, who used to have rows of clear lidded biscuit tins, with sweets in such as; black jacks, halfpenny chews, fruit salad and flying saucers etc. I would often pop there for mum's 1/2 oz of Golden Virginia and pack of ...see more
I came to live in Meopham in May 1953 when I was 5 months old. I lived in a house called Kesteven right on the bend in the road at Meopham Green. Derham's the bakers was opposite, where Ken Derham used to bake all his own bread. On Good Friday you could always smell the hot cross buns. My mother, Sylvia Harper, always marvelled at the fact that she could see the windmill from her bedroom window. ...see more
My parents moved into Station Rd in 1963, as a newly married couple. There was a terrace of new houses built in Station Rd in 1962/63 & theirs was the furthest house down the road, the end of the terrace, I think No.28? I was born there in 1965. I used to go to playgroup at the old Scout Hut at the other end of the village & remember one very embarrassing event when I was about 4..... My mum was ...see more