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My memories of Acton Bridge go back to the mid 1950s and early 1960s. The picture of boats at Acton Bridge Cruising Club takes me back to my teenage days. We had a boat called 'Scampi' which was a 32-foot ex-Norwegian ...Read more

A memory of Acton Bridge in 1957 by Laurie Hatchard

I recall moving house from the Spike, Blaydon, to a newly built house in Linden Road, Blaydon. The steps leading down from the gateway where not quite finished so my Dad had laid wooden planks down so my mum could get down to the ...Read more

A memory of Blaydon in 1955 by Isobel Dunbar

I remember going to my grandparents' house in Low Row, Addison. It was a colliery village and it was always a treat to go there in my summer holidays. The house was basically a two up, two down but the downstairs back ...Read more

A memory of Ryton in 1952 by John Wood

We arrived in Brixham in the spring of 1954, our first 'home' was a one bedroom   basement 'flat' in Torquay. I found plumbing work on a block of flats at Plainmore, and became close friends with Brian and Whin Dovey from the Newton Abbott ...Read more

A memory of Brixham in 1954 by Tony Harper

Having been an exiled Scot since 1966 I was rather dismayed to discover that Motherwell Central School (later known as Brandon High), which I attended in the late 1950’s, had been demolished recently. I clearly remember ...Read more

A memory of Motherwell in 1958 by John Cunningham

I remember my holidays spent in the village from an early age, they were happy times. I stayed with my Gran & Grampy Cannings who lived at Model Cottage, my cousins lived in the house next door. My brother and I spent our holidays ...Read more

A memory of Baydon in 1953 by Glynis Smith

It was about 1953 when we discovered pluffers and ca caws. The pluffer was a device we used for a pea-shooter. This was a straight stem from a weed and it was about an inch or so in diameter, hollow through the centre and ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1953 by Jimmy Burrows

Saturday morning was the highlight of the week for me I put on my ABC badge and made my way from Hope Street to the La Scala picture house near Motherwell Cross in Brandon Street were I duly paid my ...Read more

A memory of Motherwell in 1956 by Alexander Mc Bride

Memories of Brandon High also reminded me of the time I developed a crush on an attractive girl who also attended the school. I decided that a sure-fire method of gaining her attention was to present her with a box of chocolates. ...Read more

A memory of Motherwell in 1959 by John Cunningham

Another memory I have of Brandon High is being taught Scottish Country Dancing, an ordeal exacerbated by the fact that boys and girls were otherwise segregated and consequently perceived one another as members of an alien ...Read more

A memory of Motherwell in 1957 by John Cunningham