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For many years, Colwyn Bay U.D.C. ran a bus service along the promenade from Old Colwyn to just beyond the former pier at Rhos on Sea. Commencing in 1926, a small fleet of 5 'Guy' BB type vehicles with covered top ...Read more

A memory of Colwyn Bay in 1961 by John Owen

Mum and Dad (Charlie and Annie Ruddick) lived at 5 Malt cottages (opposite The Anchor)from the mid sixties.I spent many a long and happy day in the summer with a bag of sandwiches and a bottle of squash at my ...Read more

A memory of North Warnborough in 1962 by Moira Anderson

When I was 5 years old my Mum and Dad sold everything and we sailed by cargo ship back to England from Montreal Quebec. We settled in Robin Hoods Bay as my grandma Phylis Timbrell owned and operated the Antique Shop along with ...Read more

A memory of Robin Hood's Bay in 1965 by Liz Caven

In 1960 and 1961 I spent holidays in Creek Road. I stopped in a wooden bungalow called MEON. In the photo of Creek Road I remember the white building was an amuesment hall. I clearly remember Eastoke and the club. In ...Read more

A memory of Hayling Island in 1960 by Nick Beard

I remember the Pier just before it changed in the late sixties when the arcade was built at the entrance. Before that it was a walkway divided by a wooden fence which can be seen clearly in this picture. As a child I would play on ...Read more

A memory of Morecambe in 1968 by John Cairney

The small sandy beach at Newhaven was known as the horse shoe bite. It was completely covered at high tide, but as the water receded, it exposed fine golden sand, ideal for making castles and getting in your sandwiches. A row of ...Read more

A memory of Newhaven in 1960 by Kathy Farmer C/O Terry Roberts Roberts Flooring Contractors Ltd

You'll all go "Oh yes", when I jog your memory that Seaview was formerly named 'Kite Farm Camp'. It changed its name to Seaview around '61/62 when Arthur Fitt the garage owner on the other side of the station bought it from ...Read more

A memory of Swalecliffe in 1960

Hi All, one of my memories of Grays old High Street was the café. Walking down the High Street toward the beach, on the left hand side was the cafe, it was called the Green Door and was owned by Bert Herrington. He and ...Read more

A memory of Grays in 1960 by John Fautley

My nan had a caravan on the Blue Anchor Site and my cousins and I were shipped off there every summer.The highlight of the week was always when the fish and chip van used to come and park near the pub. The lowlight of the ...Read more

A memory of Seasalter in 1969 by Neil Bryan

I found an old postcard of Porthminster Beach recently in a charity shop in Devon. I was intrigued by the message, it was addressed to a Miss Johnson at Pedn Olva House and something tragic had obviously happened as it talked of being ...Read more

A memory of St Ives in 1964