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When I look back, they were probably the best years of my life though I didn't think so at the time, my mam had parted from my dad, I was 12, had never heard of Cargo Fleet, had lost my dad and was taken to this place Id never heard ...Read more

A memory of Cargo Fleet in 1968 by Alison Jones

My parents ran the Red Lion between 1953-83. I was brought up here and went to Blendworth School, Mrs Byrne was the headmistress. The pub was situated on a tight bend on the old A3 and was regularly hit by vehicles unable ...Read more

A memory of Horndean in 1960 by Jon Blandford

I was born in Lower Bedfords Road and as a young child I can remember cattle coming down the road to go in one of the fields in Bedfords Park. My mum used to shoo them out of the garden with a tea towel. I ...Read more

A memory of Havering-atte-Bower in 1960 by Sharon Middleton

I attended the 'boards' training school based at Harold Hill, along with 79 other apprentices during 1960/61... I shared lodgings at Collier Row for the first year of the apprentice training ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1960 by Colin Crane

I remember lots of my old school friends names. I was born in Brentford, I went to Ealing Road School first. Then to Brentford Secondry Modern School. We moved to Bedford in 1961. I remember many of my old school friend's names.

A memory of Brentford in 1961 by Valerie Mc Cabe

So long ago! I remember looking at it when passing by car on our way to seeing friends in Bedford.

A memory of Bedford in 1965 by Vincenza Catania

About the time I was born in 1939, I had two aunts who were nurses in Claybury Hospital. Several years later, in the early 50s, I used to help the milkman from Drapers Farm and one of our biggest ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge in 1963 by Michael Prudence

I was a summer season driver of these boats during my college holidays in the early 1960s. We operated four boats, Silver Foam, Silver Stream, Silver Crest and my own boat, Silver Dawn, which I believe came from the Norfolk Broads. The ...Read more

A memory of Bedford in 1960 by Edward Donnelly

I lived on Leigh Road within spitting distance of Hilton Park. I worked at Leiigh Infirmary as a Cadet then Pupil Nurse. My dad played in Bedford Church Band. My social life was going to the The White Horse on Railway ...Read more

A memory of Leigh in 1968 by Dorothy Merga

I worked there for a few years with Stan Hunt at the Picturedrome, and the Plaza which was nearly opposite across the river was owned by a man called Mr Cheetam. I also worked at the Plaza as a relief ...Read more

A memory of Bedford in 1960 by Eric Bootles