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My father worked for BP Llandarcy from the 1960s. I was born in 1971 and some of my earliest memories are the smell of my dad coming home from Llandarcy. He worked on a machine called the catreformer. He rescued my first cat Sooty from ...Read more

A memory of Llandarcy in 1974

I went to Meonstoke School in 1976, soon after moving back to Hampshire from Cornwall. We lived for a while with my Gran Tricia Howe at Govers Cottage, who still lives there today! The School always smelt of Germolene!

A memory of Meonstoke in 1976 by Catherine Howe

I went to Kingsley School as an infant in 1978 and left before it closed, at some time in the 1980s. I remember the headmistress Mrs Morris, who became Mrs Vincent, who smoked in the classroom!, and the wicked ...Read more

A memory of Kingsley in 1978

I with my twin brother Clive were born in Ripon Close in1958. Moved to Ascot Close number 15 around 1969. We both went to Islip Manner followed by Vincent from 1969 to 1974. Our friends included Robert Gosling, Danny Field, Tony ...Read more

A memory of Northolt in 1970 by Neil Havill

While I was the Scout Leader with the 3rd East Kilbride Scout Troop in the 1970s several of my scouts became interested in flying. After several sessions of model building we decided we needed to do ...Read more

A memory of Lasham in 1977 by John Howard Norfolk

Living in Longparish for 27 years from 1979 is etched deep in my memories notably because it was during the formative years of bringing up a family. Having renovated White Windows, a mid 19th century house near the ...Read more

A memory of Longparish in 1979 by Barry Sterndale Bennett

My memory of Compton Bassett is not extensive - to say the least - as I spent roughly a year in married quarters before my husband was posted to Bordon in Hampshire. He was in the REME ...Read more

A memory of Compton Bassett in 1974 by Trish Bailey