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I lived in Malvern Road and remember the winter of '47 when we had six weeks of snow and wonderful tobogganing on the slopes. My dad was the manager of Park&Brown Jeffery Street and a skilled wood man who was able to build me an excellent ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham by Michael Barton

On the 2nd September 1952 I was born at Manor Farm. I lived there with my parents, my maternal grandfather and two older brothers. I know my grandmother was alive when I was born but, unfortunately died soon after. My grandfather ...Read more

A memory of Yealand Conyers in 1952 by Sue Tomlinson

My dad Jimmy Brown was born in Greengairs in 1925, he lived with his family in Hill view. He's still going strong and turns 97 next birthday. Is there anyone who knows him as he's the last man standing in his family.

A memory of Greengairs

Childhood until age 6 - I remember so clearly our walks via Latchmere Passage to the Park and all the sights and fun of the Tree Walk, Fountains, Guinness Clock, the Grotto. I remember my dad taking me to the swings on a ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by sarahmartin

I attended HH from mid 70's until '78 - I left after I had taken my 'O'levels there. I remember very clearly Mrs Hewlett, Mrs Earwaker (and her laugh!), Mrs. Poulter, Mrs Turnbull and her son Ffion who drove the school ...Read more

A memory of Hersham by Sharon Taylor

Hi in the early 1960s I worked in Bullpitts Department Store. It was quite an up market family owned business with shops in Southsea and Lee on Solent. I am interested to know if anyone else can remember it. I will add ...Read more

A memory of North End by Valerie Marshall

I was born in Brighton Sussex. After travelling from station to station, as my father was in the RAF (I'll miss out that part of the story), My mother Eileen,sister Shirley & I moved to Fareham after the 2nd WW, I was 9 yrs ...Read more

A memory of Fareham by Alan Kitchin

I was born Leslie Dennis Crutch in Grove Road 1948. My brother Ken was born 9 months after dad (Ronald Kenneth) had gone to Normandy as part of the landings - I was born 9 months after he was demobbed (funny that) to mum Winifred ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by Les Saunders

That was when I was born along with a bunch of other kids who grew up  with  me and with whom I played during the WW2 years and eventually went to C of E school together.  Mr Porter was a teacher there, he ...Read more

A memory of Great Oakley by Shirley Reading

I remember my first day at the Royal Kent School – 8th November 1948 – as recorded at entry no. 1450 in the school's original Admissions Register. It was a few weeks into the Autumn term, as in September ...Read more

A memory of Oxshott by Rose Phillips