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During the school holidays the canal and it's towpath became a playground for many of the village children. Several of us caught the fishing bug and used the canal many times throughout the holiday. We always looked out for a barge called ...Read more

A memory of Wheaton Aston in 1956 by Roy Downton

In February 1942, I and thirty other children from Northfield in Birmingham, were evacuated to Bargoed. I was taken in by Mrs Parker, who lived with her husband and Daughter, Phyliss, at 8 Plasnewydd Street. My life in Bargoed was ...Read more

A memory of Bargoed in 1941 by Gerald Hardware

Our family lived at Lightwater (1 High View Road) ; I passed 11 plus and was sent to Frimley And Camberley County Grammar School, starting in Sept. 1959. One of the first things we had to do was to get the uniform. We went ...Read more

A memory of Camberley by tobypaws2002

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 father was born in Talwrn near Llangefni and each year we would go by train to Liverpool and then go to the pier head and board St Tudno which sailed at 10 30 am, dropping people off about 12 in Llandidno ...Read more

A memory of Menai Bridge in 1930 by Trevor Williams

I lived at 31 East View, from 1956 until I went to college. I was the son of Edgar Howells and Myfannwy [in fact they were my guardians from 1956 onwards]. My story really unfolded big style in 1992-2001, and I made some fantastic ...Read more

A memory of Bargoed in 1956 by dave

I lived in Cargo Fleet as a young child, having moved from Australia. My grandmother was born in Cargo Fleet, and she ended up returning with my grandfather, where they purchased a shop on the corner of Bristol Street. We lived up the ...Read more

A memory of Cargo Fleet in 1977 by Andrew Catton

I would just like to add another note...there is a site on Facebook I have just joined..it's great..Cargo Fleet Times..a lot of people and memories and also people most of you have mentioned on here are also on there..you can rekindle your friendships

A memory of Cargo Fleet by sharon.pearson1964

I was born, in 1945, in the front room of my parent's rented house in Bristol Terrace, Bargoed. Open the front and you were on the pavement!!. We had no central heating, no double glazing, no indoor bathroom (tin bath hanging ...Read more

A memory of Bargoed in 1952 by Brian Clark

I have been told of old troedy many times and been driven through it to Bargoed, not much there now just a post office. My step father Cyril Heath was born there in September 1934, quite a large family so ...Read more

A memory of Troedrhiwfuwch by Andrew Dexter