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I have lived in Leslie since 1948, was born in St Andrews where we spent the war years. After father was demobbed he returned to working in the gas industry and through hard work he was appointed gas manager in Leslie, hence my ...Read more

A memory of Leslie in 1950 by Ian Donnachie

In February 1949, my husband, Derek, travelled from London to start agricultural training at the YMCA Agricultural Training Centre at Ham Green, Pill, on a scheme known as 'British Boys for British Farms'. ...Read more

A memory of Pill in 1949 by Rosemary Bennett

Slogger, as you call him, was my father Gwilym Jones. His shop was at 86, Avondale Street, Ynysboeth. Back in his younger days, before I was born, he was a professional boxer and fought mostly in London. He had a ...Read more

A memory of Ynysboeth in 1949 by Royden Jones

36 Peatling Road is the double fronted house shown on the right. Owened by May Brookes and rented to the Bursnall family. Bobbie Bursnall was the village bobby before my husband was born. He lived there ...Read more

A memory of Countesthorpe in 1949 by Anita Duckett

I was born in 1948 in Wolverhampton, and my parents bought a caravan at Aberleri farm, Ynyslas. I was lucky enough to spend all my school holidays, apart from Christmas, at the caravan. Our first caravan was a gypsy style, quite a ...Read more

A memory of Borth in 1948 by Joyce Bishop

My dad was stationed at no 1 South Street (old police house) in the year I was born, he was a PC. Then I believe we moved to 1 Almshouse Lane. My mum died in 1952,leaving behind my young sister and me and my dad. Dad eventually hired a ...Read more

A memory of Ilchester in 1947 by Freda Hallett

In 1937 Albert & Gladys Thoburn took possession of Townfoot Cottage, the second house in the village. In 1940 Albert went to India and Thomas was born in March 1940. After the War when Albert returned home he met his son for the first ...Read more

A memory of Cumwhitton in 1946 by Jim Thoburn

I was evacuated to Borth in 1944 from London. I woke up in the morning in an air raid shelter in Shepherds Bush and went to bed in Benfleet, Borth having been taken in along with my brother by Mrs Bennet who owned the Grand Hotel. I lived in ...Read more

A memory of Borth in 1944 by Terry Pettifer

I remember every fine Sunday afternoon dad and I would set off from White Cross Avenue, Tideswell to Little Hucklow to visit my auntie and uncle, Alwyn and Alice. We used to walk there and back, I would have been 4 ...Read more

A memory of Little Hucklow in 1940 by Elsie Hollis

I am Anne Keating (nee Drake) and was on holiday at the outbreak of war and stayed there for the duration. My Grannie owned Wendon where Marjorie & Olive were evacuated, I remember them both, we were all about the same ...Read more

A memory of Borth-y-Gest in 1940 by Anne Keating (Nee Drake)