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I played in the standing corn stooks behind our house, had my first pony/horse ride at Dixon's farm where my horse went berserk in a potato field, so I was put onto and stayed on a horse lead. I flew my ...Read more

A memory of Wolverhampton by Alan Hickman

My Memories of Lifton. I was born in 1946 lived in Lifton until I got married in 1971. I lived in Fore Street, next door lived Mr Brown, he used to repair shoes in his little shed in the garden and I used to watch him ...Read more

A memory of Lifton in 1960 by Brian Keighley

I was born and bought up in Withyham. I lived at the farm at the top of the common until we moved to a house in Balls Green. When I was five I went to Withyham School. My favourite teacher was Miss Hosker. Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Withyham in 1957 by Lynda Evans

Wayne Carter’s memories from 1966 - 1973 I remember Olive an old lady in Trafaser Crescent, she lived in the flats, I use to do errands for her; she always buy me ice-cream, or give me sweets. I ...Read more

A memory of St Mellons in 1966 by Wayne Carter

I was born in St Leonards Hospital, Sudbury and lived at 2, Assington Road, Newton Green which was then a council house with no sanitation until the mid 60's when a bath, flush toilet and an extension was put on. My ...Read more

A memory of Newton by Paul Ablitt

Nice to look at the old photos of Brackley as I was born here in 1963. I lived at 54 Manor Road for many years. I moved away for a while but it was nice to return. I used to ride motorbikes with a group of friends - Steve & Andy ...Read more

A memory of Brackley in 1983 by Stephen Tanney

I was 6 months old when we (my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters) moved into one of two farm cottages in Laney Green. I lived there until 1964, when the cottages were torn down (unnecessarily so) to enable the ...Read more

A memory of Laney Green by Angela Cope

I went to a school called Fedsden Hall, in Roydon in Essex, in 1950-53. It was a wonderful place run by Mrs. Katherine Clare. Mrs. Clare lived in a big, beautiful Georgian house on the property, with her husband, who I ...Read more

A memory of Roydon by canadagoose

I was born in 1934 and lived in Iveston for 18 years, leaving reluctantly in 1952. We first lived beside the duckpond, in the cottage attached to Letch Farm, run then or later by Mr and Mrs Harrison. Avis Harrison baked my ...Read more

A memory of Iveston in 1940 by Margaret Dixon

I was a World War II evacuee, and after a short "phony war" trip to Northampton, when the Blitz began I was sent to Llantrisant. I have nothing but warm memories of the town. I was thee years old and billeted with an ...Read more

A memory of Llantrisant in 1940 by Roy Barnacle