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The two principal grocery shops in Westbury village, as it was still usually called, in the late 1950s and early 1960s were the Co-operative grocery by the corner of Church Road -- the Co-operative butcher on ...Read more

A memory of Westbury on Trym in 1957 by Timothy Purnell

My memories of Acton Bridge go back to the mid 1950s and early 1960s. The picture of boats at Acton Bridge Cruising Club takes me back to my teenage days. We had a boat called 'Scampi' which was a 32-foot ex-Norwegian ...Read more

A memory of Acton Bridge in 1957 by Laurie Hatchard

Hi, to everyone who reads this and I hope some of you can help. My Mum, met my Dad, in the Empire Cinema Neath, 60 years ago this year. She used to work there with her father (my Grandfather). Over the years she has so many stories ...Read more

A memory of Neath in 1950 by Gaynor Griffin

I attended Holker School between 1959 and 1963 and can recall the Rowes quite clearly. I made a habit of knocking at their door most morning play times when we were able to buy small packets of peanuts for two old pence from them. They ...Read more

A memory of Cark in 1959 by Mike Hayhurst

September 1958 I meet a vagrant I knew. In 1957, I was appointed to be Village Constable, at Lower Penn, Wolverhampton, an upper class district of wolverhampton. My station, was in Springhill Park. The beat was divided ...Read more

A memory of Stramshall in 1958 by John Mellor

My family moved into Kennel Lane in the early fifties. My elder brother Alan and I, had plenty of fun and many friends. Only one side of Kennel Lane was developed until about '55 when they built the new houses. Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Little Bookham Common in 1953 by Colin Plummer

Aged seven I would join the queue outside the cinema each Saturday morning for the children's matinee accompanied by an older cousin. Once the doors were opened we were ushered in by a man with a voice like a sergeant major,he needed ...Read more

A memory of Newbiggin in 1951 by Lawrence Michael Whitfield

I was born at 19 Church St, St Peters, where my grandfather owned the butchers shop. My first memory is of playing on the lino floor just inside the front door. My father, who served in the RAF during the ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1950 by Ronald Taylor

I was at Port Regis in the 50s. I took the lead role in the Thumbelina play. Does anybody remember the crowning of Our Lady? I have a photo of that event. On the other side of the coin I was put on bread and ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1952 by Lorraine Lamb

I went to the open air school and loved it there. We even done bee keeping, gardening and acted in plays. I remember a girl who used to lie on a bed outside the head teachers office all day because she had asthma, her name was Kathy. Also we ...Read more

A memory of Isleworth in 1950 by Veronica Bull