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I remember well pushing my police bicycle around Kempston, covering Spring Road across to St Johns Avenue and over to the chantry factory estate. I was the last of the resident beat officers living and working ...Read more

A memory of Kempston in 1979 by Donald Underwood

I started at the school in 1970, I still think it was the best school ever, we had a swimming pool which I thought was so cool, it was never heated though! But I got my width, length and 7 lengths certificate in ...Read more

A memory of Farnham Common in 1970 by Sue Bojczuk

I was a pupil at Cranborne First School at the time of Ms Rogers and lived across the carpark at 9 Water Street. I remember ending up with prizes for cooking and mini garden and doing the show at the old village hall singing '1, 2, ...Read more

A memory of Cranborne in 1974 by Adam Cooper

My brothers and I attended Detling Primary School in the 1970s. Mr. Chidgy was headmaster and lived in the schoolhouse joined onto the main school hall, then later Mr. Cuthbert. We sat on the wooden highly polished floorboards of ...Read more

A memory of Detling in 1970 by Ruth Smith

I lived in Ecclefechan from 1958 to 1973. I started Hoddam primary in 1963 and left Hoddam primary school in 1970 to go to Lockerbie Academy. My teachers at Hoddam were :- Primary 1 - Mrs Hope,  Primary 2 - Mrs Patterson, ...Read more

A memory of Ecclefechan in 1970 by Joe Gilmour

My Mum Valerie Merrikin, nee Nichols, was born next to the old pub (recently knocked down) in Skeffington. Grandad Nichols worked at the hall and got the sack because he picked ...Read more

A memory of Billesdon in 1974 by Nigel Waterfield

My earliest memories of the old Hove Town Hall are of a massively impressive red brick building opposite which was a 'Gamleys' toy shop to which I'd be taken by my mother whenever we had enough money! There used to be ...Read more

A memory of Hove in 1971

My brother owned the Hall for a number of years, my parents also lived there. I can clearly see Johnny the gardener, he lived in the little summer house in the rose garden, just right for him as he was a dwarf. I ...Read more

A memory of Wickhambrook in 1973 by Carole Miller

I was brought up in Ecclefechan and attended Hoddom Primary School between 1968 and 1975. Teachers I recall were Mrs Dodds, Mrs McPherson, Mrs Davidson, Miss Kirkpatrick (Mrs Wilson), Mrs McBride, Miss Gibson (Mrs Redpath) ...Read more

A memory of Ecclefechan in 1975 by Douglas Murray

My sister and, I have such fond memories of 'our' bungalow in Lake Way- Happy Returns. Its door was painted purple. Our week in Jaywick was the highlight of our year. We were so excited to go there. I was only eight when we ...Read more

A memory of Jaywick in 1976