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Hi, my name is Dot Dunn (nee Harmer). I've lived in Station Town and Wingate all my life and wouldn't want to live anywhere else and am still in contact with a lot of my school friends. I can still name all ...Read more

A memory of Wingate in 1950 by Dorothy Dunn

I remember when the pub was on the other side of the road to where the Shoulder of Mutton pub was built. I'm sure the pub changed it's name to Three Trees after a tragic incident. Where The Cutting Corner barbers is now, was a ...Read more

A memory of Bletchley

It seems my family have routes in Draycott and there are several graves in the cemetery with the Barber name on them.My grandfathers cousin Frederick Barber joined the army and was killed in action on the 27th of ...Read more

A memory of Draycott by dennis131barber

It seems my family have routes in Draycott and there are several graves in the cemetery with the Barber name on them.My grandfathers cousin Frederick Barber joined the army and was killed in action on the 27th of ...Read more

A memory of Draycott by dennis131barber

My earliest memories of the Heights are going to Sunday School and the library on King Street, along with visits to Krinks the barbers opposite Bank Lane for a "short, back and sides". I think there were 2 ...Read more

A memory of Irlams o' th' Height by Bryan Gibson

The busses we used to go anywhere we couldn't walk. This part of the broadway looks like where the barbers was and cheap jacks where we all bought hoola hoops in the craze.

A memory of Burnt Oak by Fred East

My mum teresa (terry) nolan woz born in 1950 she woz bought up by her grandparents in shepy road as she woz born out of wedlock to a josaphine nolan. I don't know what school she wouldve gone to as she didn't really speak of her ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1950 by Tanya Gibson

Maggie Cook had a sweet shop at the bottom of Milton Road. She would have done well today with the Garnock Academy business but she served us well and we all have our favourite moments. Maggie was small and petite and in order to ...Read more

A memory of Kilbirnie by John Allan

I was 2 years old when my family moved to Stair House. My father was Ted Miller and was contracted by the government to collect scrap metal during the war years. We moved in 1948 but I have strong memories of the village. What ...Read more

A memory of Lamberhurst in 1946 by Edward Miller

I was born in 1935 so I was a bit too young to remember Mr Day. However I do remember seeing a row of cutters in a rack along the mantleshelf. I lived on South Street just out of picture on the right hand side, 3 doors up from Garrets shoe shop.

A memory of Sebastopol in 1940 by Les Blake