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Millport to me was, as I'm sure it was to most who have visited over the years a place where cars were few and pedal power ruled. All my memories of Millport as a child involved a long walk over the hill from the ferry, ...Read more

A memory of Millport in 1980 by Ronald Andrews

Re The Donkey path. I think Joanne is wrong - I know the embankment you speak of, there used to be a miniature railway which ran along the bottom of the embankment from the Prom entrance of Erias Park along to the Pier. The Donkey ...Read more

A memory of Old Colwyn in 1980 by Andrew Jones

In l984 my sister, Christine Ramsey/Taylor wrote to me at my home in Texas asking if I would like to share a holiday cottage with her and her three children. She had booked in at Cromer and had rented an old fisherman's cottage, called ...Read more

A memory of Cromer in 1984 by Janet Ramsey

When we moved to Spinkhill in 82 there were many people who had lived in the village for quite some time. Gerard Cross and his two sisters Beryl and Agnes were one family. Beryl was a teacher at Spinkhill School for many ...Read more

A memory of Spinkhill in 1982 by Anita Staniforth

We as a family stayed in what we called 'the shack', it was situated next to the Amroth Arms. The shack was on a large piece of land. A stream ran through the grounds, it went under the road into the sea, and often when the tide was high it ...Read more

A memory of Amroth in 1988 by Graham Sanders

Beach House Park in Worthing used to be the home of the English Bowling Association and I first went there in 1983 to watch a tournament featuring the legendary David Bryant. It was and still is very popular with the locals ...Read more

A memory of Worthing in 1983 by David Marshall

We had the use of a 3 bed detached home down here for 10 years, it was right at the top of the hill and we could see for miles in all directions. We would come down with suitcases and chill, our youngest was 1 and eldest 13, we had ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbridge in 1987 by Loraine Roles

This view is little different from the one seen by Whitethorn Morris at the Sidmouth International Folk Festival on several occasions in the 1980's. We danced and I played my accordian for the Whitethorn Band on ...Read more

A memory of Sidmouth in 1982 by John Howard Norfolk

My Dad was brought up at Reighton Gap where my Grandad built their home. From the time I was born up until 1988 we had our family holidays as Reighton and we loved every minute of it. We very much remember the Sea View ...Read more

A memory of Reighton in 1988

Bob and I have spent many a holiday in Cornwall, but nothing match the way we felt when we discovered the magic of Porth. It happened just under the bridge, which I now call our rock. We have spent many hour waiting for the waters to meet ...Read more

A memory of Porth in 1987 by Yvonne Addington