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My aunt and uncle were Gladys and Ted King who had a little sweet shop on Market Hill in the 1950's & early 1960's. I spent many happy hours helping in the shop and remember the large ...Read more

A memory of Framlingham by Lynn Reeve

Yes, I remember this factory and hated it. Every day I sewed buttons on army garments, how boring! It's no longer there, in its place was a car sales building - now changed to a store that sells reduced products. The ...Read more

A memory of Staveley in 1966

This is my second entry about Broughton Astley and may contain some references to items in my first reminisces. As a person 'born and bred' in Broughton Astley, I have fond memories of the village as it was 'in the ...Read more

A memory of Broughton Astley by Reuben Reynolds

I remember visiting Bedford Williams' Store as a kid, it was opposite Beatties, it had wooden floors and when you paid, your money was sent up to the account room via a tube that sucked up after the assistant pressed a button, ...Read more

A memory of Wolverhampton in 1957 by Catherine Romney

I was at Cedar House from 1963 to 1968 I was one of the girls to go onto the school in Rutland but for the life of me can't remember what it was called. I have very different views on Cedar House some very happy and fun others not so ...Read more

A memory of St Neots

I lived at Betton Hall from 1940 - 1943, with my three brothers. As wartime evacuees from Manchester, we lived with the Crompton family who had three sons in the RAF; two were killed and the surviving son, who ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton by Edward Gill

I have just started researching and writing a family history for my daughter who was born here in Australia and has little knowledge of the backgrounds of her English grand- and great grandparents. My theme is "Thank you ...Read more

A memory of Eastwood by Paula Stocker

THE KIDD IS ALRIGHT The daylight had faded away and dusk was now dim enough to coax the streetlights to pop on, their vague orange light slowly getting brighter as their bulbs warmed. Meanwhile inside the Hamblett ...Read more

A memory of Moston in 1972 by Brian Hamblett

Entertainment The Men: Mostly the pubs provided a good range of entertainment with darts, dominoes and cards being played. Some men kept greyhounds or whippets for racing, but generally gardening took up a lot of their time, as this ...Read more

A memory of Middle Rainton in 1945 by John Harvey

I spent all my childhood in Ashtead from 1954-1972 and enjoyed a wonderful freedom that today's children don't have. I'm still in touch with Gillian [Barrett] and Sheena [Tailby]. I wonder what happened to other ...Read more

A memory of Ashtead in 1954 by Hilary Cousens