Nostalgic memories of Bircotes's local history

Share your own memories of Bircotes and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

Why not add your memory today and become part of our Memories Community to help others in the future delve back into their past.

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My memory. Is my family and friends meeting up there seeing Aunty Joyce behind the bar. Everyone was Happy to see each other. Paper straws. Never. Lol. Mam playing bingo would buy me pop and crisps. Then thwack me for making a noise. She missed a number lol. Dad. Always Always laughing. Miss it All. ❣️😞
I left Bircotes in 1965 for South Africa but I still remember some people from the past... Caroline and Jacqueline Thompson (our parents were best mates), Patricia Stubbs (her parents had the corner shop in Harworth) and Roger Parkin who lived at the top of our street, Chuch Road. My mom's cousin, Lily Hancock, had a hair salon in Harworth. My nanna was Mary Ann Jones, and she came to SA 5 years after us when grandad, ...see more
I remember that it was a nice building.