Nostalgic memories of Norton's local history

Share your own memories of Norton 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.

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We went at least couple of times to Mountfield Caravan Park back in the early/mid 60s. I remember the distinctive and exciting smells in the site shop. We used to walk down to Colwell Bay with a picnic and spend the day on the beach. When the orange Townsend car ferry went out we would wait for the wash to come in, and jump over the waves. We would get Hubbly Bubbly from the beach kiosk - there were so ...see more
My great uncle Frank and his wife Fan Sampson and their partner Chip Wright owned this park then. My grandfather Bert Sampson helped out there too. We used to come for family holidays from our home in London. I loved it. The Island was magical. I never wanted to go home. We visited all our family and had great holidays. There was a big house there where the family lived. I think it is still there. ...see more