Nostalgic memories of Overton's local history

Share your own memories of Overton 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.

Add a Memory!

It's easy to add your own memories and reconnect with your shared local history. Search for your favourite places and look for the 'Add Your Memory' buttons to begin

Displaying all 2 Memories

During the school holidays all the kids of the village would head to Bazil Point there in the corner by the James's Fishermans hut we would spend the day swimming messing about in the boats as the tide came in, making rope swings from the trees on the banks. As the tide came in we played and swam, in the gully as the tide went out we would play in the big pools behind the training ...see more
Growing up in Overton left me with great memories of my youth. One outstanding memory was November 5th near the Globe Hotel. As a lot of my friends were farmers there was no shortage of firewood, we would stack that bonfire up as high as we could. We had fireworks, homemade food at Cloudies and spuds on the bonfire. All the village attended it every year, what a childhood it was.