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I played football for Bacton Primary School against St Peter's Court, a window was broken! The headmaster was always walking to Walcott (where I lived) and wore plimsoles.

A memory of Bacton in 1956 by Roger Bean

I was a child here and a choir boy at St Peter's and went to school at Chanwood 1958-1959.

A memory of Glenfield in 1958 by Ray Conway

When I was a child, my great-aunt, Mrs Judith Pheby, lived in Bank House, Yoxford, and was its caretaker. The bank only visited the village once a week, I think, and the rest of the time the bank was closed. The house is on the ...Read more

A memory of Yoxford in 1959

Does anyone have any old photos of Bekesbourne Primary School, especially between 1950 and 1955? I attended this lovely little Church of England school and would love to learn a bit more re its ...Read more

A memory of Bekesbourne in 1950 by Pamela Graves

Martins Gate, a quaint cottage on the old Colchester road, is where my mum was born. There was no water, electricity, no inside toilet. I spent many happy hours there with my grandparents, playing in the fields at the back of the house. I ...Read more

A memory of St Osyth in 1957 by Suzette Mizen

My brothers Roger and David and I were pulled out of Rope Hill School in Boldre (near Lymington), tried and failed to get into St Peter's School, and then were accepted and started as day pupils at ...Read more

A memory of Southbourne in 1955 by Edward Williams

There was a cycle shop (but I am not sure when this opened), there was a hardware store near to the vicarage. Goulds Phamacy was on the corner between Stevens sweet and newspaper shop and the Butchers. ...Read more

A memory of West Molesey in 1955 by Bob Jenkins

We came to Marske in August 1948 having just demobbed from the Army 9 weeks earlier, we purchased a shop at 221 High St selling groceries, rations, ice cream etc. Our daughter was just 5 weeks old and was ...Read more

A memory of Marske-By-The-Sea in 1950 by Trevor Williams

I was born in 1949 in a prefab in St Malo Ave just off Town Rd. Things were tough for Mum and Dad as he was invalid and unable to work. I really never noticed for a few years and just tried to explore and enjoy the ...Read more

A memory of Edmonton in 1951 by John Canham

My paternal grandparents, Ernie and Sally Featherstone, lived at 11 Burnsall Avenue, Heysham with their son Jack (my dad) during the 40s and 50s. My maternal grandparents, Sid and Olive Wilson, and their daughters Mavis (my ...Read more

A memory of Heysham in 1955 by Ann Featherstone