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I along with my brothers, Stewart and Graeme, our parents Allen and Sheila lived our early childhood at 15 McGregor Drive. All went to the original primary school and then onto Creetown Secondary. Many happy memories of ...Read more

A memory of Minnigaff in 1955 by Ian Emery

I lived in Jubilee Cottages in Nethercote with mum and dad. My dad, Charlie Wilson, collected milk from the farms in the area, his lorry being based at Swepstone Dairy. Mum, Florence, worked in the dairy making Stilton ...Read more

A memory of Newton Burgoland in 1955 by Christine Mattinson Ne Wilson

My memory of Little Kingshill: I went to live with my aunty and uncle Mr and Mrs Kitchener in Ashwell Farm Cottage. My uncle worked up on Ashwell Farm. I used to sit out in my pram eating a bowl of veg. I went to Little Kingshill ...Read more

A memory of Little Kingshill in 1951

I was born in Hereford County Hospital in 1945 and together with my twin sister was bought back to Broad View, Llangrove where I lived with my Mum and Dad and older brother from 1945 until I got married in 1965. My Dad had lived ...Read more

A memory of Llangrove in 1950 by Sheila Gwilliam

Summer 1956....  I am Armell, a "Frenchy, a "Frog", who will remember for ever my beautiful days with Mr and Mrs Cantrell, John and Jill, from Lower Kingswood. I was in "such a need" just after my father had  passed over  and ... so many ...Read more

A memory of Lower Kingswood in 1956

In 1955, my mother was hired as a housekeeper for Mrs Pam Spanogh, a polio victim in a wheelchair. It was for me, a five year old, the most idyllic time of my life and my memories of this ...Read more

A memory of Coln St Aldwyns in 1955 by Caroline Newton

Remembering my childhood memories in Cossall, what fun we had. I lived on The Glebe from 1953 for 50 years. I remember the cold winters, waking up in the mornings with ice on the inside of the bedroom windows, going to Top School and ...Read more

A memory of Awsworth in 1953 by Janet Basri

I remember when I was at Newton Academy School there was a wee tuck shop across the road called Wee Andys. It was the front room of their house and they sold sweets and Iron Bru drinks. The size of the drinks depended on how much ...Read more

A memory of Ayr in 1950 by Andrew Plain

Like the former correspondent, I remember Miss Briggs (Fanny) who took the top class. The book she read was the autobiography of Albert Schweitzer; a missionary in Africa. Miss Briggs seemed to have eyes in the back of her head. ...Read more

A memory of Bredbury in 1955 by David Street

I have so many wonderful memories of Earlestown & Newton-le-Willows and sourounding areas, as a boy I used to deliver milk for Christie's, milk in those days was delivered by horse and cart and the round I was on ...Read more

A memory of Newton-le-Willows in 1953 by Ralph Waldie