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I too have very fond memories of the open air swimming baths in Congleton in the late fifties and the sixties. I can even remember Alec Coles. Happy days. The water was freezing and it was always best to run and dive ...Read more

A memory of Congleton in 1960 by Alan Brennan

I was still a teenager, 17 years old and my baby brother at school at Bede Campus. I escaped the campus by virtue of it not having been completed when I passed the 11+. The town centre in Billingham was still being built, ...Read more

A memory of Billingham in 1965 by Paula Hollingworth

I remember walking past this point on shopping trips with my mother, being dragged along (wasn't good at walking) or on my way to/from school. I was born in 1953 in Sugden avenue where bungalows had massive areas of land (maybe I was ...Read more

A memory of Wickford in 1960 by Jim Pitt

I was born in Bagshot but moved to Camberley in 1955 when I was 8. I attended York Town Primary School which was, and on checking the maps still appears to be, located on the other side of the London Road, a bit ...Read more

A memory of Camberley in 1960 by Liz Schultz (Nee Berry)

The earliest photo of me on Bucks Mills beach is in a pushchair from about 1951 -52! We were visiting for the day from my grandparents home in Bradworthy. In 1959 my grandparents, John and Gladys Dunn moved to Trundle ...Read more

A memory of Buck's Mills in 1960 by Jonathan Asprey

Although I used to take my two children to the pool from Stubbington when we lived there in the 1960s my memory is of the 1940s when it was an adult pool with a high diving board.   A swimming gala was put on by the Navy and we sat ...Read more

A memory of Lee in 1965 by Gaynor Boyd

I loved Valence swimming pool, I used to have swimming lessons there with Grafton junior school and still remember how cold that water was first thing in the mornings. My father used to buy me a season ticket which cost ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1969 by Carol Wainwright

I remember the old swimming pool we had back then and I was not allowed to swim because I had a bad ear.  We used to sneak in during the long staff meeting sessions.  I remember playing on the den site and what a football pitch we had!

A memory of Thelwall in 1967 by Roy Meanley

I can remember visiting my grandparents at Barbridge as a small child.  In the early 60's my grandparents name was Poole and they lived in the end house nearest to the pub.  Grandad worked for British Waterways and the garden went ...Read more

A memory of Barbridge in 1960 by Carole Marsh

I had great times at the pub boatyard and the surrounding area. In the summer months I would work in the little shop in the boatyard selling fizzy drinks and hiring out the boats and canoes. In between jobs ...Read more

A memory of Hoddesdon in 1967