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I became landlady of The White Swan as it was then, with my husband Gordon, who has since died. It had previously been run as an up market restaurant, but had not been successful. We concentrated on the village life, bringing the ...Read more

A memory of Old Weston in 1979 by Angela Cain

As a young girl I spent many a happy holiday in a bungalow on Jaywick sea front. I used to go with my grandparents, my mum and dad, my younger sister and a family friend. Pocket money and holiday money was used to buy all sorts of goodies ...Read more

A memory of Jaywick in 1973 by Julie Robinson

As a boy i would wander through fields and in water, go fishing, make swings was happy with things: Would roam with the dog slip on Algae green log, smell rain on the grass polish Grans brass: Climb dykes, collect conkers leap Cargills, ...Read more

A memory of Blairgowrie in 1974 by John Downie

1970's All ways in my thoughts

A memory of Millbrook in 1970 by Carine Smith

i have very fond memories of visiting my grand parents in yapton, who lived opposite the church in the cottages.my grandfather Roy, i believe was the villiage carpenter and my nan alice was helper in the church, and also ...Read more

A memory of Yapton in 1972 by Terry Hotston

My dad was born at Hillside Cottages in Wareside in 1929 (I think). I remember visiting my Grandmother there up until she moved to Ware round about 1978/9. She lived in the house with the "Hillside Cottages" sign on ...Read more

A memory of Wareside in 1975 by Sandra Penstone Smith

i have fond memories of sleaford staying with my grand parents on st giles avenue , going to the wreck to play going swimming and best of all going to the market to see all the live stock .My dad would tell is all what he got up too as a ...Read more

A memory of Sleaford in 1978 by Becky Wilson

I was at Hurn Court (School) from 1975 - 1981. I had many wonderfull years there, it was a great place to grow up, with all the acres of lawns and woodland around the place. It has now been turned into very expensive appartments.

A memory of Hurn in 1975 by Richard Clarke

Singehurst pond was the place for both girls and boys to go fishing with their bags of dampened bread and makeshift fishing rods. Throughout the season we caught loads and then returned our catch at the end of an outing, sometimes ...Read more

A memory of Ticehurst in 1974 by Anne Lynch

A college full of young female teaching students on my doorstep - what more could an 18 year old ask for? Yes, Coloma College was , for a short while , a weekend hotspot for me and my friends. There were regular discos , and ...Read more

A memory of West Wickham in 1971 by Peter Leach