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I remember being a member of the Youth Club and being able to launch our canoes from the riverbank on the Welsh side of the bridge. If you visit now you will find that someone has added the site to their garden!

A memory of Presteigne in 1970 by George Lancett

The Grosvenor was used as a fire (station 8 then became station B10) and ambulance station until the lease ran out in the late 1970s. The ambulance station was the first to move out, followed 12 months later by the fire ...Read more

A memory of Whitland in 1975 by Julian Orchard

Mr Charlie Booth who also lived at Underwood Estate was my trainer/coach when I was selected to represent Wales versus Holland in the Amateur Boxing International tournament with Holland on February 12th 1970, which was ...Read more

A memory of Llanmartin in 1970 by Robert Bassett

I was sent to Lower Bynamman in 1970, to work building up a huge 2400 Marion excavator for Sir Lindsey Parkinson at the GCG (Tyor Gwaith?) opencast site. I lodged at the Bryannam hotel with Dez and Dylis. ...Read more

A memory of Lower Brynamman in 1970 by Paul Leavett

Ah - so someone else was at Fox's at Skindles? I was there too, quite a lot with my boyfriend (now husband), we've been married since 1981. We used to go and see the bands, Budgie, Thin Lizzie - music so loud it would never be ...Read more

A memory of Maidenhead in 1976 by Mary Hollamby