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Brockworth oh Brockworth, what a lovely village! I grew up there and my dad used to take my brother Melvyn and I for walks up the hill. Castle Hill and Coopers Hill. I remember walks from 1975 onwards, especially on the lower slopes of Coopers ...Read more

A memory of Brockworth in 1975 by Derek Oram

I have many happy childhood memories of this lovely place - we had a caravan around the corner in Lligwy Bay (nr Benllech) for over 10 years and this was one of the best beaches around.  I remember walking from Llligwy ...Read more

A memory of Red Wharf Bay in 1975 by Gabrielle O Sullivan

My parents Angela and Leslie Jecks-Wright bought the house in the picture, on the right, and made a successful business called the Moat Tea Room of it!  Our house was at 64 Fore Street. We used to get coaches visiting the castle, and ...Read more

A memory of Framlingham in 1970 by Virginia Jecks Wright

Our first home was a ground floor bedsit at 40 Castle Corner opposite the castle. The old part of the road formed a hammer head and had three parking bays. One dark rainy winters night my husband parked outside and ran in to get ...Read more

A memory of Beckington in 1976 by Christine Mabbett

Our Dad used to take us for a walk up to Mow Cop Castle on a sunny Sunday. We would set off from Talke with our bottle of pop and a jam butty and walk along the canal for a while then through the lanes in Scholar Green past the Three ...Read more

A memory of Kidsgrove in 1973 by Tina Stanyer

In the early 1970's I was a Scout Leader in Riverhead - near Sevenoaks in Kent - and we decided to spend our 1974 summer camp in the West Country or South Wales. I remember my fellow leader, Squadron ...Read more

A memory of St Briavels in 1974 by John Howard Norfolk

I remember taking the patrol leaders from my scout troop, the 3rd Sevenoaks (Riverhead), on a visit to Wales as we wanted to check out posiible sites for a summer camp the following summer. "Skip" was ...Read more

A memory of Crickhowell in 1973 by John Howard Norfolk

I was employed to fell the elm trees lining the walk during the Dutch Elm disease crisis that cleared so many beautiful trees from a lovely area. My only consolation was the glorious view up to Oliver's Castle which is now sadly blocked by housing estates.

A memory of Devizes in 1977 by Tim Evans

I remember this pool vividly! One day I was riding my tricyle round the outside of the pool, which wasn't filled with water at the time. Unfortunately I happened to fall in and I cut my hand on a broken glass. After 34 years I still have a scar to prove it.

A memory of Clitheroe in 1974 by Tina Gough

I was a pupil at Cranborne First School at the time of Ms Rogers and lived across the carpark at 9 Water Street. I remember ending up with prizes for cooking and mini garden and doing the show at the old village hall singing '1, 2, 3,4,5, ...Read more

A memory of Cranborne in 1974 by Adam Cooper