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My Grandfather Leslie James Harrod, is buried in the churchyard along with his Mother and Father; The Harrods and the Drury family are old Orsett people. I now live in the USA and whenever I visit the UK I always make a point of visiting ...Read more

A memory of Orsett in 2000 by Sallyann Holland

I came to know a magic place. Where the sun rises above an enchanted village, follow the two turns in the trackthat time left here unhindered. Sunlight surrounds the three sided island, infusing it ...Read more

A memory of Lower Boscaswell in 2006 by Jane Chandler

Having spent a beautiful morning walking around Surrey, we decided to visit villages with stupid names. We ended up at Balls Cross. Balls Cross consists of a house, 2 cars, a public bin and grass. No Balls and certainly no crossing ...Read more

A memory of Balls Cross in 2009 by Leon Hughes

All I had was a plate to start with, and on it was the name of Stoke Ferry. When I visited my son when he was living in Cambridge I determined to go and visit the village. While there, the ...Read more

A memory of Stoke Ferry in 2006 by Marjan English

The Half Moon is a delightful traditional small old pub in the village high street. Bars either side of the central doorway and a small grass forecourt which provided welcome soft sitting on one hot ...Read more

A memory of Wilstone in 2002 by John Howard Norfolk

My grandfather Edward 'Ted' Powell was born in Barmouth in 1908 and lived in Tai Croesion, Llanaber. His mother was Sarah and father Evan Ellis, and he had a sister Bessie. His grandparents owned the grocery store in ...Read more

A memory of Barmouth in 2005 by Gail Frederick

Today (10th Aug 07) I walked the Cleveland Way from Skinningrove to Saltburn, this is the first time I've visited Skinningrove and what an amazing little village it is, apart from the foot path from the car park (Marine Terrace) to ...Read more

A memory of Skinningrove in 2007 by Terry Wilson

The villagers organised a wonderful welcome for Father Christmas when he arrived at the village hall. They had prepared a 'Victorian Christmas Fair' with arts and crafts and local ...Read more

A memory of Stokeinteignhead in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk

Visited the place my grandmother was bought up in, Vine Cottage - now Meadow Cottage - next to The Nuttery. My grandmother was Fanny Alice Spencer, her father was Joseph. She met my grandfather, James Hudson McKellow, ...Read more

A memory of Newnham in 2006 by Mary Molloy

I moved to the old side of Kemble last year, and the thing I love about the place, is that nothing is really a memory(ie: being in the past). The village seems to have remained unchanged, bar a couple of newer ...Read more

A memory of Kemble in 2009 by Kemble Kris