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We moved into Avon Carrow in November 1991, just after the M40 motorway had been extended to Warwick, and started the most rewarding living experience of our mature lives. The Carrow has an interesting history for such a ...Read more

A memory of Avon Dassett in 2009 by Ian Hiley

My wife and I had pre-arranged to meet my sister and her entourage in the Fox and Hounds at midday yesterday. The long and winding lane from Eynsford became muddier and narrower with each passing mile and we were ...Read more

A memory of Romney Street in 2008 by Peter Collihole

I want my dad to be remembered by all you that knew him he was born in coalville and spent his days growing up in witwick.The memories i have of my dad are all good he was always smiling and doing ...Read more

A memory of Whitwick in 2004 by Julie Chambers

I stayed in Backbarrow for several days at the Whitewater Hotel which has been converted from a former mill building by the river. The lobby of this lovely "spa hotel" has display cabinets of ...Read more

A memory of Backbarrow in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk

I have been a piano accordian player with Whitethorn Morris for almost 30 years and sometimes I need help in getting repairs done! In the summer of 2004 I managed to snap the leather ...Read more

A memory of Letchmore Heath in 2004 by John Howard Norfolk

Hi, we have bought a property 75 yards from Ali Dent's the butcher, a little red-brick house in 'The Yard' belonging to a Mr Howlett. I wonder if you remember the cottage? If you're interested I can send you some pictures of the cottage and ...Read more

A memory of Hilgay in 2007

I am greatly surprised that there are no photos of Furzton Lake in the Frith archive. Our son David lived in a modern terraced house in Winsford Hill, Furzton until 2005. I remember there was a gap in the hedge with a gate we installed ...Read more

A memory of Furzton in 2000 by John Howard Norfolk

It was a beautiful hot summer's day, and we took our three children on a bike ride. We biked along the old railway track from Sudbury to Rodbridge. We saw a combine harvester in a nearby field and stopped for a while, eventually ...Read more

A memory of Borley in 2005 by Bunny Fordham

Having lived in the general area for 67 years, today my wife and I visited the hidden village of Tyneham for the first time, and what a wonderful suprise. The village nestles between the hills above Worbarrow Bay and is ...Read more

A memory of Tyneham in 2009 by Michael Donohue

Today, whilst visiting my mother who lives in the village I decided to park my car and walk through the village, a trip down memory lane. I was disappointed to see that many familar places no longer looked the same, there was ...Read more

A memory of West Chiltington in 2008 by Carol Spicer