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After I passed the 11 plus in about 1952, I went to grammar school in Whyteleafe. We used to go by bus to Reedham Orphanage to use their indoor swimming pool. I remember that although it was indoor, at least I think it was, it still ...Read more

A memory of Purley in 1953 by Liz Williams

I remember the swimming pool. My mum used to take us all day in the school holidays. My friend Adele and I used to go there in the evening in September. My dad used to drop us off. We were the only ones in ...Read more

A memory of Colchester in 1970 by Christine Smith

My family moved to Osborne road in litherland as my father got a job in Norwest, we lived in a prefab, i remember all the children coming together to play ball tick, hide and seek, skipping and hopscotch and we called the ...Read more

A memory of Litherland in 1958

Does anyone remember a swimming pool on common land between Gravel Hill allottments and the misbourne!

A memory of Chalfont St Peter

I worked here in the summer of 1968 as waitress in the restaurant (and afternoon teas by the pool!) Great memories, lots of fun with my friend Pat Wathey, working hard all day then dancing the night away and then having to climb in ...Read more

A memory of Newquay by Joan Godfrey

My first memory is when I was a toddler playing in the paddling pool with all the moms sitting chattering on the benches. When I was about seven (about 1972) I was allowed in the big pool but I could only just stand in the shallow ...Read more

A memory of Newark-on-Trent by smoodydude

my name then was healey,i remember going to school in the village and going to church three times on a sunday,my brother also Terry was evacuated just in the next village,Friday at school was that we could take ...Read more

A memory of Child Okeford

I lived in Gillingham and before the war we usually went to Sheerness for a weeks holiday always staying at the same Guest House. The Guest House was about a mile from the sea front and we had to be out in the morning by 9.30 ...Read more

A memory of Sheerness by hachesney

As a family group of about 15/20 we had 2 weeks in July/aug returning for reunion week in sept (great a week of school and no fines in late 60/70s) entered all the competitions ( looking for table E10) watching my mum running with a ...Read more

A memory of Kessingland by sargenttony

I recall many a happy memory at Cawsands and kingsand, fathers family were from Millbrook. we spent many many hours at both. I recall waiting for the ferry boat from Plymouth to come into the ...Read more

A memory of Cawsand by manchuella