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A few days after starting school, I paid my first remembered visit to Fordingbridge Fair. A funfair visited Fordingbridge every year during the first week in September. It was situated in Church Square and in the land ...Read more

A memory of Fordingbridge in 1955 by Cathryn Candy

Moved into a council house near King George's Park in 1978. My grandparents lived in Santos Road. I used to play as a kid around the bandstand in the park. I remember the shire horses making their way through ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth

I was born at the Orsett Hospital in March 1951. First home was in Palmerston Road South Stifford. My first School was Stifford Primary at the top of Mill Lane, the walk up the hill seems to be awfully long now for a 5 year old. I do ...Read more

A memory of Grays by clive

I remember vividly the Silver Jubilee on Milton Road. In the thick of things was the wonderful Aunty Maureen, a constant source of light in W7, still to this day I hasten to add. They certainly don't make them like that anymore. At ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell by generalmail444

I was born in Aldershot in June 1946. I believe the event was at the General Hospital at the top end of St.Georges Road. For the first year or so I lived with my parents and older brother at the bottom end of Victoria Road. ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot by geoffroberts994

I'm Elizabeth Eddy lived at 10a Maple grove memories of train line at back of house and great west rd factories sisters Jessie and Phyllis brother Bob went to Marlborough primary then Spring grove central, went to mission on Sunday ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by elizabetheddy1515

How a Family that came to south Cambridgeshire Clifford John Masters, My Story I was born in 4 Chaucer Cottages Foxton on the 9th February 1940 The houses backed onto the “park” ...Read more

A memory of Barrington by masters.clifford2

I wrote this piece for a writing group exercise in April/May 2019, near my home in NE Scotland. LIttle did I know then that some of the memories would form part of my Mum's Eulogy just three months later. The ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by shea.carol

I found this cutting from the Lynn News & Advertiser, Friday, January 12, 1968 and thought it might be of interest to others. IF ANYONE COULD BE CALLED ...Read more

A memory of Hunstanton by geoffhunter

RECOLLECTIONS OF ASH VALE By Lt Col Taylor Ash Vale, viewed from the main route through it the Frimley and Ash Vale roads would not have appeared to alter a lot during the last 100 years. Houses do now ...Read more

A memory of Ash Vale by nemeton2