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My brother Charlie Black and myself Carol Black were brought up in Bow Brickhill. Our mother, Ruth Black (nee Stone) was born in this village, there are photos in the school library of us all. My mother's ...Read more

A memory of Bow Brickhill in 1946 by Caroline Robertson

One of my first memories was hiding underneath the sideboard in the dining room with silver ornaments on our heads; my sisters Judy, baby Michele and myself, Deirdre, ...Read more

A memory of Holywood in 1930 by Deirdre Sarnitz

Hello, my name is Chris Hay and my nan was Irene Rooke ( the Rookes that lived opposite the Red Lion PH). I can remember spending time with my mum's aunty, nan's sister Hilda Goose (Rooke) at the time she lived up in Wood ...Read more

A memory of Swanley Village by Chris Hay

My wife and I had a new house built in Ferndale just off the Hulbert Road in 1959. Detached semi bungalow with three bedrooms and a garden backing on to Inhurst Woods and all for £3500. My goodness, how different for ...Read more

A memory of Waterlooville in 1959 by David Britton

It is indeed Hunshelf Bank, and the school was probably Stocksbridge County Primary, although there were a couple of church schools as well. I spent my first 17 years on Unsliven Road, Stocksbridge. It wasn't ...Read more

A memory of Stocksbridge in 1955 by Barbara Williams

I was born at 7 Osborne Street, 1948 and grew up there. I got married at 21 and moved to Tarvin Drive for several years before moving on to Hull and then Little Brington, Northamptonshire where I still am. I remember all ...Read more

A memory of Bredbury by Alan Atkinson

My family lived in Dulverton in the 1950s. Both parents were hairdressers and we sold sweets and tobacco as well as drapery and ice cream from our shop on the High Street. We had the first chewing gum machine and you used an ...Read more

A memory of Dulverton in 1953 by Joy Walker

1946 to 1951 - my father was the vicar at St Nicholas Church. The vicarage was a huge place in nearly two acres of land, with a quarter of it wild and rambling. Loads of trees and bushes to make a delightful ...Read more

A memory of Thames Ditton in 1946 by Patrick Wilds

I remember having lovely holidays at the Carse Farm when I was a little girl. My gran's cousin was Jeannie Ross and I think her son was Donnie. There was also a lovely horse whom we called "Tony's horse". I remember walking in ...Read more

A memory of Ardersier in 1956 by Susan Elliott

Hi, I was born in Old Lane at the bottom of the road in 'Oakdean', as it was called then. I had many happy times running round the village in the many woods and fields. I had 2 sisters and 1 brother - our surname is Moss. I had ...Read more

A memory of Tatsfield in 1963 by Paul Moss