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We were part of the 3rd Cadet Batallion of the East Surrey Regiment. Our base was the wooden huts erected behind Snows cycle shop in East Street after a German bomb obliterated the infants school that was there. The Officer in charge ...Read more

A memory of Epsom by b.waterman

the first memory I have is my mum taking me and my brother sam to tell my aunt helen Strachan that my father Samuel had died in battle in Burma he was her brother may 1944 i was 4years old after that we visited my helen and ...Read more

A memory of Garelochhead by jimandisa75815

My name is Chris Procter, son of Tom and Joyce Procter of Mount Pleasant, High Bentham. My Grandparents, Richard and Ada lived at Roseneath, Goodenber Road. I remember playing in Goodenber Road on many ...Read more

A memory of High Bentham by c.procter

Christine Williams We were best friends at Manor Park County Secondary School for girls, Aldershot 1962 – 1968. We were also in the Girl Guides together at 2nd Aldershot Girl Guides. Photos to ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot by teenmorris

These were the two weeks that my family would look forward to every year throughout the 60's, for this was the time when we would hire a caravan on the Blue Anchor site. I went back there last week ...Read more

A memory of Seasalter by alistair.burford

I have great memories of ansteys cove in the 50s,and of the hotel Ansteys Manor Hotel, my husband's uncle owned ,we had our honeymoon there,and went back for holiday's with our young daughter,we went down to the cove ,beach, she has just ...Read more

A memory of Torquay by Patricia Symons

My dad was the herdsman, and we lived at home farm. FOur of us were born at Anna Cottage from 1942-46, and there was no electricity till much later. it was all rather primitive, but happy times too. The dairy farm back then was a ...Read more

A memory of Swinton Grange by patriciawilkes17

I remember the flying horse hotel I have fond memories of my auntie Kath working in the hotel kitchen at 8 years of age I'd go down the allyway at the side and tap on a window through the metal grid with a pencil run down the ...Read more

A memory of Nottingham by bedfordcf69

I have very happy memories of my childhood in Govan. I lived in an attic with my Mum, Dad and Brother. If it was wet outside everybody gathered at my close and we would run up and down the wooden stairs. The neighbours ...Read more

A memory of Govan

The photographs of people swimming and playing in the then turgid waters of the Earlswood bottom lake in in the 1950s instantly took me back to my own childhood of those times and carefree summer days spent learning to swim in ...Read more

A memory of Earlswood