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My early childhood was spent a lot of the time at my grandparents farm, think it was called Coombe Farm. It was down a rough track off Sciviers Lane. It had its own copse and had several fields. I remember hay ...Read more

A memory of Lower Upham in 1960

Does anyone remember Annie Owlie Woods, my mum used to say it was haunted by an old lady. My mum lived Russell Street Felling her name was Margaret Curran, she had sister and brothers George, Tom, Catherine, Mary Ellen Vera. ...Read more

A memory of Windy Nook in 1920 by Glennis Spencer

Born in Grandma's house in 1947 before moving round the corner. Loved the sounds and smell of the docks, watching the big ships come in to unload and load cargo then waving to the train drivers as they chugged along. Played 'kick ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Sandra Heath

Does anyone remember a plane crashing into a front garden in Buckingham Road on Friday 13 March 1964? It was in the garden of a house on the right-hand side as you go down the road, approximately opposite No 54. I was ...Read more

A memory of Shoreham-By-Sea in 1964 by Vivian Burdon

In about 1965 I hitchiked from Yorkshire with a friend down to Plymouth, we went on a small ferry then along a coast road and ended up in Seaton. We camped there for about a week and met two girls. We used to go to cafe on ...Read more

A memory of Downderry in 1965 by Michael Thornton

My family moved from Woking to Tongham in 1942 into Springpond Cottage in Grange Road - a farm worker’s cottage belonging to Ben Ceasar. Dad was a lorry driver delivering the farm’s vegetables. There was only cold running water ...Read more

A memory of Tongham in 1965 by John Reynolds

When the VI rocket raids started we spent most nights in our Anderson Shelter, as did most of our neighbours. My parents slept in the lower bunks in the shelter and I slept in the upper one. In the ...Read more

A memory of Collier Row in 1944 by Edward Lawrence

Just how could they knock down this beautiful old building, i wonder how it was voted in the council, disgraceful and criminal. Made no difference to an awful car park ,and i would like to know where the beautiful stain glass window went to , bet this comment is edited

A memory of Strood in 1960 by Linda Smeed

Yes I remember most of that down the shawhead Glen what a hoot down the teeshes that was down the back of campsie court and you had the slagheep and the three sisters just across fay the shawhead flats.and we used too camp out ...Read more

A memory of Coatbridge by Bob Caddell

My dad grew up in Loscoe, his parents and their parents too; my dad is 69 now. When I was a young un', there was only Mr Mason's shop, the old school and the Loscoe Villas still left in Loscoe - I am 41! Dad ...Read more

A memory of Normanton in 1972