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My husband was in REME and came to Bordon on courses back in 1964/65. We lived on 2 occasions on Pine Trees Caravan Park. Myu son was only 6 weeks old when we moved into a very basic caravan with no running water and a toilet ...Read more

A memory of Bordon

I lived in Oxshott from 1943 to 1957. I was actually born in a nursing home at 1 Avenue Elmers, Surbiton, a building which has been converted to luxury flats now. My maiden name was Huitt and I had ...Read more

A memory of Oxshott by Rose Phillips

My Nan Jessie Turvey & her husband Jim (my grandfather who died in 1964 I think) lived on Plashet Grove next door to a Mrs Lescombe (spelling ?)from sometime in the 1930's until the mid 1970's. They had 2 daughters my mother ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by Emma Grant

My mother Eileen Lambert (nee Carter) was evacuated to Menheniot in August 1944. Here are her meories of that time:- In August 1944, when it looked as though the Germans would soon be defeated, an evacuation plan ...Read more

A memory of Menheniot by Mark Lambert

My memory of Sir Freds, was in the 50s with Boss Green as head master, Gunner Meadows, Messers, Rodgerson, Birket, Conniff, Dier, Firth, and Franky Lane among others. I remember that playground fights, where taken to ...Read more

A memory of Retford by marlbarry

I was born in 1938 and lived in Isleworth, went to spring grove central school from 1949 to 1953 when I then started work at MacFarlsne the biscuit company at osterley. My school friends were, Rita ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow

I went to the Grove in 1954, I think, as a weekly boarder. I loved Flo Upton's drama and dance classes and was intimidated by Mrs Boronov's acerbic piano teaching style. Anybody else remember doing Midsummer Night's Dream? I think I was ...Read more

A memory of Wem by suebilsborough

I was born in Peckham Grove in 1949 and went to Gloucester Grove Primary School. More next time. Ray Wilcox

A memory of Peckham by raywilcoxauthor

i remember the flower beds all over corby and going to school in deep snow along occupation road i also remember stevens fair coming to the s and l ground and also abbots and thurston's pulling onto the west glebe at the top end ...Read more

A memory of Corby by fredj6648

The town of Elland has bitter sweet memories for me, I was born in 1961 the middle one of three children to my dad Wallace Hawkins and my mum Joan Hawkins nee Smith. My mum died in 1964 while we lived in New street (my earliest ...Read more

A memory of Elland by graham.bigg1961