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Having lived my entire life in Ystrad, and still a happy resident, I remember the village being a REAL village. Mum shopped in the C0-0p, whilst staff entertained her inquisitive children. Does anyone remember that amazing ...Read more

A memory of Ystrad Mynach in 1966 by Clare Conway (Nee Price)

I remembering exploring the back streets of New Milton, Ashley, Bashley and Barton on Sea on my bike as a 10 year old. Phelps supermarket was mum's main food shopping weekly destination. Burgess News Agency was where she ...Read more

A memory of New Milton in 1968 by Colin Burnell

I was 8 years old when I arrived in Blandford. It was lunchtime on a Sunday a week before the Somerset and Dorset Railway closed on the 6th March 1966. My dad was in the Royal Signals and he was being posted to the 30th ...Read more

A memory of Blandford Camp in 1966 by Raymond Parlett

Penybont Carnival Display Band mid 1970''s Growing up in Aberkenfig was good fun. I attended Tondu infants and Junior schools, later on Ynysawdre comprehensive school. Along with quite a few of my friends, ...Read more

A memory of Aberkenfig in 1973 by Tracy Thomas

I was born in 1955 and lived in Waunlwyd until I went away to University in 1973. I remember this row of shops very well as I was entrusted to shop for family and relatives who would pay me a small fee that I was saving up for ...Read more

A memory of Waun Lwyd in 1966 by Chris Hodson

Reading Alan Gray's memories was a delight! My Mom, Edith Evans, ran Guides at HSM in 1958/9..... and only today were talking about her lieutenant, Mavis Long.... we used to call her Lefty! I remember Jean Jennings and June ...Read more

A memory of Holbeach St Marks in 1958 by Jackie Dunsford

Hello Anne I was at the Margaret Beavan Memorial Home twice during the 1960s. I too remember going to church. We wore red berrets and blazers. The home has now been turned into a residential house. My husband and ...Read more

A memory of Heswall

I first came to Pagham in 1965, we used to holiday at Church Farm Caravan Site and in those days it was run by John and Shirley Romaine. I have fond memories of Buster and Cocker from my Church Farm Days and I remember ...Read more

A memory of Pagham by Elaine Bradley Fowler

Does any one know what the old white building on the banks of Felling was?

A memory of Felling in 1958 by Melvin Douglas

The two were certainly there until 1939. They were small and in typical Victorian dress with 'chokers' etc. To me as a child they seemed about 80 but obviously that may be wrong. The shop was full of sweets in glass jars etc and ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton by Peter Pennington