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Iwas6 or five at time onlysaw pernets At weekends used to cry when thydespaired l rember dance teacher wehad she was nice l also sheredaroom with6 other girls my best frind there was Susan lwas vary shy ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs by lin.stroud

We went summers to South beach staying in one of the converted, beached trawlers. 75 now but back then I was 5 to 10. All went with the flood. Searching for pictures of the old houseboats.

A memory of Heacham by grantster1

I remember being at a convalescent home in Broadstairs at this time. I was 9 years old. However I cannot remember the name of it. I do remember helping to shell hundreds of pea pods ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs by davidjohnmurr

in 1944 we were taken to St Agnes, me, my two sisters and my mum. I was only 5 years old. They put us in the hotel Driftwood Spars, St Agnes. I went to school there, I can't remember the name of it. My mum worked in the pub in ...Read more

A memory of St Agnes by Marie Sparkes

We often went to the 'Beach' on the banks of the Thames, near to the swimming pool in the 1950's. My Aunt DeDe , My Mam and Cousins, Billy & Keith Taylor' ,they lived in The Avenue' and my siblings would spend ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury

Thé Brigg! Thé fishermen’s slipway - cobble landing. The beach and our dogs Pip and Tina whom I will always love and never ever forget! Thank you Filey for my childhood and all the wonderful memories!! I’m now 71 by the way. Grég

A memory of Filey by Gregory Powell

This is a view across Trearddur Bay, looking south - the beach is known in Welsh as Tywyn Capel. The house behind the beach is Glan-y-Môr built in 1889 and next to it is the Dune Mound which was the location of St.Ffraid’s ...Read more

A memory of Holyhead

In 1959 I became a pupil at St Michaels School (The Old Vicarage Residential Home) where I stayed for 3 happy years, until I was told it closed after the head disappeared with the school funds. Whether or not this is true I don’t ...Read more

A memory of Stockland Bristol by Chris Sheridan

My parents and I spent several vacations at Higworth farm caravan camp in the early/ mid 50's. I remember my Father having to get out of the coach, along with others, to lighten the load to cross the bridge. On the way to the beach ...Read more

A memory of Hayling Island

My late wife Sandra stayed at the home, with her sister Carol, for 6 weeks in the summer of 1957. Sandra was just turned 11 and Carol 9 and a half. About 20 years ago Sandra and I went back to Heswall and, as others have commented, ...Read more

A memory of Heswall by Bill Watson