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I was born in Queen St in 1954. I have very good memories of my childhood. People looked after each other because everyone was in the same boat, nobody had nowt. As kids, we used to play down shortie bank on the handcarts. ...Read more

A memory of North Ormesby by Wendy Sharkey

I lived in the house on the corner of Station Road, near to the level crossing, and opposite the house was a garage and sign saying "Merry's motors mean many more merry miles motoring". ...Read more

A memory of Egham in 1949 by Maureen Oakley

On the left of this photograph is The Hoy & Helmet pub at South Benfleet, which was originally built in the 15th century, with later extensions. The ‘hoy’ of the pub’s intriguing name was a broad, ...Read more

A memory of South Benfleet by Julia Skinner

As a young lad in the “swingin 60’s”, the swingin’ rather passed me by … and no regrets there. But the word puts me in mind of the swinging we did do. Just down the lane from Allsopp’s garage – the hallowed source of ...Read more

A memory of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in 1969 by Bill Davey

My brother Christopher and I first went down to school at Visitation Convent, Bridport in September 1957. We lived in Ascot as our father had been an officer in the Royal Horse Guards and had been based at Windsor. We took a ...Read more

A memory of Bridport by Timothy Clarke

Harry was born at spennymoor 1877, he moved to metal bridge in 1898 when he married Elizabeth Joyce born 1878 from Easthowle.They were married at St Lukes church, Ferryhill by vicar ...Read more

A memory of Metal Bridge by Maureen Evers

I came down from Scotland when I was 16 & was a nanny in Broad Hinton for a year for Mr & Mrs Huddy (can't remember the name of the house), & then I decided that I wanted to work with horses, so I got a ...Read more

A memory of Clyffe Pypard in 1969 by Alison Cloy

As quite young boys of then 7 and 6, my brother and I with our parents, over Christmas in 1945 soon after the end of WWII came across from Holland, to visit our grand-parents who lived in "Laneswood", a true manor house ...Read more

A memory of Mortimer by Jan Willem Van Weel

The Anson family arrived at Strensall in 1957. My father was at the camp as a 'skill at arms' instructor until 1959 attached to the K.O.Y.L.I. I can remember the first day at school in Strensall village.I caught the bus which ...Read more

A memory of Strensall in 1957 by Kathryn Anson

I lived in Sandy between about 1963 and 1979 and have seen changes even in that short time. It was a fairly quiet village when we first came in spite of the adjacent A1. I went to St Swithuns school in St Neots Road, then Sandy ...Read more

A memory of Sandy by Sue Horne