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From the late 60's to early 70's I worked as an assistant boatman at St Nicholas park Boathouse. My duties included hiring motor boat and rowing skiffs to the public in the summer......in the winter months ...Read more

A memory of Warwick by jpsutton1

I remember growing up in the area beyond the sport's centre at Coxford road was no more than a dirt track that lead down to the forestry commission.The woods before the houseing estate a were immense you could ...Read more

A memory of Lordswood by leeharding1958

Looking at all the photo's of Ruislip it makes you want to go back in time. If only for a day or two. Simpler times, less people, less traffic and less gadgets. Going to Ruislip with mum. To Williams Brothers where there were no ...Read more

A memory of Ruislip by susan.meldrum

My parents lived at 3 Bradgate cottages, my brother would have gone to Slater street school mid to late 50's. My mum worked at the factory on the corner which is derelict. The garden backed on to the river.

A memory of Leicester by lovenorthernsoul

I wrote this piece for a writing group exercise in April/May 2019, near my home in NE Scotland. LIttle did I know then that some of the memories would form part of my Mum's Eulogy just three months later. The day ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by shea.carol

Hi folks. I'm posting this as I have a photo, ( Don't know how to up-load it on here), of Bryn Ddol farm/cottage, photo taken in the 1940's. This is where my late husband's nana lived. My late husband gave me the photo as a ...Read more

A memory of Bryn Ddol by Carol Williams

Hi my name is Rita i don't remember much about my time at the hall as I was only 7months old in 1957 when we arrived Luckily my sister Maria Attard and brother Dominic Attard were a bit older, my sister was 3 years old and brother ...Read more

A memory of Stowlangtoft by Rita Croston

As a family we stayed at a self catering cottage here just before 1962 one of our first holidays in the Standard Vanguard estate after many staying in Railway Camping coaches all over southern England. [Sadly none feature in ...Read more

A memory of Puncknowle by Chris Scott

I had a wonderful upbringing ‘up the hill’ from Buttshole pond… 1958 - 1966 I was raised in one of the seven cottages- mine was Lime Cottage. My matron was Mrs. Aunty Betty Harris- who had a daughter, ...Read more

A memory of Eastry by John Boston

My parents moved from Pentire to Crantock when I was about 3 and Crantock is certainly ingrained in my memory as being my first home. My mother had taken a position as housekeeper to a Dr Nicholas and with it came Rose Cottage. My father ...Read more

A memory of Crantock by Dianne Christopher