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Bateman Opens Community Centre: Wednesfield North today boasts a new Community Centre after Mary and Phil Bateman MBE, as Mayor and Mayoress, opened the new venue on Griffith Drive, ...Read more

A memory of Wednesfield in 2006

We lived at the Lodge at the bottom of the drive and I was allowed to start school at the age of 4 because the Sisters had known me from birth. We had the whole of the grounds to play in so it was very exciting growing ...Read more

A memory of Henley-on-Thames in 1957

I lived at Claylands, only about two minutes' walk away from Penpont. On nice sunny days in the summer myself, brothers, sisters and our next door neighbour Michael Rowe (who unfortunately died in a fishing accident in his ...Read more

A memory of Penpont by Jean Manuel

The public house which can be seen on the right, still stands to-day, except that it is now called the Railway Arms. The lampost that can be seen on the left would be standing outside the present day railway station. ...Read more

A memory of Chelmsford by John Crouch

We were married at St Paul's in Northumbeland Heath in 1962 and had reception at the Manor House, Danson Park. I was born in Romford and met my future wife at a party at the girlfriend's house. We courted each ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Bernard Strutt

We lived in Field Lane from 1961 until 1990 something, the tin shed located at Lakeside school was to house motor vehicles from the Wilson estate which is now the Alphington Avenue area with the lovely lake. I remember larking ...Read more

A memory of Frimley in 1965 by Shir Dave Chapman

I used to live at Brewery Farm House, on the junction between Northbourne Road and Ripple Road. I remember the old lady who ran the (then) Post Office was a Mrs. Wraite. One day my friend and I (we had been ...Read more

A memory of Great Mongeham in 1954 by Robin Davies

Born in a flat in Kenley, moved to Hillcrest Road, Whyteleafe, close to Kenley airport, a fighter station during the Second World War, were bombed out early in the war then moved to Old Coulsdon, Bradmore ...Read more

A memory of Kenley in 1930 by John Coombes

I love Leysdown. In fact when our boys were little we used to take them there. They in turn go there now. My dad couldn't drive so our uncle used to have a caravan on Harts Farm and we used to ...Read more

A memory of Leysdown-on-Sea by Sandra Church

My lovely memories of holidaying at Steinish and doing baking with my Great-aunt Isabella. The house was a lovely old house near the beach and close to the aerodrome. My great-aunts were named Macarther and I would be grateful ...Read more

A memory of Steinis in 1966 by Morag Fraser