Search Results

I was born on April the 19th 1957. My dad was called Erne, and mum was called Maud Frost. I went to St. Blazey School and first we lived at 110 then we moved to 128 Landreath Place. Mum an dad have past away and ...Read more

A memory of St Blazey in 1957 by Wendy Frost

I remember the shopkeepers; Rees Jones & Fred Palmer (the butcher) also Sgt Brace at the Police Station. I also have very fond memories of the Bedwellty Show and the ink stamps on your hand to let you back ...Read more

A memory of Cefn by Anwen Parry

I moved into Oldyards on the estate fresh from Leeds, totally unprepared for a life up there, but it was the best time of my life. I got to know the estate pretty well and was interested, Captain Buchan was a mine of ...Read more

A memory of Auchmacoy in 1990 by Lynne Bell

Does anyone remember Charles Cross who spent his last years living with his nephew William Jones in Greenhill Cottages, Church Street, Bedwas(?) He died there in 1945 at the age of 79. He was my grandfather and I never met him or knew ...Read more

A memory of Bedwas in 1945 by Phillip Redding

I was a pupil there between 1950-55. I have at home a treasured photo of the school cricket team with Bert Short and Mr Garbett. Members were myself, my cousin Phillip, Andrew Trickey, Martin Case, Martin Balch, Keith Dickenson, ...Read more

A memory of Pill by Ken Sharp

I remember in the late 50s and early 60s playing in Priory Park and following the brook from Priory Park all the way to Westcliff, including going under the roads, and playing along the brook and swinging across on ropes, constantly falling into the water, lol, good days!!!!

A memory of Southend Airport by James Greasley

For six years, when my children were small, we rented various cottages in Collieston. Two of my children took their first steps there on the sands to reach the sea when the tide was in. We walked every good day to Hackley Bay ...Read more

A memory of Collieston by Margaret Chick

I have just discovered this wonderful website today and oh what memories come flooding back. I was born in Lower Shott in 1954 and lived there until I was about 23. I remember these shops so well. Being sent by my mum ...Read more

A memory of Great Bookham in 1960 by Anne Norris

In 1946, at the age of six, I was placed, as a border, at Copthorne Convent, where I remained for about three years. I'm afraid I really don't have many pleasant memories of my stay there. The nuns were inclined to be ...Read more

A memory of Copthorne in 1946 by Paul Pannell

I remember the Great Float, Mona Castle, Five Bars and the Stanley Arms and the Bird and Hand. I used to go round with Johnny Rutter, Bobby Benette, Geof Kilby and a lot more. They were the good old days, going to Davey Jones ...Read more

A memory of Wallasey by June Hoey