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I had a very happy childhood growing up in Hawthorn until I left at the age of fifteen to join the Royal Navy in 1960. Hawthorn consisted of two distinct halves separated by a 'main road'. The top site had flat roofs while ...Read more

A memory of Hawthorn by Ronald Toghill

Hill of Beath was a great place to stay when I was young, running round streets playing cowboys with Brayan Snedon, Ross Mickey, playing football and training with the Haws, going to the little shop on Main Street and ...Read more

A memory of Hill of Beath in 1990 by Alistair Wilson

I went to live in Cowdray House, aged 4, in 1951. My father worked in the accounts office in Easebourne village, and I attended Easebourne Primary School (Headmaster was Mr Bevan) along with Barbara Fisher, who also ...Read more

A memory of Easebourne in 1956 by Roger Mills

I was born in 1940 and was christened and confirmed in the Church. Rev Richard Taylor was the vicar for most of my scool days. In 1953 I learnt to ring the bells, we went to Shroton to be taught by Mr ...Read more

A memory of Child Okeford in 1940 by David Moon

Following completion of my initial Army training at Squires Gate Camp, Blackpool and at Warley (Essex) I was posted to the School of Signals at Catterick. Le Catau and Baghdad Lines. After several weeks of Training as an ...Read more

A memory of Catterick in 1944

I was born in Knatts Valley, in a bungalow belonging to George and Elsie Lines of Lynwood, friends of my mother and father. George became my Godfather, and one of my names is also George. I was supposed to have been ...Read more

A memory of Otford in 1940 by Rod Duffy

We used to live at number 20 (next to the junior school), there was myself, Geoff, Geraldine, Liz my siblings and my mum and dad, my dad was called Kenneth Douglas and was a WW2 warrant officer, my ...Read more

A memory of Deepcut in 1955 by Alan Douglas

My parents have lived in 34 Charlbury Road since 1967 and I have visited them often over the years, although I have not lived in Shrivenham for any length of time since 1972. I can remember playing in the fields and ...Read more

A memory of Shrivenham in 1967 by Julia Jones

It was lovely to find this page as I have looking for info on the Old Denes holiday camp for some time now. We first went there in 1977 in our Monza touring caravan and enjoyed a few holidays there. It was kevin that ...Read more

A memory of Kessingland in 1977 by Andrew Talbot

Jack & Unice Spencer were my grandparents, they owned the boats on Pickmere Lake. My life after the war was idillic when living with them, thousands flocked from Salford & Manchester to camp, fish and row my ...Read more

A memory of Pickmere in 1953 by John Bailey