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This alley had the vicarage on its other side. You had to go under or beside a no-cycling bar to get through - there was one at the other end too, and they were brilliant for hanging upside down on. The ...Read more

A memory of Cove in 1965 by Christine Higgs

I lived in a caravan at Box Hill when I worked in Epsom with the race horses. I had a friend called Irene who went out with a boy who also worked in racing his name was Bill Senior. Irene lived at the post office and went to live in ...Read more

A memory of Box Hill in 1969 by Christine Turner

wake house (hereward the wake)1966 till 1969 I too was an inmate at that time ,the bullying from the bigger older boys made the place hell for the first year .then one evening i flipped out on ...Read more

A memory of Tiffield in 1966 by Kenneth Sumner

This title may sound strange but to people living in the area(e.g) Skelton my home,they will understand. In a field at Overton was grass tracking motor bike racing fantastic always big crowds,I was six I went on ...Read more

A memory of Overton in 1954 by Tony Loftus

A few months ago I started to try and contact "boys" who experienced Rope Hill School in Boldre during the forties and early fifties - but then sickness overtook my efforts and things ...Read more

A memory of Boldre in 1948 by Robert De Winter

Does anyone remember presthaven sands in the 60s and 70s,we would spend potters fortnight there every year,sometimes in the chalets in gronant,does anyone remember jobie's bingo in gronant by the bridge going over to presthaven,the ...Read more

A memory of Gronant by Paul Roberts

I remember the footbridge, in the late 50s my friends and I, all girls from the Holy Family school in Rose Hill would go down under the bridge and have secret times and meetings. We were the "goofy gang". We didn't get up to much but it ...Read more

A memory of Sutton in 1958

I lived above Mr Gilbert's the Wet fish Shop in December 1969, when my daughter was born in February 1970 I used to buy lots of bits from the Donkey Shop, also there was a lovely Baby Shop, Clark's ...Read more

A memory of Whitton in 1969 by Ann Overton

There was a Young Girl whose Name was Marise Hunt: Although a native to Cherwell Near Leeds West Yorkshire: She at the Tender age of seven was to be made a ward of court when she was seven years of age: She ...Read more

A memory of Mirfield by roland_mitchell

my grandfather drove the Commercial's taxi (a Rolls!) back in the 40's and early 50's. Before the opening of the Tay road bridge I believe he occasionally had to travel via Perth to get to Dundee. He picked up guests going to stay at ...Read more

A memory of Anstruther Easter by sheenaliddell