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I was born in Feltham army quarters D Block in 1945. My father was a professional soldier Charles Murr M.B.E. (Charlie) who was coming to the end of a 30 year career in the army. He was the Regimental Sargent Major, Warrent ...Read more

A memory of Feltham by davidjohnmurr

Yes, I DID run away from school. I boarded, I hated it, I was unhappy, I wet the bed so was bullied and punished instead of being helped. It was a showery April morning. I donned my own clothes with my school summer coat and hat and just ...Read more

A memory of Horley by pamela.fabianska

My school was across the road from where we lived in 131 Kembhill Park, Aberdeen. We came from Liverpool as my dad was working on the oil rigs. We were friends with Judy, Robert, Gordon, Robert and Una Grassick. There was a ...Read more

A memory of Kemnay in 1976 by Danielle Flaherty

Hi David you would,nt be related to Alfred Aubrey he lived in Tooting in Woodbury street his mother was from Belgium ,I asked as your surname is very un commom hope you don,t mind my asking thanks Beryl Clark née jamieson

A memory of Wimbledon by Beryl Clark

I lived in Hele Gardens Plympton St Maurice in the 1950.s and attended Plympton Grammar School as did my wife. Does any one remember the name of the vicar of Plympton St,Maurice at that time? I think he had a close ...Read more

A memory of Plympton by canonjedwards

Hi, my name is Yvette (maiden name was Beaney), does anyone remember my nan and granddad, Ernest and Cissy Beaney, who ran the village shop that has now been turned into a house? My dad Don and his brother Lionel did ...Read more

A memory of Bethersden in 1970 by Yvette Harris

Living toward the end of Frank Bott Avenue, just before the circle where the road bends round into Rigby Avenue. With mum, Doreen, Dad, Cyril (he adopted Cyril as his first name because he didn't like the thought of his christian name ...Read more

A memory of Crewe by Kevin Waine

I lived in 'New Wimbldon' from age 2 to 27 with a break of five years in the military. We started out in Ridley Road, then to Kohat Road near Plough Lane and then I returned to Worple Road and Denmark Hill. St Mary's in Russell Road run by ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon in 1950 by Ray Cobbett

I moved to Bockleton in 1954 and lived in Leasow Cottages North which is just opposite Sid and Nancy Stone's cottage with their children Les and Edna and subsequently Bea and Richard Smith. I had already passed the eleven + ...Read more

A memory of Bockleton in 1954 by Mike Wilson

I have fond memories of Overstrand, holidaying as children at my aunt, Kate and uncle, Reg Harvey in Thurst Rd - the bungalow at the bottom of the road. My aunt used to ask myself and my sister to fetch a block of ice cream from ...Read more

A memory of Overstrand in 1965 by Terry Court