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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

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 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

Much of the Farm Management Course I studied in Devon in the early 1970s was based on work done at Rothamsted. I felt very lucky to land a job here in 1975 and gradually to meet and even work with the authors of text books I had studied. I ...Read more

A memory of Harpenden by Huw Jones

I am Peter Wright, I was in Stonnard? house, around 1961-1966. Fantastic memories of this place, perhaps the best being when the attached youth club hired a band to play - probably around 1965 - called ...Read more

A memory of Loughton by Peter Wright

As a child in the 1950s I lived in Hillside Croft, Sheldon/Solihull behind Tigers Island. On warm summer nights with a packet of chips we would sit on the banking of Tigers Island and watch the planes taking off ...Read more

A memory of Elmdon by John Adams

My name is John Healey, I was born in 1940 and lived in Brick Lane, Enfield. The Second World War was on. I cannot say at what age I could read but I believe I was 2-3 years old. My first recolection of 'Bredhurst' ...Read more

A memory of Bredhurst in 1940 by John Healey

My mother, Nancy Owen, was born at 'Slon Cottage' in 1906. Her father, John Richard Owen, worked for the Booker family of Slon. The Bookers originated from Velindre House, Cardiff. Nancy Owen's mother was Mary Ann Owen (nee ...Read more

A memory of Southerndown by Terence Morgan

Secretary General of the Commonwealth Mr Don McKinnon made his first visit ever to Wolverhampton. This is the first time in all the city's history that this has happened, and I can ...Read more

A memory of Wednesfield in 2006 by Phil Bateman

I`ve really enjoyed reading about Ynysboeth on this site, I was born in Cross Street in 1957 and lived there until I got married in 1979. Reading all them names from Avondale Street brought back some great memories, some I remember, ...Read more

A memory of Ynysboeth in 1970