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It's not an actual memory, but my grandad, Tom Gurney, used to fetch me from the nursery, put me on his shoulders and take back to the house up at Heol Isaf. I have many fond memories from home, I was a bit of a rat bag when younger, but my ...Read more

A memory of Brynmawr in 1968 by Simon Johannis

Born and bred in Kerswell along with my 3 sisters and brother we were (are) the Nelson family of Carswells. Our mum Joan moved to Kerswell at the age of 3 months and was brought up in the bungalow of Resthaven on the ...Read more

A memory of Kingskerswell in 1959 by Jan Vian

Hello, I now live in Co. Waterford. I gave my name as I was known in 1949. I lived with my Gran - Annie Evans - & Grandad Will at 26 Bryn Terrace, almost at the top. Grandad was a miner (he went underground at 11 years of age) ...Read more

A memory of Caerau in 1950

My memory of the pond was when I fell down a well in the pond with my wellington boots on, and my brother pulled me out. Also on the heath we used to build the bonfires for Guy Fawkes day, that was so much fun, bringing all the ...Read more

A memory of Burgh Heath in 1947 by Irene Rogers

We used to go ont crags on nature rambles from Rosehill School.  At weekend it were our battlefield, we used firebrecks as trenches and fought WW2.  If we got beat we'd run tot roman banks and ambush others.

A memory of Rawmarsh in 1960 by Stephen Wright

Just after the war during our summer holidays I was sent from Rochester (where we lived at that time, Dad having been demobbed and then working at Short Bros on the airport), together with my trusty Hercules cycle to spend the ...Read more

A memory of St Blazey in 1940 by Mike Mumford

I was 10 when Featherstone Rovers beat Wigan and Leigh in getting to the Wembley final.  We lived in the school house immediately opposite the entrance on Post Office Road.  What a wonderful period in ...Read more

A memory of Featherstone in 1952 by Neil Wilford

During the Second World War, as youngsters we would look forward to the Saturday mornig matinee at the Odeon cinema (4th building on the left of photo). Entrance was thruppence (three pennies). With our pocket money we would ...Read more

A memory of Epsom in 1942 by John Forder

One freezing cold day in December 2010 I went for a long coastal walk while staying with our friends Valerie and Jim Bougnague in Portishead. I was fascinated to find what I thought was a small lighthouse ...Read more

A memory of Portishead in 2010 by John Howard Norfolk

Boston were on a roll in the 1955 F.A Cup. They beat Derby County 6-1 at Derby. In the next round we where drawn away to Tottenham Hotspur; great excitement filled the town. Special trains were laid on, to take the hundreds ...Read more

A memory of Boston in 1955 by Bob Marriott