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From 1962 until 1968 I used to walk back from school with my best friend, Jonathan Austin and once or twice a week usually a Friday , we would have enough pocket money on us to give ourselves a little sweet treat at the sweet shop ...Read more

A memory of West Hagley in 1965 by Michael King

I was born in Featherstone in 1956 and lived there until 1962 when we moved to Hampshire. My dad was also born there. We lived at 46 Market Street and my grandparents lived at 64 Featherstone Lane, on the corner of Gordon Street. I ...Read more

A memory of Featherstone in 1962 by Carole Steele

I was the village beat bobby from 1983 until 1994, I lived in the police house in lower Farringdon, I covered the villages of Chawton, Newton Valence and east Tisted.I was PC 1609 Clive Cutts, but later changed my surname back ...Read more

A memory of Lower Farringdon in 1983 by clivejac

Going ‘down the village’ pretty much referred to the stretch of Cove Road, between Hazel Avenue and Marrowbrooke Lane, where most of the shops were. Once upon a time Cove must have been the typical English village: two houses, three pubs and ...Read more

A memory of Cove in 1945 by Alan Hickman

Surfing the net I came across this photo of the Queen Vic and the memories came flooding back. I lived in Morden and every Sunday evening I along with friends went to the Jazz club there. Mostly the music was provided by Mike ...Read more

A memory of North Cheam in 1960 by Gordon Afflick

I was on ths caravan site from 1964 to 1978, my parents Billy and Audrey Bilclough had site number 45. There was me and me sister (Suzanne). What a place to have your childhood, is there anyone out there who was there at the same ...Read more

A memory of Saltwick Bay by Mike Bilclough

Good to see DeMontfort Hall as it used to be. It was a great venue to see bands there. Once the small blues clubs had ran their course bands needed larger venues to ply their trade, De Montfort was one of the first, I saw Rory ...Read more

A memory of Leicester in 1971 by Mick Austin

I was born in our house in Central Avenue in 1954. I went to Aveley Infants and Junior Schools and Aveley Secondary School in Love Lane. Many a time my sister Maggie and I have struggled home with bags of shopping we carried from the ...Read more

A memory of Aveley in 1959 by Mrs Cutler

My Mum Valerie Merrikin, nee Nichols, was born next to the old pub (recently knocked down) in Skeffington. Grandad Nichols worked at the hall and got the sack because he picked up ...Read more

A memory of Billesdon in 1974 by Nigel Waterfield

Hi, my name is Shirley Stoke. I have lots of lovely little memories of living in Haswell, I have a really good memory. I used to live in Church Street. I loved ...Read more

A memory of Haswell Plough in 1958 by madamclaire