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Reading through these messages bought back so many memories for me. My grandparents lived in Anderson Street. My grandfather was James Templeton (Jimmy) and my Nan was Katherine Templeton, they had 2 daughters Jean ...Read more

A memory of Kelloholm by Morag Dudney

Just to add to my comments about growing up in Kelloholm, my mum Elizabeth went to Kelloholm school, it was built in 1925, and my mum was born in 1929. She used to go up Killie swiming when she was a girl. She had brothers ...Read more

A memory of Kelloholm by Robert Pagan Gibson

I was brought up in Chipping Campden, living first at the pre-fabs in Berrington Road, then Littleworth Estate. Enjoying my childhood in the countryside, glorious summers, apples and cherries in abundance in the orchards ...Read more

A memory of Chipping Campden in 1956 by Richard Hope

I lived in West Acton for all my childhood (apart from the early war years when my school was evacuated). I attended Acton Wells School (now demolished !) and then went to West Acton School which had just been built, and which was near to ...Read more

A memory of Acton by Geraldine Gasparelli

I joined a "side" of clog morris dancers known as The Old Bull" in 1980. We all attended weekly practices and danced out at various local pubs in the area. Our practice venue was a former pub ...Read more

A memory of Barnet in 1980 by John Howard Norfolk

London Road was a very different place 50 years ago to the collection of twee wine bars and restaurants that it is now. It was a real 'working' village providing all the goods and services that were needed by the resident ...Read more

A memory of Alderley Edge in 1960 by Graham Dilliway

I lived at Holmeleigh children's home from August 1966 until it closed down in 1969 to become a college, an educational facility. We were transferred abruptly from another residential settling different village ...Read more

A memory of Horncastle by Elizabeth Farrow

This lovely cottage in the village street at the bottom of Drove Road was where locals could leave their bicyles while going to school or on the bus. Unfortunately it was 'modernised', most probably in the 1960's, and is now unreconisable.

A memory of Chilbolton in 1950

My late father, Don Lawes, grew up at no. 121 Byron Avenue on the Poets Estate in East Ham (off High Street North) during the '40s and '50s and attended East Ham Grammar School from 1938 to 1944. My late paternal ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by David Lawes

I lived and went to school at Farmborough, I started school at five years old, my first teacher was Miss Leakey, who later married and became Mrs Smith, two things I remember about her, she had one arm, but was quite ...Read more

A memory of Farmborough in 1946 by John Wilkins