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My mom, Nancy McGeachie (married to Ken Collins in British Columbia, Canada), was born in the building on the corner Main Street and Richmond Terrace in 1926 and then lived in #5 Kilmarnock Road. I had heard so much ...Read more

A memory of Dundonald in 2003 by Donna Collins

I remember living there when we came back from Australia and lived with nain at number 4, her name was Mary Griffiths. There were many fond memories of playing in fields and going to school - just happy times ...Read more

A memory of Capel Uchaf in 1962 by Susan Farrell

Maggie Cook had a sweet shop at the bottom of Milton Road. She would have done well today with the Garnock Academy business but she served us well and we all have our favourite moments. Maggie was small and petite and in order ...Read more

A memory of Kilbirnie by John Allan

I stand to be corrected; have been asking around about our dookin holes or places in the river Garnock where we used to swim. Starting at the Conga; the wee lynn, the gless cutter, the Zambezzy, the Comb, the ...Read more

A memory of Kilbirnie in 1960 by John Allan

Does anyone remember Bob`s Cafe ? This was a place just behind the old fire station, in the same street as the Youth Club. I used to come home on leave from the Navy and head straight for Bob`s Cafe. All the teenagers used to go there ...Read more

A memory of Redditch by Keith Downes

I was born in 1940 in Gillingham Kent , my Dad used to work for Short's the aircraft builders. We moved to Redhill when I was a baby. One of my earliest memories was seeing the Olympic Torch runner coming down Redstone Hill in ...Read more

A memory of Redhill in 1948 by Bruce Cordy

My memory year was at Willoughby Charity Church of England School, where I remember all the friends I used to live with and went to the same school with. It was good fun,growing up days! Long hot summers, having to find things to ...Read more

A memory of Willoughby in 1971 by Simon Burchmore

When I left school in 1956 all of the people of my sort of age congregated in Ma Petrie's ice cream shop. It was great, there was a juke box, with Jerry Lee Lewis, Pat Boone ,Elvis, Fats Domino, Lonnie Donnigan, ...Read more

A memory of Langley Park in 1956 by David Leckenby

Llansilin should be the setting for a film or TV serial given the dramatic events that have occured there in relatively recent history. My mother was born in Llansilin in the 1920s and regales me with stories of sad ...Read more

A memory of Llansilin by Shirley Jones

I have many memories of Seaham Harbour in the 1970's from going down the old stone steps to the fishing boats on a Sunday morning to watch the fishermen unload the crabs to getting to the top of the Featherbed Rock.The rock was as sharp ...Read more

A memory of Seaham by bazmondo38