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Where local people were invited to watch the film of Queen Elizabeth's coronation in 1953. There wasn't a screen, just curtains which moved about a bit. The Hall was used for the Tenant's Association's children's Christmas parties ...Read more

A memory of Merrow by sandra

I was talking to my mum, she was born in Leigh in 1927. Her parents had Bracken Heath, a small holding. Her mum was Dorothy Faulkner, and she was the school teacher until she retired in 1965. Anyway, my mum, ...Read more

A memory of Leigh by anne_54

I used to ride my cycle from Blacksmiths Lane in South Hornchurch to fish in Berwick Ponds in late 50's and early 60's. I have good memories of sitting on the bank on many a Sunday listening to "Round the Horn", "Billy ...Read more

A memory of Rainham by alandvi.187

I’m trying to find out some info on the mental home my auntie was placed there as a child we are lead to believe this was due to complications at birth. She died in the home in 1976 of chocking at the age of 40. I’m wondering ...Read more

A memory of West Malling by clairetinnims

I was 6 weeks old, I was told by my Mam, when I had my first holiday at Fitties Camp. So that would have been some time in August/September, as I was born in July, 1961. I don't remember my first few ...Read more

A memory of Humberston Fitties by Vicky Ogden

My Parents owned a caravan on Howisons up to 1966. We lived in Wolverhampton and traveled there most Saturdays for the weekend. As a young lad I used to enjoy a bit of train spotting from the bridge or hiring a bike ...Read more

A memory of Towyn by Graham Lester

I was born here in January 1956. I weighed in at 2lbs and measured just 10 inches and despite this I was a strong baby, no tubes for me, or so I'm told. My sister remembers playing on a sunken lawn outside the unit while my Mum visited ...Read more

A memory of Cuckfield by carolynspillett

I was born at Dyson House Blackwell Lane Greenwich in 1943. My father was still in Burma so I lived with my mother and maternal grandparents. We moved to Selcroft Road but in was too young to know when . My ...Read more

A memory of Greenwich by catalina.kate

The picture of the pool on the River Brue took me right back to the '70's. I often used to go fishing there with school & other friends, if we could get a lift. I remember first going with a schoolmate & near neighbour ...Read more

A memory of Baltonsborough by bru.enzer

My memories of heyside are of my childhood at black shaw lane school the bomb holes on the field and the river Beal as we used to call them all my family lived in heyside and I remember the people being a close knit community I left primary ...Read more

A memory of Heyside by jujuruskin