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Aged 8-11ish my friends and I would catch the 85 bus from Chorlton- cum-hardy bus station or walk if we were skint to Platt Fields Park with a plastic bag with brown sauce or salad cream butties in and a ...Read more

A memory of Fallowfield in 1974 by Moira Bardsley

Where this picture is taken from, is a Chinese restaurant,  go there every Sunday for the all you can eat buffet which is £10. The Co-op, or the Cooperative at it is now known as, is still there, Cooperative rocks lol! Next to the restaurant is a empty car park!

A memory of Heaton Mersey by Caz Thomas

I also went to the church school from 1954 to 1960.  Miss Kinread was still Headmistress.  The Chapel near the church was also used as a class room.  Teachers I remember are Miss Heaton, Miss Williams and Mr Edge.  It was a lovely time and I would love to hear from any class mates from that time.

A memory of Helsby in 1954 by Robert Orford

Hello, my name is Jeane Moorhouse, nee Huxley, I started life on Band St, Hollywood area, in 1952, then moved to Hilton St. My only memories from here are the wash house and Hollywood Park where the fair would arrive and the ...Read more

A memory of Stockport in 1956 by Jeane Moorhouse

This entrance to the park is largely unchanged and the park is well worth a visit. The Friends group for this park are Heaton Mersey Village Conservation Group (HMVCG) and their website is www.hmvcg.org.uk

A memory of Heaton Mersey

I grew up in Heaton Mersey from age 6 to age 26 and left in 1955. This parade of shops included 2 Grocers- the Co-Op and John Williams- Fitchett's the butchers, a barber's and Edgar Barker the local Pharmacist who encouraged me and ...Read more

A memory of Heaton Mersey in 1955 by Rene Sutch

I went to All Saints School in 1958,cant remember the teachers name, but can remember writing on our blackboards whilst see collected the dinner money and penny bank money.I can remember Miss Simpson and Mr Ireland, no ...Read more

A memory of Stockport by Gail Walker

My name is Geoff and I attended Broxhill School from 1967 until 1972. The school was a pretty substandard Secondary Modern School during my time there but, I understand, it became a Comprehensive in 1973. I was ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill by Geoff Hills