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I was born in Hayes & lived on a council estate ,Kier Hardie Way. I had a happy childhood, lots of fields over the 'Greenway'& Kingshill Avenue. Went back in about 1985 & it was a bit shabby, then in 2000 & it all ...Read more

A memory of Hayes by Beverley Thouless

I was born in Rayne and in the 1950s.I have fond memories of being able to play various sports in the road at School Road with my brother Peter and friend Richard Dodd, gaining a few more players as word got around! We used to mark ...Read more

A memory of Rayne by Hugh Walker

I was born in a farmhouse called Bank House Farm on 20th Nov 1945. In 2 days I shall be 65. I was educated at Kirton Holme County Primary School. My teachers were Mrs Brown, Mrs Shawe, Mr R Tomblinson, and later headmaster ...Read more

A memory of Kirton Holme by Ken Hardy

Living on Barnfield Road, I was 10 years old in 1955 and would often be asked to ride my bike round to the Post Office to post a letter or buy something at the shop.The P.O. was run for many years by Mr Arthur Mather.

A memory of Woolston by David Minshall

The late 40's through the mid 50's. Some 50 plus years have now passed, since I was a " kid " on the streets of Burnt Oak. How life has changed. I now sit at my computer ( here in Tennessee, USA ), and have instant ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak by Dave Miller

I was born in Barnfield Road 1945. Irene Postance and my brother Peter who was 3 years older. We went to Annunciation school, St Thomas's and St James. I was so scared of the Walsh sisters who taught at St James. Especially Vera! I do not ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak

I loved Burnt Oak as it was at that time.I started school at the Annunciation in 1942 with Kathleen Oatts and Irene Keech,they both lived in Langham Gardens. in 1948 I moved on to St Thomas's in Stanmore ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak by Teresa Keech

I was born in Burslem and lived on Waterloo Road across from Macintyres pottery from 1949 until 1957 when we moved to Lancashire. Macintyres had a clock tower and we would check it in the morning before leaving for school. I began school at ...Read more

A memory of Burslem by smlowe

We moved into a brand new home at 3,Barnfield Wood Close,in 1955. Next door at No 4,theAgombars lived. They built No 1,2,3,and 4,No 5 was built by Mr White in 1959. The houses in Barnfield Wood Road were full of ...Read more

A memory of Bromley by Martin Newell

As kids we used to hang out at the shops in the evening as most my friends lived above the shops; the Alliance, Junes the hairdresser, the Launderette, and Osterley Wines off-licence. I remember Peter, ...Read more

A memory of Osterley by Wendy Cave