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My father's cousin, Kitty Mortimer (nee Barratt) lived here with her husband Leslie, and their two daughters Andrea and Lynn - mostly throughout the '60s and '70s. I believe they rented the house from the National Trust, as I remember ...Read more

A memory of Lacock in 1965 by Jane Winfer

I lived in this from 1964 until I got married in 1987. My father Leslie Lougher lived here from 1962 with my mother Monica until she died in 1986. He then lived there until he died in 2012. He used to tell me that it was once a ...Read more

A memory of Nantyffyllon in 1964 by Catherine Lougher Harris

I remember in 1960 working as a conductor on the 'Western Welsh. My driver was Dai Williams, and my uncle, Danny Evans, was a driver, along with Ernie Sharrott. We had the best Solo card school in town, and I can say now at ...Read more

A memory of Bridgend in 1960 by Terry Evans

Moved to Glenrothes as part of the overspill from Glasgow where we had bought room and kitchen 3 up, in 1963 for 285 pounds, paid back at 5 pounds every 2 weeks. We moved to a HOUSE with a back and front garden, what a luxury, and ...Read more

A memory of Dysart in 1968 by John Potter

As far back as I can remember I used to visit my gran in Carlin How.  My dad and his brothers and sister grew up on Westray Street.  I can remember the big common where they used to build the bonfire for Guy Fawkes Night.  My dad ...Read more

A memory of Carlin How in 1963 by Jean Appleton Saul

My husband and I used to work in the restaurant on the front at Coney Beach, it was a seasonal job. It had a self service, a silver service, and we did functions. Mr Williams and Mr Evans were managers then. We had all meals when we were ...Read more

A memory of Porthcawl in 1966 by Eira Waite

In 1958/59 my mother-in-law Elsie Pugh has been cleaning the toilets for several years in Trecco Bay together with her husband Albert. My husband Roy Griffiths also worked on the site. We got married in 1960 and went to live in Trecco ...Read more

A memory of Porthcawl in 1961 by Kathleen Griffiths

I was born in Bridgend Hospital and lived in Porthcawl until I left for the bright lights of London in 1965. My godfather was Sir Leslie Joseph and until he moved up to Dan-y-Craig he lived a few doors from my grandad in New Road. I have ...Read more

A memory of Porthcawl in 1960 by Geoffrey Rozenberg

Hi, Does anyone remember the watch and clock repair shop on the corner of Victoria and Vicarage Road in Harborne, Birmingham? It was run by my grandfather Leslie Charles Henry Jones (born 1902?) who was married ...Read more

A memory of Birmingham in 1960 by Marsha Jones

OMG, I have been trying to find out what happened too, you don't know me as Pat Sykes, my maiden name was Reynolds (I used to have ginger hair), we used to be quite good friends, and visited one another in the holidays when you ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1967 by Pat Sykes