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After we twins had learned to ride our bicycles, the family would ride north into the New Forest to a picnic area at Wooton Stream. My youngest brother may have been on the pannier seat of my Mum's bike, with the dog trying to keep ...Read more

A memory of New Milton in 1954 by Edward Williams

I lived at 22 Bristol Ave,that ran onto Broom lane,At the other side was a railway sidings and Jacksons Brick works.The next road to us was Station Rd which ran from broom lane to Stockport road.i remember going town on a tram.when I ...Read more

A memory of Levenshulme in 1950 by Ian Marsden

I was born 1945, lived with my mum and dad in one room at back of my granparent's house, 67 Monington Cres, which had a huge back garden. It backed on to the Parkway and I had many great times there. We would go to ...Read more

A memory of Cranford in 1955 by Keithy Turner

I like to say I was born in the Raven though it wasn't strictly true as I was born in a nursing home at Stourport. But my mum was the housekeeper there and my dad was handyman, and we lived in a flat in the ...Read more

A memory of Droitwich Spa in 1950 by Sue Appleby

My childhood memories of Edmundbyers have been with me all my life really. My mum & dad, aunty, uncle and cousin used to holiday in a tiny caravan on farmer Edon Sanderson's field. This was before the Derwent Reservoir was built. ...Read more

A memory of Edmundbyers in 1952 by Carol Bennett

I was born in 1950, Stephens was my maiden name. With my two brothers Bob & Barry, we lived in Bradfield Drive next door to Grahame Scott who was in the Tremeloes, before they were sort of famous. Remember the swings in Maysbook Park, ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1950 by Pat Lumsdale

Does anyone remember the Headmaster, Mr Adams, the Headmistress, Miss Hollows, Mrs Dickson and Mrs Ireland putting a tin and milk bottle along I think, with items of the day in ...Read more

A memory of Staining in 1959 by Ian Croft

I lived at Doxford Farm from l948 to l954, my dad worked on the farm and we lived in one of the cottages that is still there today. The farmer's name was Archie Turnbull. My best friend was Kathleen who also lived in one of the ...Read more

A memory of Doxford Newhouses in 1951 by Lorraine Preston

Mawney Road School and Pettits Lane were my schools and I had two best friends who lived up Dorsit Ave; one friend was Kay L------ and Peter Ph------ we always walked to school together or Peter would give me a ride on the cross bar of her bike. I often wonder what happened to them both!

A memory of Romford in 1955 by Heather Woolf

Built as an Egg Farm and local produce outlet pre WW2 it became a Transport Café during the 1940's through the 1950's and into the 1960's. Well known on the A23. As a schoolboy I lived 100 yards south over the ...Read more

A memory of Crawley in 1954 by Tony Tester