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The 'Ace Ballroom School of Dancing' was for many a young person the first time they had expeienced the close up contact with the opposite sex, I remember the beginning of placing our hands on each others shoulders and ...Read more

A memory of Deal in 1950 by John Ford

I worked in Semtex on the banbery mixing vinyl for tiles, then left and became transport organiser for black rock haulage before emigrating to Austrailia, but have fond memories of my time there.

A memory of Brynmawr in 1958 by Donald Fowler

Have only good memories of Trescott. I was born there in 1948, I lived with my parents Len and Doris Croydon. My granparents lived next door in the house as you go through the water splas. I went to Tettenhall Wood School too and the people ...Read more

A memory of Trescott in 1953 by David Croydon

I knew a Michelle Wheeler of Clockhouse Lane who went to Echelford (spelling?) School 1949 - 1953. I was born in Chattern Road, Ashford in March 1942 and left Ashford Grammar at dead on 15 in 1957. Now a widower ...Read more

A memory of Ashford in 1953 by Trevor Langley

Walter and Myra Reed were cousins of my Grandfather Munnings. I used to spend my summer holidays with the Reeds and have a lovely photo of them celebrating their golden wedding. Their children gave them a bathroom to celebrate the ...Read more

A memory of Mountnessing in 1950

We lived in Selsdon from 1948 to 1953 when we emmigrated to Canada. My name was Sally Easton then, we lived at 41 Byron Road my sister and I both walked to the school and I loved it there and was most unhappy about moving to ...Read more

A memory of Selsdon in 1953 by Sally Drapeau

It is said that we all have a Guardian Angel, myself and my good friend Jimmy Fraser certainly had one 58 years ago. At a Hallowe'en party in the Dochgarroch hall in 1954 (I was 7 years old), it got a bit stuffy so I went outside ...Read more

A memory of Dochgarroch in 1954 by Andy Kennedy

I was a pupil at Wath from 1952-1958 Such a wonderful school and such happy memories: To our school on the Hill We look up with great joy Tis our pride tis our Love Both of Girl and of Boy To its life all ...Read more

A memory of Wath Upon Dearne in 1954 by Margaret Swallow

Way back in 58/59, just a short distance outside Woburn, there was an old house, you had to climb over the fence at the side of the road and walk down a field to get to it. I think it was large and very old and there were lots of ...Read more

A memory of Woburn in 1958 by Sandra Waite

We lived briefly in Ferndale Crescent (nr 35). This was defined as Uxbridge then but the boundaries were never quite clear and have become even more blurred with the march of time. It must have been around '57 when we moved in and the ...Read more

A memory of Cowley in 1957 by Philip Cousins