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My mum and dad moved to haverhill when I was just 6mths old. I went to school at Burton End School. Ii remember there was many of us in that school - most of kids came from London. Then I went to Castle Middy School, which was so big ...Read more

A memory of Haverhill in 1968 by Caroline Jenkins

I was at the market in the 60's, my mum was living with my cousin, Catherine Murphy and mum had to go into hospital. I am trying to get in touch with my cousin - can anyone help, my name is Jim Reilly and i live in Scotland.

A memory of Chorley in 1966 by James Reilly

Jerry's was the all purpose, pre £ shop store below the market where he also had a stall. Household products, hardware, notably buckets and a few low cost gifts... Jerry had a larger than life personality with a girth to match. I also ...Read more

A memory of Keighley in 1966 by Margaret Hodgson

Back in the sixties I was June Morris, I regularly attended Bob Dales Dancing School on Market Street with my friend Jean McHugh who was doing her nursing training then. Iam hoping there may be someone out there who remembers Bob Dales dancing school.

A memory of Droylsden in 1963

As children and teenagers my twin sister and I loved going around the market. At Christmas it was magic! We would come back home to visit our grandparents and family and Christmas Eve wasn't complete with out a walk into ...Read more

A memory of Chesterfield in 1964

This swimming pool was a major part of my life. As a child of the sixties, the main event was queueing for your "Contract" for 5 shillings for the season and trying to get number 1!!!! Loved the slide, fountain, paddling ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton in 1960 by Marianne Baddeley

When I was a child, my family stayed in the house then called "Fresh Field" on the corner of August Lane and Ride Lane (we were in the UK on 6 months home leave from the Far East where I grew up). My ...Read more

A memory of Farley Green in 1967

I was born at Low Westwood, a small mining village in the North East of England in 1955 – well, when I say I was born there, that’s not entirely true. Unlike today, children were born at ...Read more

A memory of Hamsterley in 1960 by Kathy Aveyard

1968' the year we were married, I got a job working for Quayles chemist opposite the pig farm, now St Mary's College. The smell from the pig farm was awful. I remember having to sweep outside the shop every morning, holding my ...Read more

A memory of Wallasey in 1968 by Patricia Tunstall

We stayed at a clifftop house called Mill Meadow. Once we parked the car behind the wooden double gates, there was a pine-tree lined steep hill that led to the house and then to cliffs. I remember that pine smell when we ...Read more

A memory of Stoke Fleming in 1967 by Matthew White