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I remember the Odeon on Kingstanding Circle. We used to wait for my dad to come home with his wages and then mum would take my sister and myself to the Odeon. We used to queue for ages to get in the shillings! and always had ...Read more

A memory of Kingstanding in 1960 by Marlene Sale (Nee Hodge)

I went to Warnham from 1967-1970. It was the best time of my school life, it has left quite an impression on me. We had pantos, and a couple of balls, I can remember on one occasion someone had a field mouse and kept it in his ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1967 by Pat Sykes

We had our very first family holiday here, we were a family of five and money was scarce, but what a great time we had, I have very fond memories indeed. I was the oldest of five and had been fortunate enough to have been ...Read more

A memory of Penmaenmawr in 1968 by Sharon Riley

In the early 1960s Cudworth was a great place to live. Myself along with a group of kids used to go swimming at Cudworth baths, most of us lived on Park Avenue or on Beech Avenue, all exept John Darcy, e lived down Dafield ...Read more

A memory of Cudworth in 1960 by Jacqueline Whincup Terzian

My grandmother lived in Idsworth Road. When I was a small boy we used to drive down from Scotland for summer and Christmas holidays. Seeing the pub sign was a cause of great excitement for a 4 year old because it meant we were nearly ...Read more

A memory of Cowplain in 1961 by Jon Rose

I lived in Inkerman Barracks with my Spanish sister-in-law, Josie, and her family for a few months and was married out of her house on 9 August 1969 and then moved to Guildford! Then my Gibraltarian brother-in-law returned ...Read more

A memory of Knaphill in 1969 by Sylvia Turner

I was born in the chalet that this photo on the left partly shows, in 1951. The person sunbathing could be me at 13 or 14 years of age. I was Christine Elliott then. The name was 'Lucerne', my great grand parents owned 'San Remo', ...Read more

A memory of Freathy in 1963 by Christine Draper

My name is Gareth Davis, and I now live in Australia. I fondly remember travelling the No 7 bus to Nantymoel to my home in Bryncethin. My best friend Lewis Lee, who I have now lost touch with and have tried to find, was a ...Read more

A memory of Bridgend in 1964 by Gareth Davis

This is a picture of myself with my sister and brother and my sister's friend. I was 13 years old. My sister Theo is the girl with the handbag, she was 9 years old and my brother John was 3 years old. We had been to the local store ...Read more

A memory of Box in 1965 by Claire Allen

My first memories of the Ffrith beach are of my grandfather who started the fun fair, which had an arcade, bingo and fair ground. There was also two boating ponds,cafe, ice cream kiosks etc. Many good days were spent on the beach, it's a ...Read more

A memory of Prestatyn in 1960 by Barry Howden