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Just on the right up a slight hill and only just visible is the butcher's shop. It was part of the Albury Estate but a new butcher could not be found so it was sold out of the estate and my father, Kenneth Parker, bought ...Read more

A memory of Albury in 1965 by Jacqueline Inskip

I went to Hockley Secondary in 1965, along with my twin sister, Diane (the Jay twins).  We were separated at first, each being put into a different class form.  Diane was very upset, so we were reunited!!! I still only ...Read more

A memory of Hockley in 1965 by Elizabeth (Liz) Large

My dad ran the butchers shop in the High Street from 1951-1969, Victor John Ward. I went to the school at the far end of the High Street (now residential). Headmaster was Mr Eric ...Read more

A memory of Standon in 1960 by Sheila Tanner

I worked with the ponies and donkies in the mid to late 1960s. Sometimes we would take them home to their field via Seagate Road, there would be about 4 or 5 of us riding ponies and the donkies would follow but ...Read more

A memory of Hunstanton in 1968 by Marlene Hyland

We moved to Bradwell in 1961, my dad worked for Stan Fowler, we had moved nearly every two years, but we stayed in Bradwell. I've lovely memories of times and people I met at Bradwell, even now I have to go to Bradwell as I put it ...Read more

A memory of Bradwell on Sea in 1961 by pat.white47

I sang in the church choir here in the 1960s. I loved singing at weddings, seeing everybody dressed up. As it was a small village many of the weddings would have elder siblings or relatives of school friends, who would have been a ...Read more

A memory of Boughton Hill in 1966

I discovered the swimming pool during a bike ride with a friend and we thought ourselves very daring for cycling through the park even though the park attendants were watching. You didn't have to lock your bike in those days and there ...Read more

A memory of Woking in 1963 by Sheila Rice

Hi, I'm Kenny Melvin, nickname by the school 'nimble Nat'. I was in there from 1962 until 1967 in the house called Horsley. I remember my first day I got there, one lad would look after you for a few weeks till you ...Read more

A memory of Stanhope in 1962 by Kenneth Melvin

A favourite family story is how my father took charge of us children for the morning and brought us to Seahouses from our cottage in Beadnell. On this occasion, age 5 or so, while ...Read more

A memory of Seahouses in 1966 by Jonathan Vernon

'The Market' - this was what we used to call the small hotel on the corner of High Street and Tunnel Road. It was the most wonderful time, hippies were in every night, there was a disco and psychadelic light show once a week upstairs. I ...Read more

A memory of Reigate in 1968 by Philip Ross