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I walked to and from school past the village shop known as "Greens". the walk to school was approximately three quarters of a mile which we often did unaccompanied. As we climbed the steep, to us, hill up to the village ...Read more

A memory of Little Hallingbury in 1963

My dad was a driver for the Venture Bus Company, we lived in Greenside not far away and in 1962 I went to Hebburn Technical College to do a two-year secretarial course. At this time, living in a pit village, girls ...Read more

A memory of Victoria Garesfield in 1962 by Pauline Tweddell Stafford

I used to ride my horse through Swindon when the steel works RTB was there. The offices looked over the little bridge and my friend Derek Williams used to work there and wave through the window to me and my mates on our horses. ...Read more

A memory of Swindon in 1965 by Christine Turner

The 'new' primary school in Cook's Lea (a respected headteacher in Sandwich) was built in the early sixties and is well-located next to the Gunpark to the left. The old C of E Primary School was a solid building and this new school has ...Read more

A memory of Eastry in 1962 by Michael Mitchell

I lived at 112 Woodside View. Happy memories of the village school. Remember blackberry picking in Blackberry woods, also Plum Lane. I also remember walking past somewhere at night when we had been to the cinema and being scared of bats!

A memory of Honington in 1963

I was sent to St Teresas in the 60's as my aunt (Joan Turner nee Kleboe) had been amongst the very first students before the war. A beautiful building surrounded by large lawns & gardens, approached from either Effingham ...Read more

A memory of Effingham in 1960 by Sarah Rashbrooke

My name is Shirley Dobberson, we moved from eastend of London toSouth Okendon 1957 , lived in south road next to the hostpital.My mum was Maud the rag lady, she used to drive ahorse and cart, my dad was afarrier.l had two brothers ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1960 by Shirley Bristow

My first real girl friend was magaret gordon, from ormiston, eastlothian scotland, her father was a miner he an old long nosed wolsley car loke the old police cars, and she had an older sister who went about with her boyfriend on a ...Read more

A memory of Ormiston in 1960 by James Innes

My family and I moved to Withybrook in 1960 first of all we lived in 2 all saints close later we moved yo 4 Kirby Lane. 2 All saints Close was the place where I met my future wife she lived at No3 next door. I was 14 ...Read more

A memory of Withybrook in 1960 by Peter John Buckby

In the 1960's we as a family always holidayed in a caravan at Happisburgh. At that time there were lows on the beach which were lovely for the children to paddle and play in. They were warm most of the time and shallow in parts so ...Read more

A memory of Happisburgh in 1960 by Mrs Bayfield