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I lived in Wallasey but went to school in Birkenhead in the mid 1960s. I have very fond memories of the area. I made many friends at St Joseph's youth club. I remember two brothers - Dave and Steve ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead in 1965 by Anne Tapp

I went here from '63 to '66. Superb school with great teachers. Sadly, now part of the great comprehensive education disaster.

A memory of Stevenage in 1963 by Reginald Whitney

I lived in Brondeg from 1953 until 1965 when the house was demolished to make way for the by-pass. Daddy was the general manager of Webbs brewery and W. J. Jones was the managing director. They lived next door to us until Uncle Bill retired ...Read more

A memory of Aberbeeg in 1960 by Gaynor Morgan Care

Wes Coulthard and me decided to go to the smoke to try our luck,this was early sixties. Wes had worked in London before for a building company called Higgs & Hill so we decided to give it a go as we had just been laid off. It was ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1964 by Jimmy Burrows

My memories were of the club trips, they would have been a lot of people's holidays. Our dad would have been a member of at least four clubs so that meant we got a trip to the seaside, a bottle of pop and a packet of crisps, and the ...Read more

A memory of Goldthorpe in 1960 by Lily Dorritt( Wassell)

I lived in the house which was just to the left of this picture. My Dad was the local coal merchant (Lowe Bros Fuels). As children,we used to play "round the church" which was the rough track surrounding St John's Church,and I ...Read more

A memory of Heaton Mersey in 1965 by Joanne Poole

Got to be honest, I don't remember a thing, I was adopted soon after I was born, but I still regard myself as being an Ilford-ite. I really want to visit and look around Ilford soon, just to see now what my hometown is like, ...Read more

A memory of Ilford in 1966 by Mark Ohri

For many years in the late 1960s and early 1970s our parents packed up our 2 old cars and brought us 4 children from London and Yorkshire to Scratby. We would rent any number of holiday cottages, one called ...Read more

A memory of Scratby in 1968 by Ruth Brackpool

The church also holds fond memories for me. As well as being born in Forge House some 60 years ago my family had lots of connections with the church. My sisters, brother and I were all in the choir - my brother being a cross bearer for ...Read more

A memory of Eastry in 1965 by Elizabeth Hunter

I remember Firs Hall, I lived on Oldham Road next to the Brown Cow pub, our house was 303a. It was this number because it apparently used to be part of the house next door and so when it was made into two they could not ...Read more

A memory of Failsworth in 1960 by Janis Adams