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To the right of this picture, on the High Street was the town hall. For seven years I waited there every morning for the Jump Circular bus, or if I missed it the Rotherham bus to take me into Barnsley where I was at the then ...Read more

A memory of Hoyland in 1961 by David Webster

We moved from Eastbourne to Wannock Lane, Willingdon in 1963 as my mother felt it would be a nice place for us to grow up at the foot of the Downs. It certainly was, Willingdon School fulfilled us academically & ...Read more

A memory of Willingdon in 1963 by Sandra Bourne

I was born in Abercregan in Prossers Terrace (41) along with my parents George Chewings, Edna and my two older brothers Michael and Thomas, also a younger sister Janice. My grand parents lived at no. 44 Tom and Cassie. ...Read more

A memory of Abercregan in 1966 by Alan Chewings

I too went to Holmesdale secondary, it was called Snodland Secondary when I first went there. My Dad and Grandfather, Peter and Henry Buss both worked as lorry drivers at the cement works and we lived in a factory house ...Read more

A memory of Snodland in 1964 by Carole Hooper

Sea View Stores from 1961 to 1967 at Reighton Gap was owned by my Mum and Dad Gladys and Terry Robinson. the original shop was burnt down due to a problem in the fish and chip shop which was located at the side, (we had a big ...Read more

A memory of Reighton in 1961 by Barry Robinson

I lived about 3 minutes from the beach and down the steps and on to patches of grass we used to go jump on. The tide came in and out and used to leave behind seawater puddles collected by the green patches of grass. Of ...Read more

A memory of Knott End-on-Sea in 1962 by Eric Butler

Hi, I worked at the Manor House, Shanklin from approx 1967/ 1972. My name was Kathleen Orchard. Had some lovely summers there. Coming down from Birmingham it was like travelling to another world......Would love to hear from some ...Read more

A memory of Sandown in 1967 by , Kathleen Cilia

The days when you could let your children out to play and not worry. We used to sneak up in the hole in the fence to play in the big oak tree that sits above the shelter. It was our camp and was called the Five Oaks. We took food ...Read more

A memory of Aylesbury in 1969 by Debbie Westwood

I wanted to add my own memories of growing up in New Haw from 1965 until moving again in 1973. The family moved from Richmond (then in Middlesex) to 187 New Haw Road, a detached 3-bedroom house with 1/3 acre of ...Read more

A memory of New Haw in 1966 by Andrew Taylor

My Grandad and Nan(Fred and Minnie Mellott) owned the Grocers Shop ON Hilltop next to the butchers,my Dad and Uncle were born there (Roy Mellott and Brian Mellott). I have lots of memories as a child stopping with my nan and grandad, ...Read more

A memory of Eastwood in 1960 by Christine Glasspool