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I was a choirboy at St Luke's, we met for choir practice once a week. Mr Hatton was the choirmaster and took a register and we were paid for attending. Weddings were the big earner - we got two shillings or half a crown. It was all ...Read more

A memory of West Norwood in 1960 by Stephen Carroll

My grandparents lived in Penydarren all their lives. I just wonder if anyone remembers them, their names were Dai and Tydfil and they lived on the High Street. They had a daughter Joan and my granny worked at the ...Read more

A memory of Merthyr Tydfil in 1964 by Christine Mahoney

My name is Ken Pickles, I have been in the Western Gazette may times over the years. Stories on my life that I had in Kingsdon and Somerton in 1963 to 1966. Visited Somerton every year since I left in 1966. I want to move ...Read more

A memory of Somerton in 1964 by Ken Pickles

I married Jack Raphael in St John's Church and was his wife for thirteen years. It used to take hours to go up one side of the street then cross over and down the other. It's not like that now - five minutes does it! There was Wallace ...Read more

A memory of Carluke in 1961

I moved to Hoyland in 1960 when I was 7 yrs old. Our family George, Lyn ,Jean and Elizabeth lived in a house named Kirk Farm House. It was a lovely old farmhouse that stood behind St Andrews Church, Market ...Read more

A memory of Hoyland in 1960 by Jean Lewus

Wealdstone High Street was usually a vibrant place and this photo, taken early on a Sunday morning, with no cars and few people, shows how times change! The shops on the left show Len Evans fruiterer shop, then John ...Read more

A memory of Wealdstone in 1962

I remember moving to my granddad's house when I was 9yrs old. It was an old house, no bath room, only out side loo. My dad who brought me up built a bathroom on so we could have a bath - before we used tin bath in front of the fire. It was a ...Read more

A memory of Farncombe in 1969 by Denise Harrison

My memories of peter pans always makes me think of me sitting on my dads coach outside Gores coaches in neville street and being able to see peter pans from were i was sitting, sadly gores coaches is long gone, but have so many happy memories of them days and my dad loved driving his coach.

A memory of Southport in 1967 by Michelle Rimmer

I remember like it was yesterday, there was Walter Wilsons where we got our shopping, they used to serve the butter onto greaseproof paper and wrap it there and then. Opposite was the little sweet shop and I still ...Read more

A memory of New Brancepeth in 1963 by Gillian Rouse

I remember going shopping in Oldham markets with my mother, there used to be a man sat on a trolley just inside the door (he had no legs I think he used to beg for money) as soon as he saw a copper he was of down the street on his trolley. The ...Read more

A memory of Oldham in 1963 by Barbara Aldridge