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Great memories singing in the Co-op choir. Putting on a show for the locals who bought a ticket and were given a bag of food and a drink to eat during the interval. Also going to Corstorphine for the choir competition and Scottish country ...Read more

A memory of Bathgate in 1966 by Brenda Mc Kay

How lovely to find some photographs of The Flying G, but I am surprised that there are no other comments when so many people went there. I went there twice, once in 1966 and again in 1967. The first time I was studying ...Read more

A memory of Ringwood in 1966 by Penelope Welch

From 1962 to 1966 I worked in the drawing office of Horsham Urban District Council. This was in the first floor extension to the right of the picture. This was my first job and my boss was Deputy Engineer and Surveyor, John Sheldon, ...Read more

A memory of Horsham in 1962 by Richard Scullion

The Ferns was my grandparents' house during the late 1950s - 1960s.  Their surname was Edwards. (Ellen and Lewis.) My mother (Anne) spent many happy times here. I wish they were still here to share these photos with but unfortunately my ...Read more

A memory of Southerndown in 1960 by Karen Mc Intyre

I remember this place so well, this is the bus stop I used to use from Mill Chase School. Many an ugly scrap would occur on the school bus with the kids from the Erie camp, I think that is one of the old army huts the families ...Read more

A memory of Headley Down in 1967 by Stuart Scott

Oh! yes I remember the ice cream cart on Tooting Bec Common. It was always situated in the vicinity of the four way drinking fountain. Just across the main road was the Tooting Bec running track. The ice cream ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1960 by Mike Pierce

I lived in Stoney Lane with my parents between about 1959 and 1968.  In 1961 I started at Hobmoor Primary School on Hobmoor Road.  I was under 5 years old and terrified of the thought of going to school.  To get to school from ...Read more

A memory of Yardley in 1961 by Stephen Norris

I was born in Merriott, Sept 1st  1960, in the bedroom of my parents' cottage opposite the nursery garden centre. My mum is June Elliott (Hooper family from Merriott) and my dad John Elliott (kingsbury Episcopi). I lived there ...Read more

A memory of Merriott in 1960 by Susan Vining

We moved from Kent to Eastwood near Leigh-on-Sea when I was 11 which was in 1960. Every Sunday we would get the bus (dad didn't drive then) to Leigh. We'd walk from where the cockle sheds were (dad always had some or whelks maybe ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea in 1960 by Shirley Chamberlain

I moved to Cheadle Hulme in 1963, as a 6 year old. I lived on Lorna Road, behind and to the left of this view. I saw the building of the Precinct and what is now Sim Chem House (then Griffin House). My friends and I would ...Read more

A memory of Cheadle Hulme in 1963 by Brian Cresswell