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I have many happy memories of going on holiday to Hemsby in the late 1960s and early 1970s. I remember we used to stay on the sand dunes in a wooden chalet-type building with no running water and an outside toilet, ...Read more

A memory of Hemsby in 1969 by Mark Allen

Can anyone remember the shops in Nightingale Road, near St Marys Road? I grew up in 238 Nightingale Road, with my sister, who was 4 years younger then me. Myhappiest times were playing in the garden. We had a nice house, which ...Read more

A memory of Edmonton in 1960 by Janet Abbott

My first job when I left school (St Hughes, Park Road South) at 15 was in this shop. I was there for 3 years, until I left for bigger money at Levers. The manager was Jack Francis, a decent man ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead in 1961 by Tony Duffy

I spent my childhood in Longwell Green/Cadbury Heath. My grandparents lived in Shellards Road (and their house had been built by my great-grandfather). When I was a small child the 'Wimpey estate' (Ellacombe Road ...Read more

A memory of Longwell Green in 1962

When I first had a memory of this corner of Newton Road and Buckingham Road, the brick-built extension was no longer standing, only the cottage part of the public house. I used to love standing in front of it because ...Read more

A memory of Bletchley in 1960 by Alan Webb

I remember the swimming baths very well. My name is Peter Weeks and I used to live on Llanwoanno Road. I swam at this baths at every opportunity during the summer. I used to dive from the diving board on the ...Read more

A memory of Mountain Ash in 1962 by Peter Weeks

I used to work at the Midland Bank in the High Street which was next to the corner carpet shop. When I started there the Bank was just on one shop site but it later expanded to two shop sites. Mr Baker was the Manager who retired in my time ...Read more

A memory of Erith in 1962 by Bob Hewitt

I lived in the first house opposite the church, before we moved to Australia in 1963. Next door lived Dr Adenbrook (I think), next to the church lived the Hoods in the now college, mum worked for a Brenda & Bryan Mullens ...Read more

A memory of Salwarpe in 1960 by Sheila Myers

As a child growing up in Hyde Park it still holds very fond memories for me...Woodhouse Moor it never seems to change that much as I visit there once or twice every 4yrs or so...and having moved out of the area some years ago and would love ...Read more

A memory of Leeds in 1962 by Kevin Rickett

I went to Oughtrington Infants and Oughtrington Juniors between 1968 and 1974. I do not recall to two schools being next door to each other with the caretakers house in between? The Infants was on Sandy Lane opposite the Post ...Read more

A memory of Lymm in 1969 by Mark Marsland