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I was born at St Margaret's hospital, Epping in 1967. I remember my first day at school and being terrified! I remember every teacher with fondness. The green surrounding the school was an extension to the ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Green in 1972 by Hayley Nelson

My husband and I have great memories of Clacton when we worked at the Bedfont Hotel for disabled. We worked as house parents for about 3 years and had a wonderful time looking after many adults and children, it was a very ...Read more

A memory of Clacton-On-Sea in 1972 by Helen Gray

I think it was 1976 when our dad took us to Holmfirth. He loved watching 'Last of the Summer Wine' which was filmed there. As we were children we sat in the back and watched the hills coming closer and closer. Dad drove careful up the ...Read more

A memory of Holmfirth in 1976 by Jean Smith

I was a pupil at Cranborne First School at the time of Ms Rogers and lived across the carpark at 9 Water Street. I remember ending up with prizes for cooking and mini garden and doing the show at the old village hall singing '1, 2, 3,4,5, ...Read more

A memory of Cranborne in 1974 by Adam Cooper

It was always a sense of adventure searching for new place to visit on our holidays - and certainly we found an idyllic spot just a mile or so outside the town of Cemaes Bay. Mother had been staying with my younger sister who ...Read more

A memory of Cemaes Bay in 1976 by Margaret Mosley

I think it was about 1970 /71 that I worked in a children's home in Gravesend, I am sure this was called St Mary's, it was a big old building run by nuns near Eco Square. Has anyone got any info on this home or photos? Iused to ...Read more

A memory of Gravesend in 1970 by Pam Turley

I lived in Talbot Road back then with my foster sisters and our wonderful Foster Mum Mrs. Jones. I can remember attending Orchard Road Junior School durring the Queens Silver Jubilee and getting a coin with the ...Read more

A memory of Dibden Purlieu in 1977 by Andrew Price

My name is Jeremy Silwood and I stayed in Hiscott farm in the early 1970s with the family of Mr and Mrs Adair. I met Dianne Adair at a club one evening with my then friend Alistair Symons of Crawley in West Sussex and ...Read more

A memory of Hiscott in 1972 by Jeremy Silwood

My mum worked at Claybury for many years, myself and younger sister were schooled at a Catholic school in Manford Way, due to hours my mother worked we were dropped off at hospital until my mum's shift had ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge in 1979 by Ayesha Baties

Many years ago I was a window cleaner and would often do my rounds on many of the small estates in Monk Bretton, many of my customers would bring me cups of tea and sandwiches out and in one case an Italian lady invited me ...Read more

A memory of Monk Bretton in 1978 by Roland Mitchell