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Hello Willesden Kids, I was born in Willesden, Dean Rd. in 1947. grew up there until I was about 12 -14. I remember the Davis family across the road, (particularly Janet Davis - I was sweet on her, my first love, ha ha), and my mates ...Read more

A memory of Willesden by Bill Hort

I was born in a village called Diggle, but when I was about 4 we move to Oldham, just down the road, as my mum could not stand being snowed in. But as a child I loved the snow. I went to Watershedding School when I first ...Read more

A memory of Heyside by Georgina Jacques

I lived in Tidbury house with my mum and dad until I was 7 in 1973 until we had a fire and had to move across to savona house where i stayed til I was almost 9. both high rises. I remember playing karate with 2 italian ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by Kim Matthews

My name is Carol, I was born in the village in the same house as my father, Albert Wilson, was and my brother Colin; we lived there for many years with my mother, Mary. I remember the teachers Miss Fox and a Mrs Shaw who used to live in ...Read more

A memory of Adisham in 1962

I too went to Fleetwood Grammar, about 1948-51. Dr Grieve was headmaster & Miss Lumsden headmistress. Latin master was Mr Terence Huss who ran a troop of Scouts. He must have been very keen to have taken the troop ...Read more

A memory of Fleetwood by Bryan Shaw

I was dressed up as the 'knave of hearts' with real jam tarts on the plate which my mam made. My friend Martin Morgan was dressed as 'Andy Capp', most of the village dressed up, children and grown ups, ...Read more

A memory of Llanrhystud in 1965

When I think of growing up in Glenanne I think of the summers we had when we all would all go to Shaws Lake where we would go swimming and fishing it was the place where we all gathered. I went to the local primary school, Lisdrumchor, which ...Read more

A memory of Glenanne by Ashleen Clarke

this photo is of me Adrian Cottrell, David Morris with the cowboy hat and Julie shaw. we lived at 79 and moved just after this photo was taken.....my grandparents lived in the house after, Simon and Zena Cox. the house was demolished in the 1990s

A memory of Oldbury by Adrian Cottrell

I was evacuated to Barnacre, in 1941, in a little house called Mons Villa, close to Shaws Farm, and my foster carers were Ruth and Chris Townson, I was there for a year. I went to Calder Vale primary school during that year, along ...Read more

A memory of Calder Vale in 1941 by Elizabeth Gibson

I was born in Ayot St Peter - March 22nd 1932. My father was farm bailiff at the Frith estate. My mother told me she would take me for walks in my pram and would ofter meet George Bernard Shaw out for his walk, and they ...Read more

A memory of Ayot St Peter in 1930 by Richard Gaunt