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I was never a keen swimmer and my school's compulsory trips to the open air pool in Charles Crescent did nothing to encourage me! Every week in Summer Terms an ancient double decker bus ...Read more

A memory of Harrow on the Hill in 1956 by John Howard Norfolk

Margaret's memories of the pool jogged my own. I too remember being transported on red double deckers to the pool on several cold May and June mornings for swimming lessons. I attended Coburg Street Secondary School for Boys ...Read more

A memory of Plymouth in 1957 by Jeff Smith

I remember starting Tettenhall School. I remember playing hide and seek and hid in the coal shed at the back of the school then being dragged in front of the whole school at assembly for having a black face and clothes ...Read more

A memory of Tettenhall in 1943 by Alfred Hesketh

I started at St. Peters School South Weald in the Infants class with Miss Clough in 1950. She was a lovely lady. My first few months were very worrying as I was a shy only child and I cried a lot as ...Read more

A memory of South Weald in 1950 by Helen Illsley

Does anyone else remember the open air swimming pool? We loved going there when we were kids. Kids today would have loved it. Such a shame they get rid of these sort of things, does anyone have any old photos of this?

A memory of Andover by Nicky Goodland

I lived in Burgess Hill from 1961 - 1980 with my adopted Parents Ray and Margaret Harbour and their daughter Alison I went to London road C.P. school from 1963 - 1968 my classmates were Alison Webb, ...Read more

A memory of Burgess Hill by kimholledge58

Enjoyed collys very well went to Peasome park watching the boats also the swimming pool nearby

A memory of Scarborough by jmorley62

I lived on Tynemouth rd I went to high cross school. I left in 1974 hated school I was bullied . Swimming pool was really old. I remember a Maureen Stevens and a joy brown

A memory of Tottenham by karenbcolmer

I think we moved to Farnham Common in about 1967, my parents took over the family shops "Martin's Broadway Stores" we lived above the shops to start with, in a flat that was heated with green house paraffin heaters. was ...Read more

A memory of Farnham Common by carolynselley

I was 6 weeks old, I was told by my Mam, when I had my first holiday at Fitties Camp. So that would have been some time in August/September, as I was born in July, 1961. I don't remember my first few ...Read more

A memory of Humberston Fitties by Vicky Ogden