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My Wife & I have been Annual Members of Fontwell Park Racecourse for many years, travelling from our Dover home to most meetings. Often arriving early we would pop down to the seaside Towns/Villages of Bognor, ...Read more

A memory of Sidlesham by Ian Spinks

Hi, This is a long shot I know; but does anyone know of a John Miles - will be aged between 36-40 now. About 20 years ago he used to live at Sea Bank Cottage, Sea Bank Lane but moved, and we lost contact. All I know is the ...Read more

A memory of Chapel St Leonards by Nichola Parr

Back in the 1960s my sister used to take her dolls to the dolls' hospital to get them fixed, they also mended teddy' bears but my best memory of the dolls' hospital was that they used to have a Jonny 7 machine gun set up in the window, it ...Read more

A memory of Guildford by Allen Nicol

My late grandparents and mother were all born in Dawley. I remember as a small child the electric green milk float bearing the name W.Oakes & Son that used to serve the area at the time, FAW 145 was the ...Read more

A memory of Dawley Bank by Bob Mandale

At 17 years of age, after interviews at British Railways commercial HQ at Cymric Buildings in Cardiff, I started work as a Booking Clerk at Senghennydd Station, replacing David Sellick who lived overlooking the station ...Read more

A memory of Senghenydd in 1955 by Arthur Davies

I lived in no. 3 The Driffold. I attended Town County Primary and then John Willmott Grammar School. I have the happiest memories of living there with Sutton Park just down the road. We used to play near the duck pond ...Read more

A memory of Sutton Coldfield in 1965 by Christina Cleyndert

My cousin worked at Cleethorpe Marina Zoo and I went in with her during summer holidays. I recall going in the pen and playing with this baby bear, I was about 9 years old. She also let me go in with the dolphins, ...Read more

A memory of Cleethorpes in 1968 by Sal Barker

My Great Uncle, Harry Mountford, left Nottingham in the early 1930's and came to New Barnet where he opened up a Chemist Shop at 16 Station Road, New Barnet and then another one at 6 Potters Road. He ran the Chemist shops until ...Read more

A memory of Barnet

The post from 2009 by (name unknown) reflects on my childhood spent in Talacre, because my father worked for Dora Williams as the baker. His bread and pies were awesome! I also, at the age of 7 or 8, had a job from the ...Read more

A memory of Talacre in 1940 by David Mills

Great to read comments from Lynn Reynolds about Rochester Dwellings. When I was 5 to 6 years old (195O..ish), I lived in the 'dwellings' with my grandparents in 'R' Block. There were some of the first ...Read more

A memory of Walker by David Armstrong