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I can remember when the snow on the roofs of the houses in Boosbeck, when it started to melt it would fall with a load thud lol. I used to love playing up Boosbeck Woods with my mates, Paul Bullock, Cliff Wood and Desmond Wood. We ...Read more

A memory of Boosbeck in 1971 by Roy Hood

I was a school boy in Cashel school between 1958 and 1964. I passed the 11 plus and that took me to St Michael's in Enniskillen. School was tough enough in Cashel. Mrs Brady was inclined to slap for bad spelling or getting ...Read more

A memory of Cashel by Joe Gallagher

I lived at 2 Fullerton Road from 1956-1965, it was a cul-de-sac in those days. It was lined with Plain Trees with sticky leaves. There were a couple of factories at the end on the left hand side, the names fail me now. ...Read more

A memory of Addiscombe in 1956 by Barbara Saunders

In 1944, I was evacuated to Badshot Lea, with my mum. My dad, as a plumber & vital to the war effort, was in Liverpool & not in Europe or elsewhere in the Theatre of war. I can remember as a 4 year old, standing, I think, ...Read more

A memory of Badshot Lea in 1944 by Ron Bowdery

My name was Susan Bird (now Sue Howard). I went to Grange from Infants, through Primary and left Grange SM senior school aged 16 in 1962. My friends were Marion Holloway, Barbara Cowburn, ...Read more

A memory of South Tottenham in 1962 by Sue Howard

I was stationed at Bordon Fire Station and was a Corporal in the army. I have many photos taken at the station, I was in charge of the cook-house and was in charge of the bar on the station. I attended many fires - the ...Read more

A memory of Bordon in 1946 by Laurence Brocklesby

My mothers family moved to Yeovil in about 1926 from Beaminster in Dorset. My grandfather heard there was a job going for a gardener, he got the job so the family moved to a tide cottage in Ilchester Road. They had 5 childen then, my mum ...Read more

A memory of Yeovil in 1930 by Paul Amatt

I have been trying to find a photo of the Mill, School Lane, and have now found one. But interesting to read about South Cerney. We moved to the camp in 1953 when my father was posted to Hulavingdon. We moved into ...Read more

A memory of South Cerney by Eileen Bates

My Gt Grandfather, Edmund Woollard Willis, was the Licensed Victualler of the Castle Hotel in Wroxham about 1912. As I am researching my family history I would be very interested to hear from anyone with photo's or stories that you could share with me please.

A memory of Neatishead in 1910

I have a picture postcard which was sent to my mother from her mother (my gran) who was staying at Edgbury Home with my uncle, who was a baby at that time. She must have either had the baby there or been convalescing. I did not expect ...Read more

A memory of Woburn Sands in 1930