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When I was 5 years old my Mum and Dad sold everything and we sailed by cargo ship back to England from Montreal Quebec. We settled in Robin Hoods Bay as my grandma Phylis Timbrell owned and operated the Antique Shop along with ...Read more

A memory of Robin Hood's Bay in 1965 by Liz Caven

I was born in Purely hospital in 1960 and lived in Grasmere rd until 1979. I remember going to ballet lessons somewhere upstairs near the top of Russell Hill rd, and creche was in the church hall on Brighton rd near to the hospital (and ...Read more

A memory of Purley by cathrynmoon

All my fathers family came from Ogmore Vale he moved to England but every summer we had our holidays in Ogmore ,i remember the Lymp and the ice cream parlour next door i used to go about with Dia Griggs Titch Gregory and frank and roger ...Read more

A memory of Ogmore Vale by cliffkeagle

I was born in 1954 and I lived in Batley Carr with my mum, Brenda (nee Charlesworth) and my dad, Tommy and younger brother, Kevin. At first we lived in Holgate's Yard, off Milton Street (The Irish Fold) and then maybe a couple ...Read more

A memory of Batley Carr by Ian Sewell

I have very fond memories of Brynmawr. It was my fathers family home. His name was Len Purslow. The family lived in George st. As a child until the age of 14 every year we visited for two weeks in the school holidays. We stayed with ...Read more

A memory of Brynmawr by julianunn

I was born in Aldbrough in 1947. We lived in a wooden chalet on the cliff top. I remember running to meet my father (Les Blondell) coming home on the bus from his work in Hull . He worked at Rhubens curtain shop on the ...Read more

A memory of Aldbrough by Lnda Wilson

I was born in 1954 in Bideford. I went to a small private school near the strand but it closed down, then went to church infants school near St Mary's Church, then to another school near Abbotsham Road , then ...Read more

A memory of Bideford by yvonnecosmetic

Delivering newspapers for Foresters. Dancing lessons with Mrs Bretherton. Going to Haskins to buy model trains. Snogging in shelters on the promenade. Watching the sailing races. Cowboy movies at the Tudor. Buying ...Read more

A memory of West Kirby by johnsmarsh

My mother and us 4 girls stayed every year for several weeks of the summer holidays. I was the eldest (born in 1935). Our Dad came down from Norwich at weekends. This was probably about 1945 - 1953. My mother was a sports teacher before ...Read more

A memory of Walcott by maryfdorey

Walked these cliffs to Hope Cove a tremendous number of times and watched the wildlife and the waters rise in winter: especially under the wooden bridge between Rock House and Thurlestone and separate the beach from the two. Lots ...Read more

A memory of Thurlestone