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Remember my young childhood days at pilgrims WOOD sandy lane childrens home.1944. The searchlights & BARRAGE BALLOONS up on the hogs back. Playing in the woods building camps with BRACKEN & CLIMING TREES ...Read more

A memory of Guildford by frederickclarke310

As a young child my school in Manchester took us to the camp. It was amazing, as my mum was a teacher at the school, I went on many occasions. I would love to go back but as I don't drive and now an oap I guess it would be difficult. My ...Read more

A memory of Staithes by joyharrison3

I was born in Camberley in 1953, we lived in Caesars Camp road which joined the A30 London Road just along from the Jolly Farmer pub which stood at the junction of Gibbets Lane. The story we were brought up with is that is was so ...Read more

A memory of Camberley by Clive Watts

I was born John Mason in Parfrey St in 1936, moving to 81 Garvan Rd, living on the ground floor, with my Grandad, (Pop), upstairs! Went to Everington St School all through the War. During the daylight raids the whole school came down to ...Read more

A memory of Fulham by John Mason

How well I remember the camp fires at Buckmore Park although the pictures shown were taken a liitle more than 10 years after I went there. It was there we sang songs and shanties and the one that stuck in my mind the most was Ging Gang ...Read more

A memory of Chatham by keithpearce_uk

At the age of 17 (now aged 90 ) I entered Padgate as a young lad for my basic training. The barrack room was long and cold with only two coal fire stoves in the room. We were a mixed bunch of young lads from various ...Read more

A memory of Padgate by Wilf Wallace

My parents had long been visitors to Norfolk during the second world war. My mother now in her eighties visited Great Yarmouth many times as a child and my father being older than mum did his basic RAF training in Norfolk. My family all ...Read more

A memory of Scratby by mouse.3rings

We lived in Vine Lane Hillingdon in the 1950's. In our garden there was a gate leading into the fields where Rugby was played in the winter months; the gypsies used to camp with their horse under the old oak tree, by the ...Read more

A memory of Hillingdon by April Ashton

My family lived in Crosby Street then to moved t Queens Avenue when that estate was newly built. My maternal family names were Messenger and Sewell. My namewas Sandra Clarke and I went to Camp Road School then Cockermouth Grammar School. ...Read more

A memory of Maryport by sandylinc66

I remember being at Plasterdown Camp and Tavistock I loved the rural setting with Dartmouth on our doorstep. If you wanted to go into town then it was a trip to Plymouth I had a lot of good nights there ...Read more

A memory of Tavistock by davidpryor18