Search Results

I would have liked to have gone back to Hawtreys as I was very happy there, but one day the Vicar came and asked mother if he could speak to me. He asked if I had got a place in mind and if I hadn't would I ...Read more

A memory of Ledsham in 1930 by George Allen

I've visited the old place several times and where I was born and lived has gone! I was born at no.1 West Terrace in 1950, then moved across the road to Gladstone house on Station Road. My dad, Reg Wright, had a printing ...Read more

A memory of Hesleden in 1950 by Wendy Wilson

I lived in Muirkirk for a few short years and did not want to leave. The people of Muirkirk are fantastic, I moved there about 1978 when I left Edinburgh. My dad got a job in the area, he was not long out of the forces and came ...Read more

A memory of Muirkirk in 1978 by Linda Wright

I also worked for a couple of summers at the fruit picking camp and had a wonderful time meeting people from all over the world. The camp was very basic with army beds and blankets in tin huts but we had such a good time. Picked ...Read more

A memory of Leverington in 1978

I went to the Hill primary school and then to Caversham secondary modern school. I left there in 1963. I lived at Kings Road. We used to play down the rec and view island. We would play skipping and marbles in the street, there were not ...Read more

A memory of Caversham by Carol Hendry

My first memories were of Krumlin where my mum worked at Krumlin mill as a piece burler & mender. (I remember the boiler house at the mill with the big steam engine that turned all the ...Read more

A memory of Triangle in 1953 by Martin Wood

My first memory of Heathfield was when I was about 2 and a half and my mother taking me to the pictures there. I cannot remember the film but I can remember a lady sitting near us giving me a bar of chocolate, I ...Read more

A memory of Heathfield in 1930 by Kitty Hall

I was born and grew up in Kelsale and have known all the under named people at some stage. I am retired now and like Ann I am back living in Kelsale and have so many good (and not so good) memories I could relate about the village ...Read more

A memory of Kelsale in 1995 by Bernard Whiting

I remember nicking pears from the trees at the Retreat then going under newburn bridge to hide and eat them, there were a few of us, our Clem, our David (David Liddle), Hughie Williams, Doreen Milne, Billy Milne. The ledge we used ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1952 by Marlene Johnson

I was 8 yreas old when my father was killed in London and my mum, brother David, and sister Margaret came to live in Sundridge to live with my dad's brother's family in Manor Road. We all attended Brasted School. In my final year ...Read more

A memory of Sundridge in 1940 by Ernest Warwick