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I can remember this incident so clearly, the grief my Mother and Father felt , Many tears . I lived in Twydall Lane , My Mother at that time was a member of the Red Cross based in Chatham, and she attended the funeral ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham by janette.gaggini

We came to Shaftesbury from Singapore in 1955, when I was 4 and only spoke Malay. We rented part of the then rambling old house called Green Close, at the bottom of a hill. We then moved to 3 Lower Blandford Road and started ...Read more

A memory of Shaftesbury in 1956 by Josephine Morris Turner

My first job when I left school in 1961 was at the Co-op shoe shop. I worked in the men's dept, and on my first day I had to open every box of shoes, dust them, and the box, and put them back on the shelf. ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham by Dorothy Sharp

I was to march that day as well. My friend and I both went to the dockyard that morning. My friend's name was Peter Jerard, we were told we could not march because our new suit had not come in and we were not ...Read more

A memory of Chatham by Bob Dunford

The Army My call up papers came with a railway warrant for Gloucester, where I and another group of lucky lads, were picked up by army lorry and taken to the barracks of the Gloucester Regiment for our six weeks basic training. Unloaded at ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1947 by Arthur Cottrell

I was born in Canada House, in 1944. My mum's family (brothers and dad) were in the Navy and my Dad was in the Army. I drove by Canada House during a visit to England in 2010, to see what it looked like. My gran lived on Grange Road, ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham in 1944 by Mary Chute

On June 8th 1940, just 6 weeks before my 8th birthday, I was evacuated to Fillingham where I was billeted with Mr & Mrs Cross and their daughter Violet. I had to attend church three times a week and chapel twice. At harvest ...Read more

A memory of Fillingham in 1940 by Alex Litchfield

My grandparents lived in Easington in the late 20s till the late 30s they had 3 daughters, Denise born 1926, Beverley born 1928 and Margaret born 1936. Also a son, Frank born 1930. My grandfather was a ...Read more

A memory of Easington Colliery in 1930 by Nikki Pridham

This shop was the first job I had, it lasted all of one week! Iwas all of 12. We moved to Swalecliffe from Gillingham Kent when I was 8 or 9. I lived there untill I started My Nurse Training in 1973. My parents were very active in ...Read more

A memory of Swalecliffe in 1966 by Frances Fagg

I was born within walking distance of the Jezreels Tower which dominated the skyline & was always a source of fascination for growing children. As there was little traffic in those days we were allowed to play in the streets and ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham in 1940 by Doreen Swain