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Back those days (1960-1970), pen-friendship was the big deal as Face book/Bebo is today. I used to have a penfriend by the name of Karen Francis. I am from Mauritius - a tiny dot in the Indian Ocean - and relating to Rainham, ...Read more

A memory of Rainham in 1968 by Mannix Bassish

I returned 2 years ago and found an old recluse who remembered the folks, but the village is still recognisable. Every Good Friday it was a ritual to leave Noss Mayo in Devon early in the morning down to a little ...Read more

A memory of St Tudy in 1930 by John Hockaday

I was born at 28 Oak Street Garden City, in June 1947. My father was a miner in the Brit and in later years so was my brother Brian, my father was John David Evans but better known as "Dai Queenie". After 28 years of ...Read more

A memory of Gilfach Goch in 1947 by Beverley Evans

I have now lived in Cornwall for over 30 years, having holidayed here since before I was born! I remember a shop by the car park on the prom, it was a sweet shop/ice cream parlour and I knew it as Queenies, my grandad was always ...Read more

A memory of Perranporth by Lisa Bristow

My memories are very clear of being ten years old and attending Burnhope Primary School. While I didn't realise it at the time, every teacher was brilliant. Miss Mary Dowson taught me in my last year at that school and eighteen of ...Read more

A memory of Burnhope in 1942 by Josephine Clarke

Never been to Mapplewell or Barnsley or Wombwell. Could have lived there though, if I'd been brave enough. My memory is about a man. At that time he lived in Mapplewell, later he moved to Wombwell, Windmill Road. I was 17 he was 30. We ...Read more

A memory of Mapplewell in 1979 by Astrid Vessies

I grew up in Splott, went to St Albans then Splott Road High. My dad had a hardware shop in Carlile Stret opposite Orsolinis the grocers. In 1970 we moved to Llanishen. In 1974 I moved back to Splott but boy how it had changed, the old ...Read more

A memory of Splott in 1961 by Rocco Federico

My parents were good friends of the Days in the 1950s. We spent many summer holidays there with them. My brother, William, painted the sign which hung outside the shop. He has since passed away and I would love to know if ...Read more

A memory of Lawshall in 1957 by Norma Taylor

My memories of Long Buckby are good ones, of being at the infant school. Teachers were Miss Garlick, Miss Shefield and Miss Cooke. The fun we had playing kiss chase around the playground, making new friends and learning to read and ...Read more

A memory of Long Buckby in 1950 by Fay Storey

I lived Aveley in Dacre Crescent from  August 1950 at six weeks old and lived in the prefabs until they were knocked down and we moved into the new houses in Dacre Crescent I lived there until 1991. I have many good memories of ...Read more

A memory of Aveley in 1954 by David Hubbard