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any one remember the the time when Mr Night ran the pool and Mrs Night was in the office We would buy our season tickets on April the first and did one width just say we had been in.so many happy hours spent there with friends ...Read more

A memory of Ilford by geoffreycarter01

I was born in Horns Rd in 1940 at start of the war and still have memories of that time when 5 and 6 down the shelter when siren went they were after Plessey works and the airdrome have some pics from this time. it was a great place to grow ...Read more

A memory of Barkingside by geoffreycarter01

I went to the School approx 1952-1957 firstly in the old School and then in the new school which was so modern and spacious- it had everything. The Gym was brilliant, albeit I wasn't very good. There ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury

Memories of the old Portavogie by Lena McVea. I used to live facing the harbour and a newspaper item on late Robin Drysdale, former Mayor of Newtownards, brought back fond memories of him, as a young boy, sailing in a ...Read more

A memory of Portavogie by lenamcvea

Some time ago I read with great interest in a local paper that the pool at Arley had been restored. My formative years were happily spent at Green Lodge on the green where I was born in 1932. My farther lived there ...Read more

A memory of Arley Green by peterastleslfc

I lived in Hayfield from 1940 till 1960. My mother moved my brother and myself here to get away from the bombing of Manchester where I was born. I have so many memories of being brought up in this wonderful, for a small boy, ...Read more

A memory of Hayfield by b.brose

For a small rural community Cold Ash was a busy village in the 1950s. Collins’ Farm, three shops, four pubs, a coal merchant, and two garages all provided local employment. In addition the Convent with its farm and ...Read more

A memory of Cold Ash by grahamfsmith

I went to Kingsley between 1956 and 1966 teachers I remember were ,Miss Edwards ,Miss Fowler , Miss Sparks , Miss Davies ,Miss Knight, MissStradling, Mrs Hayle, Miss Willett ,Miss Wise. Mrs Nicholson. I remember the house gardens (down the ...Read more

A memory of Horley by wishlanterns

Here's another set of memories about Walhose Junior School as I promised. In 1955, I moved from John Wood C of E Infants up to the Church of England's own junior school which was located on the New Penkride Road. I ...Read more

A memory of Cannock by brucehaycock

As a student at Southend High School for Girls in the 1960's, I remember our swimming lessons at the Westcliffe Swimming Pool - and I hated them! Unlike today, the water was cold and our instructors showed little empathy ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea by cchesney