Search Results

I'm probably the oldest person writing on this site!! Just after the war started in 1939 I was sent down to live with my aunt in Ystalyfera because we lived in London which wasn't safe. My aunt was Dora Rees and she and my uncle ...Read more

A memory of Ystalyfera in 1940

My family come from the East End of London. My mum and dad took us on holiday from Chingford on a Grey Green coach to Stoke Fleming for two weeks, we stopped en route in Yeovil for tea.... My parents had booked a caravan (one ...Read more

A memory of Stoke Fleming in 1956 by Christine Jeffrey

After a hard days playing English and Germans in the Heuffy Wood, coming home for our tea ,if we where really thirsty we called at Stan and Hilda's for a cool drink of water - we where always welcome. Once or twice we saw Stan being ...Read more

A memory of Ebchester in 1959 by Billy Bell

In the mid and late forties I attended Kingsmuir Boarding School in what is known today as Alderford Grange. It was owned and mastered by Ms Francis. We were told that the building had once been the Inn attached to ...Read more

A memory of Sible Hedingham in 1945 by Paul Erland

January 1977. The rain was almost horizontal that day, ice cold too, as I walked towards the hut at the delivery wharf of the Ford River Plant in Dagenham, Essex, I thought to myself that it really could not be any worse ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1977 by Dave Weldon

My Grandmother rented a cottage (Era Goch) during the war and I went to live with her as a sort of evacuee. I used to attend the one room school in Dwyran. I played with my friends on the beach. I don't know how we did not drown as we would go ...Read more

A memory of Dwyran in 1940 by Joyce Sheard

My Mum and Dad owned the Orange Cafe on the Staines Road West but when I came along, they moved to Green Lane. My brother and I had many happy days down on the Island in Lower Sunbury, both using the pool or swimming in ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury in 1956 by John Rogers

I remember attending the weddng of Christine and Tony Cutland. It was a fantastic affair as most of the guests were from a construction company called Turriff . I would love to see Chris and Tony again. I do know they had a ...Read more

A memory of Lichfield in 1969 by Miriam Lawrence

Does anyone remember going to the pictures in the “Memo” run by Mr Jones? He always stood in the foyer. After queuing outside, up the slope, through the glass doors and straight in front was the shop, 3d for some “woodies” ...Read more

A memory of Newbridge on Usk in 1962 by Leigh Jones

We went to stay at Plas-Y-Nant, Easter, Whit and Summer every year in the 50s. It was simply wonderful. Yes, I remember Auntie Lena and the whole range of little customs and practices we willingly engaged in. Not the least ...Read more

A memory of Betws Garmon in 1955 by Derek West