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I remember visiting the island on holiday, living with my Auntie Katie, my father's sister who had remained on the island. Her two sons, Jerry and Andy, grew garden potatoes on the hill and we would sit down to a big bowl of ...Read more

A memory of Easdale in 1944 by Patrick Munro

Happy memories indeed! I have many of those both from Marlborough Lines Primary and Talavera Junior...marbles, hopscotch, Shirley Temple and all the games we played in those days and reading Beano comics when it was pouring down ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot in 1968

I was born in The Elms, Easington Lane in 1956, but spent my early years living either there or number one Downs Lane, Hetton with my grandma. Then we moved to Peat Carr before my parents moved to Oxford. My ...Read more

A memory of Hetton-Le-Hole in 1961 by Ellie Johnson

I was born in Horne but we moved into Smallfield when I was about 10 years old. The first two bungalows we lived in were built by my dad - Peter Pocock. They were called 'Pandora' and 'Saran'. In Smallfield we lived at 10 Kingsmead. I ...Read more

A memory of Smallfield in 1964 by Anne Waller

I grew up in Upminster (from 1935) and there used to be a great old stone bakery on the left hand side, going up Station Road. I think the owners were called Abraham. It was taken over by the council ...Read more

A memory of Upminster by Audrey Herz

My name was Nikki Haslam when we first moved to Sudbrook when I was about 3 or 4 years old. My parents' names were Albert and Betty Haslam. We moved there because Dad worked at the army barracks in Newport, then ...Read more

A memory of Sudbrook by Nikki Clark Was Haslam

I was born in Huddersfield and lived in Clayton West until I got married in 1973. I lived in The Royds with my parent where my father was the local postman, in fact many of my relations lived in The Royds or near by. My ...Read more

A memory of Clayton West in 1860

My twin sister and me were brought up in Hixon from babies till we were about 10, we were known as the Taylor Twins. We first lived with our nan in the house that stands at the top of Smithie Lane and Featherbed Lane, we then moved into ...Read more

A memory of Hixon in 1954 by Trudy Allsop

I was born in 1952, and went to Bragar School. The headmaster was Mr McIver and teachers I remember were Mrs MacDonald (Carloway) and Mrs Mitchell (Shawbost). I used to cross the road to the shop up the hill, and also the ...Read more

A memory of South Uist in 1958 by Jean Mac Intyre

My name is Angie, I was in Warnham Court only for a short while, but I have lasting memories - the grey and burgandy uniform,and walking down to the deer park before breakfast. I haven;t yet found anyone that remembered me. ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1958 by Angeline Fowler Roberts