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My first real memory of the town was Mum taking me to Blakes corner which has been bombed and me peering through the wooden safety wall, to look at the hole down below. I think it became Timothy Whites & Taylor after that. I ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1950 by Victoria Falkowska

I was born in Axminster and having failed my eleven-plus exam (fortunately) I went to the secondary modern school where Mr Tolchard was headmaster (known affectionately as Herby). My favourite teacher ...Read more

A memory of Axminster in 1956 by Marjorie Alcock

For Jane, No I'm not Susan Weeks, although the name rings a bell. Looks like we had the same playground, Hesketh Park was great for skating in and Central Park was another great place to run riot in. Regards Susan PS I think the pub in Dartford Town Centre was "The Bull". Please tell me if Im wrong!

A memory of Dartford by Susan Howard

In  my young days the greater part of the Prom was crowded with fishing boats. My grandfather, Ted Smith, often purchased the whole of a boatmens' catch. An entry in  his old ledger [sadly destroyed in the war] had 'a cran of ...Read more

A memory of Deal in 1963 by Herbert Piddock

I was born in Aveley in 1933, in the local police station, opposite the Ordance Arms. I attended the local schools (infants, junior and bushy bit). In these 16 years much happened to the village from being a peaceful place, when the ...Read more

A memory of Aveley in 1940 by First Name Last Name

How lovely to find some photographs of The Flying G, but I am surprised that there are no other comments when so many people went there. I went there twice, once in 1966 and again in 1967. The first time I was studying ...Read more

A memory of Ringwood in 1966 by Penelope Welch

Since a very early age of about 4 I can rember very very happy happy thoughts about Trustville Holiday Camp. All of my family went there in June every year, in total there were about twenty of us. I can even tell you most of the chalets ...Read more

A memory of Trusthorpe by valerieleawood

We moved from Kent to Eastwood near Leigh-on-Sea when I was 11 which was in 1960. Every Sunday we would get the bus (dad didn't drive then) to Leigh. We'd walk from where the cockle sheds were (dad always had some or whelks maybe ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea in 1960 by Shirley Chamberlain

We lived in North Finchley between 1966 and 1978 so I was ten in 1976 and my sister was 7. We were allowed to walk to Tally Ho corner at that age, all the way from home at Friern Watch Avenue. Memories of those ...Read more

A memory of North Finchley in 1976 by Samantha Elmhurst

On returning to visit Appledore over the years, not a lot has changed. There are a few new houses but mostly it is the same. This makes it such a peaceful place to remember when there are so many changes in the world today. I ...Read more

A memory of Appledore by Celia Brydon