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I was born in a village called Diggle, but when I was about 4 we move to Oldham, just down the road, as my mum could not stand being snowed in. But as a child I loved the snow. I went to Watershedding School when I first ...Read more

A memory of Heyside by Georgina Jacques

The club was on Sunday night. There was even a group, cannot remember the name, but Chris Booker ran it. I remember the first time I heard them, pretty good they sounded too. One Sunday at evensong they played in the ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell in 1961 by Nick Beard

My paternal grandparents lived at 19 Brynmynach Avenue during the early part of 20th century. My grandfather worked at the local colliery until his death in 1937. Grandmother died in 1949 but two of her sons,my uncles, lived ...Read more

A memory of Ystrad Mynach in 1955 by Elizabeth Ann Merchant

Born in Kilburn Square in the early 30's we moved to Iverson Road and were there during the war. I used to act as messenger for the ARP who used the DOB club in Maygrove Road as their base and went to Beckford ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn by Len Parker

Hi, Brenda loved your memories o mountain. I also lived on the mountain up Perseverance Road up to being 7 and I also remember my uncle Harold taking me to the Mountain Eagle as an excuse to have a pint. He used to tell aunty Pam he was ...Read more

A memory of Queensbury in 2012 by Edith Hughes

My wife's maiden name was Madeleine Sanderson (Bee), her memories are as follows. Before her parents moved to Porthcawl they kept a caravan at Trecco House owned by Mrs Pearce her son Tom, daughter-in-law Dorothy and granddaughter ...Read more

A memory of Porthcawl in 1968 by Alan Aldridge

I grew up in Wallheath. My parents bought one of the new houses that were built at the top of Kidderminster Road on the corner of Heathbrook Avenue. There was a transport café next to the petrol station and a sand quarry by ...Read more

A memory of Wall Heath in 1957 by Christine Turner

Leaving school / starting work... grown up at last! Joining youth club at the Zion chapel, Gordon Ellis taught us to dance, and Auntie May Holbrook was always at hand with refreshments, a chat anything! My first boyfriend was ...Read more

A memory of Pilning in 1951

I can remember visiting my Aunty Myvanwy and Uncle Elvert Parry with my father in Rhes Y Cae (Mountain View just up the track from the Miners PH). Great times, sadly my father passed away but I recall walking from Bagillt across ...Read more

A memory of Rhes-y-Cae in 1974

I remember being in a large austere Victorian mansion across the field from Serota, that was a modern building. Windermere had a large winding staircase and in the playroom there was a rocking horse. I remember playing in ...Read more

A memory of Shenfield