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Italian born Goffredo Valco known to the locals as Alf was my great grandfather he along with his wife Maud owned and ran the icecream palour on the bottom on crown bank. I would love to hear any memories of my great grandparents and their business.

A memory of Silverdale in 1900 by Karen Perry

We were transferred to England in 1953. My father who was in the Air Force at the time hadrented a house on ( I think lansdown circle ) did remember the name ," bleak house " and it was too. ...Read more

A memory of Cheltenham in 1953 by Jan Alcott Hensley

I lived in Halifax but spent all my school holidays at Lane End Farm. It was my grandad and grandma's farm, George and Carrie Morritt. Later it was my uncle George and aunt Ada's. Through all this time right up to ...Read more

A memory of Flockton in 1946 by Dulcie Chapman

When I finally made it back home from Delamere I was told I had to take the eleven plus exam to go to the next level of my education Of course i failed badly due to in my opinion At Delamere there was no emphasis on education we were ...Read more

A memory of Delamere by Dan Josephson

I was born 6 January 1956 at 4 Lodge Road across from Skellow School on a Friday morning. My parents baptized me Shirley when I was 3 years old at Owston Church, my surname was Brown. My past relatives are buried in ...Read more

A memory of Old Town in 1956 by Shirley Roe

Hello my name is Muriel Minshull, I was born in Whitefield and lived at 1 Statter Street, the two cottages are no longer there. I went to school in Whitefield, my teachers were Miss Cook and Miss Roland, oh she gave ...Read more

A memory of Whitefield in 1951 by Muriel Minshull

I, Helen Blake and my sister Carolyn moved with our parents Eileen and Arthur Blake to South Hill Cottages, next door to what was then the Post Office in Downderry run by Mrs Harris. Mrs Harris retired and the post office moved ...Read more

A memory of Downderry in 1954

I think the school was demolished in 2007 as I seem to remember there was a foundation stone built into the brick that said the school was built in 1908 and I thought it was a pity it didn't make its centenary. I agree, it was a ...Read more

A memory of Bredbury in 1962 by Alan Grimshaw

My mother was born here. My family lived here until I was a teenager even though my father was English. I remember all the village as I went to the village school along with my brother and sister until I moved to high school in ...Read more

A memory of Llanegryn in 1950 by Jennifer O'donohue

In 1955 when I was 10 years old my Dad took me camping at Arbroath and for the whole week I was so ill with a tummy bug that eventually a local doctor had to be called to our tent. I remember a large number of campers, including the campsite ...Read more

A memory of Arbroath by John Cunningham