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I come from a military family, am what you would call an ‘Army brat’. My father had served as an officer in the Far East during WW2, where his Navy brother had died. After demobilisation & a failed career in the ...Read more

A memory of Bovington Camp by bru.enzer

My mums family are from Kilburn. My mum Kathy Holditch went to school there she had a friend called Mitch. I would love any info on Mitch if anyone can remember my mum and him. I lived in Kilburn till i was four i have fond ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn by bronzecom59

I was born at Green Hedges Westmeston in February 1944. My father who was in the navy had been sent back to sea so my mother was alone except for my brother of 2 . He developed whooping cough so the person she was staying with ...Read more

A memory of Ditchling by dandr.dinwiddie

This church was over the railway which ran along the back of Borth. The track that leads to it was at the end of the platform on the street side. The church is on a small hill which on the other side was a WW2 lookout. There was a ...Read more

A memory of Borth by aquabaexpress17

I first attended the Infant junior house from 1965 I was just over 2 nearly 3 when I went there. My Mother couldnt get a place for me in the Nursery in Wrexham which I think was Holt Rd. I remember quite a bit, I am ...Read more

A memory of Wrexham by williamsjal28

Our family holidays where in Talacre. We stayed in Lovely Cottage. On the road by the Point of Ayr. The toilet was at the end of the garden and we had gas lighting and gas iron. These were the most wonderful days of our ...Read more

A memory of Talacre by marialee62

I am starting to write my memoirs and have found 4 school reports from Healm-Wic school Blewbury for 1955 when I was 7. Luckily not too bad! Not long after this date my parents went to Nigeria to work and I went for a short ...Read more

A memory of Blewbury by rowenahensman

my memories of spiers bank.i was at school at the time and my gran sent me to spiers bank on a school trip.iwas alone there as i didnt bother with the other kids i my classroom.my best mate wasnt there for some reason.anyway i got to ...Read more

A memory of Spiers Bank Ho by ftony295

I left Powell Corderoy School Dorking in the summer of 1953 and started secondary school, Pelham when I was still ten. On our first day we were asked our ages. Several were twelve, most of the pupils were ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon

I can not remember exactly when i was there was 70,s or and 80,s i remember all the chorea we had to do i cant remember what house i was in i was there with my 2 sisters on 1 occasion my sister was ill in ...Read more

A memory of Fornethy Residential School by linda_p2000