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We moved into 38, Mrs Stronach did a house swap with us. I don't remember her but I do remember the draft excluder she left behind for us. My Dad was Owen Binding, his Dad William played in the Watchet Town Band although I can't remember ...Read more

A memory of Watchet by m.binding03

When I was a young lad I could choose between 2 cinema's and had many outdoor activities to choose from, unlike today children seem more interested in their phones and computers. It is very sad to see the town going down hill, the local ...Read more

A memory of Rhymney by Howard Cavender

I was born in 1950 and we lived with my mothers parents at 53 Burns Ave. Their name was Clark, ours Lyon. I think neighbours were Knights. I went to North Road infants, then Dormers Wells juniors as by then we had moved into ...Read more

A memory of Southall by valstroud

In 1954 my family moved to Rayne from east London. My Dad was manager of Rayne Foundry between (about) 1954 to 1962. In 1956 I attended Rayne school where I got to know some lovely people including a girl called Nina Dawson who lived nearby. ...Read more

A memory of Rayne by simon.cus

I was actually born in Hyde in 1939 but moved to Bredbury in 1940 where Dad worked at Exors of James Mills until his retirement in the sixties. We lived at 5, Newlyn Drive off Bents Lane and I lived there until my marriage in 1966 ...Read more

A memory of Bredbury by enovert68

My dad Arthur Rutherford was the headmaster in the late 1960's until 1972 when we moved to Poole in Dorset. I recall my time at the school with my dad as headmaster and my mum for some time as my teacher. I didn't enjoy that! ...Read more

A memory of North Tidworth by naturallydigital

I spent several years in the early '70's living at 198(?) Grand Drive. I think my aunt, Irene Nichols, had lived there since before WW2. She claimed to have seen a pre war cricketer break the clock at Lords. The house was like ...Read more

A memory of Raynes Park by bru.enzer

I was one of 5 typists on the 2nd floor of Lloyds Bank n our window would overlook the War Memorial n down the High Street between the Midland Bank and Boots which in the 70's had a clock on but the time ...Read more

A memory of Yeovil

I was one of 8 kids 5girls 3 boys we had a caring mum and dad.Also a happy upbringing baydon was small but enjoyed our life fun was playing football hiding seek with the rest of the boys climbing trees .But was sad for me at ten my ...Read more

A memory of Baydon by lornawiltshire

I grew up in Woolacombe and Mortehoe but my most vivid memories was living in the bungalow of Castle Rock, scrambling down the cliffs to Combesgate Beach with my surf board from Bert Yoe's. My parents, the Gandertons ...Read more

A memory of Mortehoe by jziesche