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I moved to Kingston in 1976 from London, we lived in a caravan with our three children for six months as the house had no proper water supply, no electricity a decaying roof and no toilet. I had another child in 1977. We did not ...Read more

A memory of Kingston in 1976

My warm and cosy memories of these formative years of my childhood whereby most if not all of the village children as well as attending the village school under Mr. Joseph Burns and Miss Offley was the uplifting Sunday ...Read more

A memory of Tilney St Lawrence in 1948 by Valerie Alcock

I was pleased when it was reported in the paper that the flood warning siren wasn't being used any more. Every time the flood warning sounded, I was transported back to the war years, when, in the dead of night, we were ushered down, half ...Read more

A memory of Boston in 1940 by Bob Marriott

The Edwards family lived at Model Farm from 1953 to 1957. We went to Chinnor School, my brother Stuart went to Lord Williams, Thame. My mother Phyllis started 1st Shirburn & Luknor Brownies and was Captain of 1st Watlington ...Read more

A memory of Shirburn in 1953 by Ulrica Johnson

Yes, I remember it very well ... we saw Grant Tracy and the Sunsets there, Erky Grant, and many more. Jack Eastwood on the door, all run by Paul Meyer ... and I remember the night it burnt down, a Saturday. I used to help Bob serve the hubbly ...Read more

A memory of Welling by Mike Driver

I think we moved to Edlesborough in 1953/54, when I was 3/4 and my brother Philip was 6/7, my father worked for farmer Pratt, at Southall Farm along Northall Road. I think it now sells furniture, we lived at No 23. I attended ...Read more

A memory of Edlesborough in 1954 by Melvin Walter

I read the memories of Aberaman and Miss Venables with great interest and a bit of a tear in my eye. My grandparents emigrated from Aberdare, New Tredegar area in 1912, two weeks after the Titanic went down. The fares were ...Read more

A memory of Aberaman in 1910 by Cynthia Venables

The Common, which is a delightful huge stretch of open ground from Cardiff Road to the Westra, was the sporting centre for the villagers. Here the cricket club played and the rugby club also held their matches ...Read more

A memory of Dinas Powis in 1966 by Gerald Davies

I too remember the Godrey Talbot talk at Prize Giving. I also remember we were given the afternoon off school to get ready, and given book tokens before the event to purchase a book that would be presented on the night. I ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Linda Lavin

Hi, great memories of Warnham Court. I was caught smoking by Mr Savage and as head girl of Bodiam I also took a few kids scrumping and the police were brought in. I also ran away back to Greenwich to see my sick dad. We were in ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1964 by Linda Campion