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I used to live at Spring Villa on the main road in Birch Vale in the 1970s and what fond memories I have from Birch Vale! My three older brothers and I used to walk up behind the house through some farming land and across to the quarry ...Read more

A memory of Birch Vale in 1970

Ryhill Reservoir was the place where my sister Mary took me in the summer months, mainly on Sundays, and at that time there was a small shop which sold ice cream and pop and also fishing nets attached to a bamboo cane; there were plenty of ...Read more

A memory of Ryhill in 1961 by Roland Mitchell

I was four years old and lived with mum in a caravan parked in this farmer's field along with other caravaners. Mum and dad would have paid rent to the owner of the farm. I was the only youngster around and had no choice ...Read more

A memory of Burtonwood in 1959

My father, Leonard Griffin, worked for the council as a gardener and helped build these gardens. He then helped maintain them until he retired. My memory is being allowed to run from one garden to the next and then the next but ...Read more

A memory of Cromer by Jacky Regis

I was born in Cardinal Avenue before my village changed completely, I went to the nursery which was 2 big buildings opposite Cardinal Avenue in a piece of scrub land, behind that was the park and library and behind that was the Rock film ...Read more

A memory of Borehamwood in 1958

In the late 1960's I was a schoolgirl at the Derby School. When I began to be independent and join a tribe I chose the Northern Soul gang and sometimes I used to go to All Nighters, with my boyfriend and ...Read more

A memory of Bury

We moved into Gorse Cottage, next door to the Rock Inn. Our cottage clearly shows on the left of the Rock Inn. The cottage was for sale for £500 but my mother, who was separated from my father, ...Read more

A memory of Haytor Vale by Merelina Ponsonby

I was born and brought up in Thingwall Drive, right on the boundary of Irby and opposite the entrance to the golf course. I went to Irby CP School, Coombe Road, and then onto Calday Grange Grammar School. My Granny lived just past ...Read more

A memory of Irby in 1976 by Richard George

I lived in Crib-y-mor with my grandmother, Emily Roberts, and my mother Patricia Jones (both originally Williamson). I lived opposite Tom Roberts and at an early age developed my own system of visiting everyone. First I would ...Read more

A memory of Llanbedrog in 1959 by Angela Jones

I remember travelling by coach to Edgeworth with my aunt and grandmother to stay at this lovely old house for a week that seemed like forever, in about 1943. I now find that this old house is called Duntisbourne Abbotts ...Read more

A memory of Duntisbourne Abbots in 1943