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I arrived accompanied by my father in 1955 not really knowing what to expect as I had been born and brought up in Jersey, which in those days was rather different to the mainland. My father, uncle and grandfather had all been ...Read more

A memory of Stubbington by paul.mercer01

Like many others I also spent summer holidays in Birchington with my Grandfather at 96, Park Avenue. I remember that the Icecream Parlour had a fairly large wooden parrot outside. We were friends with the children opposite at 111, Park ...Read more

A memory of Birchington by julienrose47

I went to old Harlow College during the war. I remember walking across the fields to Harlow Mill where us boys used to swim. It was a very strict college with prefects. It was run on the style of the Cambridge ...Read more

A memory of Harlow by bernard.hagon

My husband was in REME and came to Bordon on courses back in 1964/65. We lived on 2 occasions on Pine Trees Caravan Park. Myu son was only 6 weeks old when we moved into a very basic caravan with no running water and a toilet ...Read more

A memory of Bordon

Bloody awful wicked place that needs more investigation. My brother like many of the others suffered greatly at the hands of MOD run schools, that were experimental failures. My brothers life has been ruined by his unfortunate ...Read more

A memory of Barwick by sslade36

I'm now of the age 79years, i't must have meant a lot to me, a 2week break at Wrens Warren. It must have been about 1951/53 when I was there with my school, Sir Hugh Middleton, they were all wooden dormatories, a small ...Read more

A memory of Colemans Hatch by fredbrownson

I lived in Oxshott from 1943 to 1957. I was actually born in a nursing home at 1 Avenue Elmers, Surbiton, a building which has been converted to luxury flats now. My maiden name was Huitt and I had two ...Read more

A memory of Oxshott by Rose Phillips

Went to St George’s school, had a best friend called Jennifer - she was always happy and laughing, but dippy - loved her, wish I could find her now, can’t remember her surname. So the school is still there but nothing ...Read more

A memory of Battersea

Back in the 1950s-1960s my father, Jack Garbett and my uncle Bill Garbett manufactured sweets in Normacot. They were particularly famous for their Granny's Mints. The factory was founded by my uncle, Tom Garbett. My father joined the Firm ...Read more

A memory of Normacot by Dianne Garbett

I went to Ardleigh Green school from 1955 to 1961. The photograph stirs up many memories, such as playing with other kids on the old fallen tree on the then waste ground in Cecil Avenue and iced buns from the bakery ...Read more

A memory of Ardleigh Green by Simon Frost