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I had a very happy childhood growing up in Hawthorn until I left at the age of fifteen to join the Royal Navy in 1960. Hawthorn consisted of two distinct halves separated by a 'main road'. The top site had flat roofs while the ...Read more

A memory of Hawthorn by Ronald Toghill

I had lots of friends to play with up on the green and also the woods where we used to ride our push bikes or swing on the big rope swing over the sandy bank. I even fell off and broke my arm. I also broke my jaw falling out ...Read more

A memory of Reigate in 1975

My family moved into Kitts Green Road 1937/38 before the road "joined" up with Mackadown Lane. There was Dad, Mom my older sister Edna, brother Dennis and my Grandmother (Dad's mother). I am still in contact with my best friend ...Read more

A memory of Kitt's Green in 1930 by Jean Was Green

I was born at Hill View Lamberts Castle in the 1940s. Mum use to run a small tea rooms and I remember a hiking organisation called the Holiday Fellowship calling their once a week. No mains water, electricity or gas made ...Read more

A memory of Lambert's Castle in 1940 by Michael Loving

My grandparents Hylands live in the millhouse at Petworth. When I was a child, after moving from a farm at Sutton my grandad Bill worked for the mill driving a flour lorry and nan Olive used to sell tickets to men wnting to fish along ...Read more

A memory of Petworth in 1970 by Jackie Bush

I lived in Tamar Drive and went to the local school, my senior school was Lennards Comprehensive. My best mates were Jenny Cutler, Shirley Jassec, Pat Madder. We spent alot of time roaming the streets, I remember the fair coming to town down ...Read more

A memory of Aveley in 1960 by Gillian Woodford

I was 6 when we moved to Hixon from Stowe by Chartley. My dear dad Len, my 2 sisters Rose and Sue and my 2 brothers Gray and Mick. We lived in the Croft no 24, my brother still lives in that house today overlooking the woods that were ...Read more

A memory of Hixon in 1965 by Pam Clemson

I am now 74, but to this day I have such lovely memories of trips with my Girl Guide troop going on the bus to Slindon Woods. Across the road from where the bus would stop was a lovely little shop, where we were ...Read more

A memory of Slindon in 1948 by June Fahnestock (Nee Clea

I was born in Burgess Hill in 1955 and lived at 18 Peartree Close. There was a rough track behind the house with rear access to garages, and we spent loads of time playing up and down this track and in the woods beyond. I used ...Read more

A memory of Burgess Hill in 1955 by Paul Smith

Born at Petersfield in 1940, my first home was Berry Cottage, down Sandy Lane, opposite Sibley's farm. Berry cottage had only 4 rooms (2 up and 2 down), no running water, only a well and later a tap down in the lane. I remember the ...Read more

A memory of Rake Firs in 1940 by Monica Stewart