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I was born in Spennymoor in 1946. The Rink was a huge ballroom considering the size of the Town, it was owned and run by Hindmarsh Enterprises. The pub, not quite next door, was called The North Eastern and I snook in there from 15 onwards. ...Read more

A memory of Leeholme

I was in Mobberly Boys school in 1977 it was a nasty place for a young kid and vey scary. The only thing I did was run away. There was good pionts though, as a young kid from Ordsall, Salford I got to see the countryside wot ...Read more

A memory of Mobberley in 1977 by Adrian Cavanagh

It's the 5th February 1953 in the front upstairs bedroom of 15 Elm Street, and Abercwmboi welcomes a new resident - me! The house belonged to my grandparents, William Joseph and Claudia Morris. I was to remain a resident there for ...Read more

A memory of Abercwmboi in 1953 by Martin Wale

Can anyone remember a riding school and livery in speldhurst/Langton called Cobblers Yard?It was owned by a lady called Mrs Saggers and the riding school and livery were run by a lady called Francis.So many happy memories from my time ...Read more

A memory of Speldhurst in 1982 by Christine Cavanagh

I lived and worked in Wincanton for about 3 years. I stayed in a pub called The Nog Inn, run by a great bloke with the name of Paul Allard. The memories I have are of a friendly town with lots of history. I keep meaning to visit when ...Read more

A memory of Wincanton in 1988 by David Sullivan

My mother, grandmother, great grandmother and g.g.grandfather, and so on were born in Rippingale. As a child in the 1950's we spent every holiday there. We had lots of relatives living there and still do have one ...Read more

A memory of Rippingale by Pamela Haswell

My father and mother ran the Horseshoe pub opposite the Bank at 745, London Road from 1961 till 1967. Next door was an abandoned barbershop which was left fully equipped, until knocked down to make way for a car park for ...Read more

A memory of Thornton Heath by Chris Glynn

In 1938 my mother walked this street with me and my brothers and sisters every week, to and from Cowgrove to visit my Grandmother, who lived in a row of cottages around the corner (coming from the Minster) which I ...Read more

A memory of Wimborne Minster in 1930 by Edward Read

The Ferryman in this photo of Blackwater Ferry is my two times great grandfather; Edward Gregory. Former Hampshire County Police Constable, Edward took over the running of the Ferry and the Tea Rooms (it used to sell ...Read more

A memory of Christchurch by Richard Toy

My great grandfather, a Henry King, went to the grammar school in Keswick, running away at 16. His family owned a bobbin mill at Braithwaite. Henry later married Elizabethe Kyle. Henry spent his working life as a ...Read more

A memory of Braithwaite by Ann Bailey