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Brian Halse - lived in Hawkesbury Upton from 1969 - 1973. Drank in both the Beaufort and the Fox. Married local girl Fiona Dix at St Mary's Church, got divorced a couple of years later, smartest move she ever made. ...Read more

A memory of Hawkesbury Upton in 1969 by Brian Halse

I first started working for Marconi in September of 1969. My wife started there the same time as myself. For 22 years it was like working in a large family group. Some you got on with, others you didn't. But through it all we ...Read more

A memory of Chelmsford in 1991 by John Crouch

I was born in Sutton Road, Plaistow (Plaster to us locals) in 1944 and from the age of 4 I was free to roam. Things were different then! Barking Road for all the shops, and the pubs. Rathbone Street market on a Saturday, ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by George Davidge

I attended Mossgreen School from 1952 aged 5 years until 1958 when I went to Crossgates Secondary. There were three classrooms, also three teachers, Mrs Orr / Mrs Birrell and Mr Suttie the head teacher. They were ...Read more

A memory of Crossgates in 1952 by Ian Horne

Gift to Church Our year as Mayor and Mayoress of Wolverhampton was simply brilliant, we have some lasting memories of the events and the functions we attended on behalf of the city. But we also tried very ...Read more

A memory of Wednesfield in 2006 by Phil Bateman

In the early 1980's my husband decided that he would like to buy a caravan. I had to admit I did not relish the idea of towing a caravan, let alone spending holidays in one. However, we aquired our first caravan, and joined the ...Read more

A memory of Fairbourne by Margaret Mosley

My memories of Silton are that I was a young boy of 4 years old when I moved there with my parents, my dad was a dairy man, making cheese and my mum twice a week would make butter with another lady. I loved living in Silton. ...Read more

A memory of Shaftesbury in 1960 by Andrew Norris

I was born at 27 Langdale Terrace in 1963 at my lovely grandma and granda's house, Vera and Harry Kirtley. Granda worked at Westwood pit then Hamstley colliery and when that shut he worked at Eden. I ...Read more

A memory of Hamsterley in 1970 by John Priestman

Here you can just see a part of the goods yard, opposite Marconi's Buildings, which were where goods trains pulled up, and were unloaded. Various horse and carts would stop here to collect their goods. Amongst them ...Read more

A memory of Chelmsford by John Crouch

Chatham was a great place to meet and have fun in the 2960s. We used to catch a 146 from Cookham Wood on a Friday evening and head for the Central Riverside. Once there we would boogy to all the local bands that played there. ...Read more

A memory of Chatham in 1969 by Sandra Church