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Does anyone remember Ongar Secondary School? My maiden name was Marner, I had a brother Fred and a sister Stella, we lived at Cripsey Road, Shelley. I married a Brian Chaston who lived in Rodney Road. We often wonder who ...Read more

A memory of Chipping Ongar in 1953

My name is Jeremy Silwood and I stayed in Hiscott farm in the early 1970s with the family of Mr and Mrs Adair. I met Dianne Adair at a club one evening with my then friend Alistair Symons of Crawley in West Sussex and ...Read more

A memory of Hiscott in 1972 by Jeremy Silwood

My memories of Kiddington are happy memories. I was evacuated there from 1940 until 1942 during the Second World War. I was billeted with Mr & Mrs Reynolds at upper Kiddington They were very kind and looked after me well. I was eight ...Read more

A memory of Kiddington in 1940 by William Dowler

I spent my early years playing and later working in the fields in the valley between Hambledon and Shillingstone hills. At one time I worked for Mr Harry Watts and later his daughter Jo. I can remember once Harry Watts and Mr ...Read more

A memory of Child Okeford in 1955 by David Moon

Hi Carl, yeh mixed memories of Bank Hall, Kevin Brennan, the head, Roger Cubby, Peter Lucas, Alan Ticombe, Gerald Phillips, Leicester Symthe etc who were staff, and the pupils Ray Lynch, Phil Carney, Steve Butler etc etc. Great ...Read more

A memory of Chapel-en-le-Frith in 1975 by Tim Shepperd

My grandmother used to take me to Waterfoot every day from Warth bridge to get a daily comic. I can still recall the titles, Lion, Beano, Topper, Knockout, Eagle etc. I used to make a beeline for the toy shop at the top of the ...Read more

A memory of Waterfoot by Stewart Entwistle

I was born in a little hamlet called Ratham nr Bosham but moved to Southleigh Farm, Southleigh Road before the age of 2... Come school time it was the local Church of England School then in ...Read more

A memory of Emsworth in 1965 by Angela Kingshot

I recall staying at this place in 1970. As a child I suffered from asthma and was referred here by Alder Hey. If it's the same place, it had a Lancaster bomber in its gardens. I remember a boy called Ian who was in with nerves, such a nice ...Read more

A memory of Heswall by Charlie Armstrong

I was at St John's about this time and I am looking for infomation re teachers' names, the name of the sweet shop on the corner of Flag Alley, plus any other interesting info of that time. I lived in Hibbert Crescent and was born in 1937. Thank you.

A memory of Failsworth in 1942

When I was three we moved from Horden to Coventry, my father Reuben Dinning was a miner. My first memory was visiting my grandparents, Will and Lydia Martin. They lived at 2 Ash Crescent. I also remember holidays at Crimdon Dean. ...Read more

A memory of Horden in 1958 by Joan Bonsor