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Mum, Dad & I lived in Sunbury during the sixties. I attended Nursery Road Primary before going on to Kenyngton Manor Secondary. Some of my favourite teachers were Mr Penfold (French) Mr Lucas (Geography) Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury by rhathas

Were they happy years? I suppose they were, although we were very poor as kids we made the best of it, my memories were of the trams clattering up manchester road, which we used to take to go to the swimming ...Read more

A memory of Bradford in 1950 by Frank Broughton

I lived in Ellesmere Port from 1954 to 1966, in Wolverhampton Rd. I went to Milton Rd primary then the Wirral Grammar school as the Port had no grammar school then. Every day there were 6 full special Crosville buses ...Read more

A memory of Ellesmere Port by cadnant

I went to Our Ladies High School on Dartford Heath. I remember Sister Clare. I remember playing on Dartford Heath as our playground. I have gone back to look for the building in person, also on Google. I have not been ...Read more

A memory of Dartford by penysal

Hi my name is Barbara Ottewill (Nee Hutchinson). I have just had a very enjoyable walk down memory lane by reading articles about growing up in Brentford, written by Alf Winkworth, Eunice Burridge and Pat ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by Barbara Ottewill

I lived there as a young child from about the ages of 2-14 years old (1960-early 1970s). As a young child Elmer Road seemed to be at the end of the world. The main road heading east hit a ...Read more

A memory of Middleton-on-Sea in 1969 by Barney Cotton

I attended Rowlett Road Infants and Studfall Junior School and Corby Grammar School. I lived in Irving Grove. I enjoyed growing up in Corby and I remember going to the dances at the Catholic School run by a lady named Nellie? The ...Read more

A memory of Corby by Lily Redmond

The Edwards family lived at Model Farm from 1953 to 1957. We went to Chinnor School, my brother Stuart went to Lord Williams, Thame. My mother Phyllis started 1st Shirburn & Luknor Brownies and was Captain of 1st Watlington ...Read more

A memory of Shirburn in 1953 by Ulrica Johnson

We immigrated to Canada in 1965. We left Liverpool for Montreal, however, we hit a small iceburg or something that caused enough damage for us to take the train to Montreal from the closest land destination in Quebec. I was 10 ...Read more

A memory of Liverpool in 1965 by Linda Gardner

Whilst it is now many years ago, (I moved to Holland in '76), I'm just feeling ever so slightly miffed that your contributor didn't mention a couple of bands. I played in in the '60's, both hailing as 'Coalville' bands - ...Read more

A memory of Coalville in 1968 by Malcolm Latham