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born in sunny blaen in 1954 growing up in the village was and always will be the highlight of my childhood so many good people i remember playing in the Glyn with Kevin hughes slapperers around blaen sports day up in the field ...Read more

A memory of Blaenllechau by Howard Thomas

I wasn't born in Disley. My Grandparents built a little wooden bungalow in a field owned by the Crabtree family. It was built before the war for holidays. Before that they had a big tent and all their family would go to stay. During ...Read more

A memory of Disley in 1950 by Hazel Bolger

My family lived in Orpington Kent from 1959 to 1964. I was 5 when we left. We lived in Repton Road. It snowed so heavily one year(62/3?) that a train was stuck at the top of the embankment above our house.The ...Read more

A memory of Orpington in 1963 by Melanie Gregory

my grandparents lived in longriggend 97 i think great uncle alex and andrew lived in end cottage .next door was aunt janet with son alan and then granny jessie stevenson and grandpa david.we had 2 happy times ...Read more

A memory of Longriggend in 1961 by Elizabeth West

I grew up in Cheapside Village and went to Cheapside C of E School when it was still in Cheapside Road between Mrs Clarke's house and Mrs Mc Master's house, opposite the social centre. I remember Mr Goulding the Headmaster who ...Read more

A memory of Ascot in 1960

Hi Helen, I went to school with you at Bishop Simpson. I also remember Mary Geoghan and Margaret Fitzgerald, and also your sister Julia... I remember you did not like cooking meat during Housecraft (as they called it then... ). Do you ...Read more

A memory of Redhill by Susan Francis

My wife came across John Baylies memories of Jack Spence. I was the little lad who also helped bring water from the spring. I only lived over the fields and was always down the lake, I remember the rowing boats blue & white ...Read more

A memory of Pickmere in 1958 by Daniel Lees

That's my old grammar school and after a disastrous few years trying to learn something useful I eventually got a job with Renown Products in Woodbine Grove. They were manufacturers of pickled onions, vinegar,vacuum salt and various ...Read more

A memory of Penge in 1958 by Brian Read

My grandparents and my mother come from Llanbradach Plasturtwyn Terr; I spent every school holiday and Christmas there. I remember my nan sending me to Snook's shop for a couple slices of ham and putting it on the book to pay Friday. ...Read more

A memory of Bedwas

I lived in Farrington Gurney all my single life from 1937, except for 2 years National Service. I went to school in Farrington Gurney and after 11 plus to Wells Blue school.My faher was Silvester Cook the local builder and ...Read more

A memory of Farrington Gurney in 1940 by David Cook