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i was born in pontefract , paradise gardens, when i married at button park i moved away to leicester, when i came to visit my mum , i would take my children to the valley gardens to picnic and paddle in the pool there .

A memory of Pontefract by carolpearce48

i was brought up in myrtle street all during the war ...i remember the Tivoli picture house, i well remember the life we lived ...so poor but a real community spirit...our doctor was Dr. Black, up Lapage St. we first went to Bowling Back ...Read more

A memory of Bradford

when I was 10 my younger sister was 8 and the twins with five , we were sent to St Clare's convent. We were in sister Catherines' flat she was very good to us but we were only there for a year before returning home to our family in ...Read more

A memory of Pantasaph by Therese Thomas

I lived at 59 Station Road, Royston. My parents moved there in the very early 1960's and I was born in 1969 and my brother David in 1972. It was a semi, with what seemed to be a garden that went on forever. I was ...Read more

A memory of Royston by hbvrl

I have been researching the Howard and Binks families from Halstead and area. My grandmother was Matilda Howard, born in Belchamp Otten. The Binks family came from Halstead and Little Maplestead. Imagine my surprise when I ...Read more

A memory of Belchamp Otten by Mal Binks

Hi, My relative from garboldisham is Maria Pigg,she married my 5 x great grandfather thomas smith at bressingham 1822. Her parents was william and Mary pigg all their children were born at Garboldisham. We have ...Read more

A memory of Garboldisham by Derick Smith

My most special and enjoyable times in my life were spent at Pagham in one of the hired beach houses on the pebble seafront in the early to mid fifties. I went there several times with my brother and my parents and remember swimming, ...Read more

A memory of Ledbury by malcolm.furneaux

We moved to Waterlooville in 1952,we lived in a row of houses called Salisbury Villas ,now that is the back of Waitrose.Our neighbours were Mr and Mrs Henry Cannings,and Jim and Nellie Olding.My dad Tony Blair worked in ...Read more

A memory of Waterlooville by jamespage

my parents moved to an empty flat above the coral coal shop in bank street.my Father worked for corals coal as a delivery driver.The flat was an extra bonus i was born in Dover 1954 and when we left there we moved to a place ...Read more

A memory of Ashford

hi everyone we were at monksbarn in the 60s there was pam, linda,ivy,joy,jimmy. we had to put our best clothes on for church sundays, then it was willies and coat to play out in the garden ,there was a small shelter we called a den. the scout ...Read more

A memory of Reading by ivycrossthwaite