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I am born and bred in Tidworth, I am on a search for any one who has any photos of Arena Road camp as my sister Rita was born there. I love Tidworth and and I hope to get in touch with any one who knows me, my name is Ray Durbridge so lets get going.

A memory of South Tidworth in 1955 by Jean Langford

I was was born at Abergarw hostels in 1947. I have lovely memories of my childhood living there. Lived in Ogmore Gardens right by the river. Every summer we would build a dam across the river to make a pool where we would spend ...Read more

A memory of Abergarw in 1954 by Joan Lake

My wife used to live in an ex army building converted to a house somewhere in Ossemsley. It was called Green Leigh farm, we have been back several times but could never locate it as it is long gone. No one in the area ...Read more

A memory of Ossemsley in 1953 by Robert Smith

I lived on North Coates from around 1959 to 1965. I remember the park, the old naffi near the river, the houses built on your right hand side as you come on to the camp, and the little shop just before. I used to live at 40 ...Read more

A memory of North Cotes in 1959

Holidaying at Morecamble Holiday Camp July 1956 was the beginning of a holiday romance that has lasted 56 years to 2012. Walking from the Camp along the Promenade at Morecambe, my two girl friends and myself were adopted by 4 ...Read more

A memory of Heysham in 1956 by Marian Vernon

I lived in the army camp in the Rearsby area - looking for it on the maps, but cannot find it. Does anyone have an idea where it was? I had great times there, most were wooden huts. One day, we had a lightning fire ball come in ...Read more

A memory of Rearsby in 1950 by John Potter

I remember going to the chip shop just across the road, opposite the entrance to the camp, also fishing for eels in the nearby sluice. We would also enter the sand castle competition on the beach. We used to travel to Mablethorpe by train and then get picked up by a special bus up to Trustville.

A memory of Trusthorpe in 1953 by John Prince

Even to this day if I hear the above I go back to Leverington. It is a Saturday Afternoon in June. We have all had a hard week picking strawberries - it is now time to relax, we are all sitting in the ...Read more

A memory of Leverington in 1959 by Mark Robinson

I was stationed at RAF Thornaby from March 1954 until early 1957 when I was promoted and posted to RAF North Luffenhan in Rutland in preparation for the Suez campaign, which never came to be. Sadly, that air base ...Read more

A memory of Thornaby-on-Tees in 1954

I have the fondest memories of Caister on Sea. We used to have a week there every year and my sister and I were the only kids in our street that had a holiday every year. Like most people in the East End of ...Read more

A memory of Caister-on-Sea in 1955 by Christopher Bowers