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My name was Thompson then, I was 14 and with others from the Northeast met at Newcastle central stn for our journey and a new adventure to Martonschool,we were the first children to set foot into school grounds,seeing the outside ...Read more

A memory of Whitegate in 1955 by Noreen Foster

i started school at Nork in 1956 but can't find the school anywhere . we lived in Parsonsfield Road and walked through alleyways to the school headed towards Drift bridge has anybody any information please. Thank you. Iremember the school had an outdoor swimming pool.

A memory of Nork in 1956 by Maureen Lowder

I remember walking from Roke Primary School to swimming lessons at Reedham Orphanage. The pool did not look very inviting, I only went a couple of times.

A memory of Purley in 1959 by Barbara Dance

I remember going from St Pauls school to this pool for swimming lessons. I would also swim there in the holidays. I was afraid of the slide but would jump from the high diving board. I never did learn to dive.

A memory of Dorking in 1952 by Jenny Hopkins

In 1951 together with my parents & brothers we camped at a little campsite next to an old house called Strand Castle next to the strand brook. The site was run by a Mr Wallace who lived at Strand Castle..he had old army tents set ...Read more

A memory of Cookham in 1951 by Tony Dighton

My God, that swimming pool was never warm, when you jumped in, trust me, that was the only way to do it. If you stuck a toe in to test it, it would turn blue, so the best way was just to jump straight it, then you couldn't breathe ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton in 1958 by Ron Scarratt

Like many local children I spent most of my summers at this pool and on very hot days visitors came from all over south London. There were paved terraces to lie on, a cafe for refreshments, and a childrens' paddling ...Read more

A memory of Surbiton in 1957 by Anna Farlow

I was born in the White Horse pub in Calne in 1952, at No 1 Wood Street. My grandparents, Alec and Dorothy Poole, were landlords at the time. I loved to stay there as a very small child and my room was a cosy room in the attic ...Read more

A memory of Calne in 1952 by Sharon Berni

I was brought up in Lichfield and attended St. Michaels Primary School and left to attend Kings Hill Secondary School when it opened in September of what must have been 1957 if my maths are correct. I lived near to Stowe Pool and ...Read more

A memory of Lichfield in 1957 by Pat Blears

About 1953 onwards. I wrote this out a while ago and somehow it got lost, I know Rob Blackburn read it as he left a comment, so I will try and recall as much again. In Millfield we only had a couple of house shops one was Meggie ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1957 by Jimmy Burrows