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I was born in 1966 and lived in the Red Lion. My dad and mum were married in 1961. My dad lived in the village all his life, moving to the Red Lion on his marriage. My dad was formerly of Temperance Hall, down the road ...Read more

A memory of Wareside in 1966 by Amanda Shaw

As children we were very priviliged to be part of the village community. We spent many carefree hours playing and making camps in the woods and fields, sometimes we would venture further but had to keep a watchful eye for the ...Read more

A memory of Turners Hill in 1965 by Tim Fieldwick

I also went to Fedsden at Parndon Hall, but quite a bit later (around 1963), as a boarder. Great happy memories of this place. Remember Mrs Clare very well and though she seemed a bit severe I liked her a lot. ...Read more

A memory of Great Parndon in 1963 by Lyn Hopwood

1964 was the year I moved from Barking to Bletchley because my aunt and uncle Jay lived there since 1954, we used to go to there's for Christmas, it was boring, nowt to do loads of snow and woods and cows. When I first got of ...Read more

A memory of Bletchley in 1964 by Bob Warren

My family moved from south London when I was about 4. We moved into no 5 cruick-avenue. Those were the days when only the odd family had a car, you would go to a neighbours house and pay to use there phone. All adults were mr ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1960 by Chris Sedin

We moved to Gellilydan so that my dad could work on the power station. We lived in a caravan, Mum, Dad, my 2 brothers, Roy, Daniel and me, Angela Maalma. We had a wonderful time living there, playing in ...Read more

A memory of Gellilydan in 1963 by Angela Gibbs

I remember my time in Quarry Green, and the white council 2 storey flats next to what we knew as "Spinney woods", and the bus turnaround, the pub called "The Black Swan", and then there was the primary school opposite ...Read more

A memory of Kirkby in 1960 by Alan Bond

I moved to Borehamwood from Acton, North West London, when I was three years old. I spent my childhood there, scrumping in neighbours gardens, getting the greenline bus into London for trips to Selfridges at Christmas, to London Zoo ...Read more

A memory of Borehamwood in 1961 by Debbie Hardy

This picture shows the Post Office - the nearest of the row of shops. Note the old-fashioned police telephone just outside the Post Office. The next shop is the barbers where I used to get the haircut! The son of this barber had a ...Read more

A memory of Flixton in 1965 by Roger Hare

Known locally as 'the new shops' close to the junction of Moorside Road and Woodsend Road. The shops also included a branch of Boots, Bamforths cycle and radio shop, an off-licenes (right in the corner), a grocers, a newsagent, dry cleaners and chippie. There may have been a fishmongers as well?

A memory of Flixton in 1960 by Roger Hare