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I grew up in Wargrave and my memories of the village and the surrounding areas will always be etched in my heart. I lived with my parents in "Ivyhurst", Victoria Road which at that time had a small orchard to the side of the ...Read more

A memory of Wargrave in 1960 by Catherine Edwards

Hi, I guess it's one of those things you do as you get older, to take a walk down memory lane and to do a little bit of reminiscing. I was doing such a thing when I came across this photo of the village in Bildeston and saw the old ...Read more

A memory of Bildeston in 1963 by Steve Clark

I went to Lawmuir for 2 years from 1963 - 1965 when I was 12. I am now 67. Every Monday morning the bus would pick you up at one of the statues in George Square directly across from the Post Office Building and take ...Read more

A memory of Eaglesham in 1962 by Forbes Watson

Just a few memories of what shops were there in Little Sutton around the time this photograph was taken, starting on the near left of the picture you had the food CO-OP, the white church followed by the fruit and veg shop, ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton in 1969 by Tony Franklin

My name is Andy Pearce and I was born in New Haw in 1952. I went to Grange School in 1957. Names I remember are Jenkins, Wright, Hatch, Swanton, Gill, Watts. Many more faces than surnames.Was a paperboy at Flanagans on ...Read more

A memory of New Haw in 1960 by Andy Pearce

We bought our house in 1968, it is almost opposite the Red Lion. The landlord at the time was Mr. Fred Nobles who was my wife's uncle, and we believe he had been landlord from about 1955. The pub still had an orchard at that time ...Read more

A memory of Isham in 1968 by Nigel Stokes

1st white house on left was the 2nd post office where I had to go every morning to collect and deliver all the Chilham newspapers around the village for the grand sum of £2 per week. Post master then was a Ken Parker, I had to finish ...Read more

A memory of Chilham in 1964 by Nev Bishop

In the late 1960s and early 1970s I stayed here for my school hols, my grandmother worked for Mr and Mrs Bodd who were the owners at the time. My grandparants lived in part of the house round the side which in itsself was large. ...Read more

A memory of Nether Alderley in 1969 by Stephen Mather

I remember meeting my friends in DeMarcos ice cream parlour opposite the Regal Cinema, sitting for hours over one cup of coffee doing the crossword in the Evening News. I remember coming out of DeMarcos, crossing the road ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1965 by Judie Tierney

I attended Sunday School in the 1960s at St Peter's School, Caverswall and my teacher was Mr Harp. He was a great inspiration to me as a budding historian and he sometimes took us to visit the castle and taught ...Read more

A memory of Caverswall in 1960 by Margaret Boden Heaume