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Went to Llanddona as a baby and still going. Every year we went in the October holiday and stayed for a week. When I was 1year old a cat had attached herself to us and as we left she jumped in the car so home she came. She passed away ...Read more

A memory of Llanddona in 1963 by Caroline Sherburn (Bugg)

My mum first came across Bucks Mills when we went for a bodyboarding holiday in Westward Ho! before the march of the mobile homes..! Next year we stayed in Driftwood in Bucks itself and did so for the next 7/8 years until my ...Read more

A memory of Buck's Mills in 1965 by Nick Neter

My parents moved to North Boarhunt in 1964/65. We lived at the top of Trampers Lane - sideways to what was then Doney's Garage. Our house was called "Tryfan". I went to Newton Primary School and have very ...Read more

A memory of North Boarhunt in 1965 by Louise Selves

I was five and walked down this road to the infants school on the left (you can just see the school railings). My future primary school (St Johns) is in the old building to the right. There was a little sweet shop on the left (out of shot ...Read more

A memory of Essington in 1965 by David Hector

26 Willbraham Road used to be the home of the Princess Christian College of Nursery Nursing where I spent a happy if hectic 18 months - in those days my surname was Smith. We used to be able to go out through the back ...Read more

A memory of Manchester in 1968 by Rosemary Chalmers

I lived at The Malt House, Claverdon in the early mid 1960s. It was owned at the time by Mr Jefferson who lived in a lovely new bungalow a little further away. I loved this house even if it was a bit unusual to live in. I went to ...Read more

A memory of Claverdon in 1964 by Deboragh Lewis

Although I lived in Tooting, all my cousins lived on the Mitcham side! I was a tomboy and used to hang around over Figges Marsh, playing rounders or smoking illicit ciggies in the red shed! The Teddy boys (later the mods) ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1964 by Jackie Rice

How wonderful to have my memory jogged by the lovely pictures of Clapham Common. After school, most days we (my brother Lance) and my mother would have such fun. We would play spot the park keeper, (always nicely ...Read more

A memory of Clapham in 1962 by Margaret Beil

I remember the year of 1968 well, as it is when I left the village of Colden Common; although my Grandfather and Grandmother still lived there (on Main Road) up until their deaths. Colden Common in my time had no Scout Troop, so I ...Read more

A memory of Colden Common in 1968 by Bert Catt

when i was young i would go for fish and chips they were great and there was always something to do some where to ride on our bikes at hest bank. I now live in australia and in 2006 took my three girls to england for ...Read more

A memory of Hest Bank in 1965 by Allan Holmes