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I was born in Barnet, but we lived on Hatfield Garden Village estate from 1949. My mother still lived there until July last year where she died peacefully in her chair. Over the sixty years I have seen many changes, most of ...Read more

A memory of Hatfield in 1960 by Christine Newman

I am Delphine Chapple's sister and I lived in Rhosneigr for all my years at Holyhead Grammar School.  The walk or bike ride to the station was indeed more than any young person would ...Read more

A memory of Rhosneigr in 1967 by Velvor Jones

I remember coming to live at Barclay House in the September with my sister Rachel and my Mum and Dad.  We moved from Sutton Coldfield because Dad no longer wanted to work as a garage mechanic for someone else, and he ...Read more

A memory of St Keverne in 1962 by Julie Little

St, Ives born and bred, my family had lived in a couple of houses upalong before moving to 22 The Digey ( the middle door ) sometime in 1967. I remember having my 6th birthday there.  At the time there was a credit squeeze ...Read more

A memory of St Ives in 1967 by Carolyn Abbott

From 1959 to 1973 I lived at Tooting Junction. '59-69 in Glasford Street opposite the police station, then when I got married in 1969 I moved one whole road away in Renmuir Street! Many local people may remember our big, black ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1963 by Jackie Rice

We found an old bike that had no chain and no brakes. Every day after school we would get the bike out of the gorse, where we had hidden it, and take it in turns to free wheel down this slope. Then push it back up and someone else would have a go. I would have been seven.

A memory of Chalfont St Peter in 1963 by Donald Macdonald

Mums family are from the village, I have wonderful memories of staying with my grandmother at Aran Lane, which is at the bottom of the street on the right. On hearing a train, I used to rush out into the main road to see the ...Read more

A memory of Llanuwchllyn in 1960 by Bob Hughes

my memories of tilshead ,well i lived there from1953 till 1968[from the age of 2 to 15 years old..every body seemed to know each other in the village ,a friendly small community as i remember .I first went to ...Read more

A memory of Tilshead in 1963 by Ken Dunmow

Hello I attended Brown Rigg from 1960-1965. My best memories are the horses and the Sunday afternoon rides around the countryside, do you remember Bent Toe? The hours trying to learn side saddle. The hikes to Grassy Bridge? I have ...Read more

A memory of Bellingham in 1960 by First Name Last Name

I was sorry to leave the village, some of my best memories of my childhood relate to Gainford and its residents. I lived in what was known locally as 'knobs row' or High Row, no.13. One of my best friends was a boy whose ...Read more

A memory of Gainford in 1969 by Penny Airlie