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The Transport Department at Southmead Hospital when I joined them consisted of an officer, foreman, and four porter drivers, with two buses, three vans, and two cars. We were responsible for ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1960 by Arthur Cottrell

I have always hoped to get in touch with a friend who I used to travel to London and back with during the late 1960's; his parents, Mr & Mr Webb lived in the Kent Messenger house during that time. I believe they later ...Read more

A memory of Snodland in 1967 by Jackie Dixon

As a child my family lived on a farm about two miles from Hepple village. Like my 2 older brothers I attended the primary school at nearby Hepple. I started my school life there in August 1961 and remember being upset ...Read more

A memory of Hepple in 1965 by Norman Anderson

If you walked around the first corner to the Odeon you got a good view of the old Blast Furnaces that use to turn Corby's night sky orange. It never got dark in the Corby of my childhood. The Candle and all the steel and tube mills lit ...Read more

A memory of Corby in 1962 by Kenneth Little

I remember Garelochhead well. I lived in the village. We made big swings with rope over the trees at the back of my house in Dunivard Place - I nearly killed myself on them lol. We played rounders and used to knock ...Read more

A memory of Garelochhead in 1960 by Rosemary Dougan

Hello, anyone who lived at Patterdale House - I lived at F40, my nanner lived at B29. I went to St Johns Cathedral, my friend was Elizabeth Taylor. She lived in the dwellings on Olfield Road as did my aunty Lizzie. I used to go to ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1960 by Carol Hinds

Just about every house on our estate had 2 or 3 kids which meant that there was always someone out playing. It was always football. Sometimes the odd game of marbles or on our bikes but mostly football. We'd have great fun trying ...Read more

A memory of Ouston in 1967 by John Downie

I moved to the Chinbrook Estate in 1965 when I was 10 years old. When I was older I spent many an evening in the Chinbrook Public House, I can remember seeing Acker Bilk play there. As children we used to go to the Tarn, ...Read more

A memory of Mottingham in 1965

I left Great Sankey at the age of 13, having lived at 37 Park Road with Mum and Dad and brother Chris, from the age of five. I initially attended Great Sankey Primary School on Liverpool Rd. I think where ...Read more

A memory of Great Sankey in 1963 by Ian Fackrell

Dear Sir, my uncle, Billy (William) Ellis) used to own Wrexham Dairies. I used to come to stay with him and his wife (Auntie Flo) when they lived at 8 Pant Olwen in Gresford. Many a time I have been out with my ...Read more

A memory of Wrexham in 1965 by Richard Smith