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I was a boy at St Johns when it was known as an approved school (1966 to 1969). I had some great times, going out to play all sports. All the staff were good, no one was really strict. My house master was from Wales, a Mr ...Read more

A memory of Tiffield in 1966 by Mark Rhodes

In May 1962, I was 5 years old and lived in Amhurst Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. I stepped out in front of an oncoming brick lorry on the zebra crossing at St Johns Church. I was taken to the Kent and Sussex hospital ...Read more

A memory of Tunbridge Wells in 1962 by Nicole Doke

Although I have lived most of my adult life in Australia, I still have happy memories of life as a kid in my home town of Hucknall during the 50's and 60's, even though times weren't easy. I covered many miles on my trusty ...Read more

A memory of Hucknall in 1964 by Tony Houlston

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 lived in Nursery Crescent 1950-1970. I remember Tyvies chip shop, Hill St, also Ben Johns shop where my mum would send me down to buy a cheap! ham bone. Also Planation and Forge ...Read more

A memory of Rhymney in 1963 by Alun Davies

I married Jack Raphael in St John's Church and was his wife for thirteen years. It used to take hours to go up one side of the street then cross over and down the other. It's not like that now - five minutes does it! There was ...Read more

A memory of Carluke in 1961

I remember moving to my granddad's house when I was 9yrs old. It was an old house, no bath room, only out side loo. My dad who brought me up built a bathroom on so we could have a bath - before we used tin bath in front of the fire. It was ...Read more

A memory of Farncombe in 1969 by Denise Harrison

My father was in the Army stationed a Bulford in the Command Supply Depot. We lived in one of the houses in a complex called The Albany now (Aldi). I attended the C of E school at Hampshire Cross and later Tidworth Down school. I ...Read more

A memory of North Tidworth in 1962 by Graham Argyle

I was born in Springhead Road in 1945, and I went to St Botolphs Primary School from 1950 to 1955. After my Mum, Ethel George, died in 1959 my father, Arthur George, started going to the Queens Head, and in 1962 he married the ...Read more

A memory of Northfleet in 1960 by Ray George

I remember being taken to Wiveliscombe as a young boy in my Uncle Jim's dark green Standard Vanguard, he ran the Rock Inn at Waterrow 1954- 1965. He would take me to the toy shop at Wiveliscombe Square called ...Read more

A memory of Wiveliscombe in 1960 by Julian Bishop