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I spent the first 10 years of my life in Cambridge Road, Me, my younger sister, Janet and Brother Gary, My father was Gerald Thompson, there was an outside toilet and no bathroom. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Cargo Fleet in 1964 by June Thompson

I lived in Bredbury from 1958 to 1979 and went to Barrack hill school. then went on to High field we used walk pass the slater house on bents lane. Mum and dad always went in to the club next door as my dad was one of the singers there.

A memory of Bredbury in 1969 by Karen Whittaker

Barnes was the place no matter what year I grew up there from 1951 born in Cleveland rd, I remember the pond freezing over and walking to the Island slipping and sliding on the ice...floating my boat.. with my dad..feeding the ducks ...Read more

A memory of Barnes in 1962 by Susan Fisher

Photo brings back so many happy times. the field in the foreground was used every year for the Nicholsfield bonfire and firework night. The house visible behind the Oak tree is number 1 Nicholsfield where I spent a lot of my earlier ...Read more

A memory of Loxwood in 1960 by Mike Mitchell

I grew up in Cheapside Village and went to Cheapside C of E School when it was still in Cheapside Road between Mrs Clarke's house and Mrs Mc Master's house, opposite the social centre. I remember Mr Goulding the Headmaster ...Read more

A memory of Ascot in 1960

I remember travelling on the train from Bacup to Rawtenstall and then on to Manchester where I caught a train to March in Cambridgeshire where we lived. I can remember seeing the big cotton mill which was called Ross Mill, which, ...Read more

A memory of Stacksteads in 1965 by Steven Bradley

On a Saturday morning my sister and I would go and do some shopping for granny. In particular I remember going to get half and ounce of snuff from a little shop near the cinema. Who remembers the Ritz picture house ...Read more

A memory of South Wigston in 1962 by Mary Middelton

This is not my first memory of Crossgar after-all I was a young teenager at the time. I was standing outside the Picture House in Crossgar waiting for it to open. As usual a bunch of young lads larking about and carrying-on. ...Read more

A memory of Crossgar in 1963

As children in the 60s we used to be taken by our grandparents to Abinger Hammer sometimes on Sunday afternoons. Even if we'd been playing on the green and messing about in the stream we had to look after our ...Read more

A memory of Abinger Hammer in 1965 by Yvonne Appleby

Grew up in Whitwick from 3 years old (Silver Street) to 19 (Green Lane) in the shadow of the gasworks! Dad was Ray who worked at Snibston Colliery and mother Ivy who worked at T@G Grieves, sister Kaye. I remember the band forming up ...Read more

A memory of Whitwick in 1960 by Paul Sankey