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I used to live at Spring Villa on the main road in Birch Vale in the 1970s and what fond memories I have from Birch Vale! My three older brothers and I used to walk up behind the house through some farming land and across to the ...Read more

A memory of Birch Vale in 1970

I remember this scene very well, my two sisters and I spent many freezing hours (even in the summer) in the cold water of Valence swimming pool. We could buy a ticket in the morning and get a pass to go home for some lunch and ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1970 by Debbie Metcalfe

I was born and brought up in Barbaraville, spending the first 27 years of my life there before moving to Inverness. I will always remember it as an idyllic place to grow up in.. Many a happy hour was spent ...Read more

A memory of Barbaraville in 1970

Further to previous postings this photograph is of Glanaman square taken from near the front of Bryn Seion chapel where the pelican crossing is now. The first shop, with awning, is now the chemists - then ran by Hubert Jones. The ...Read more

A memory of Glanaman in 1978 by Emyr Jenkins

When our family, consisting of myself, Jean Pauline Smith, my mother who has since passed away (also called Jean, but her middle name is Audrey), and my sister and brother came to Bulwell, we came from the famous or infamous ...Read more

A memory of Bulwell in 1978 by Jean Smith

My husband was in the Navy and we were stationed in Edzel from 1972 until 1975. We lived in Greystone in what was called 'The White House'. We had the greatest Scottish neighbours and I would so love to get in touch ...Read more

A memory of Carmyllie in 1973 by Linda Vick

When I was about 10 / 11 years old our entire class, along with many other classes left Garelochhead Primary School, wound our way through Bendarroch Park, all crossed the road as uniformly as Mr Richmond (teacher) was able to ...Read more

A memory of Garelochhead in 1976 by doogz66

Bert Price's Shop was at the top of our street - Church Street. Bert Prices' shop sold anything and everything. From household buckets and dusters to DIY tools, firewood, fire lighters and paraffin for the heater in our ...Read more

A memory of Davenham in 1970 by Lynn Quigley

There used to be an old house next to the River Waveney, which was demolished sometime in the 1970s to make way for a housing estate. I used to play in the gardens, and remember an old pond outside surrounded with ...Read more

A memory of Scole in 1974 by Daisy Windsor

I worked at Stubbington Surgery from 1973 and in those days the senior partner was Doctor Loughborough. He was a larger than life character who lived at Cliff House Hill Head, moving in later years to a new house he had built ...Read more

A memory of Hill Head in 1973 by Linda Sexton