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I lived not very far from Beaumont park and as a child I used to go there along with friends, my sister or my brother, I remember the huge slide that was there and the long metal rocking horse that was on the field. The park was ...Read more

A memory of Huddersfield in 1973 by Jayne Harris

I used to go out with the daughter of the landlord of the Cock Tavern in the High Street, we would spend hours looking over the back yard from her bedroom. I wonder what ever happened to her?

A memory of East Ham in 1973 by Mark Wells

Just wondering if anyone knows what happened to Pinchaford riding stables in Haytor? I seem to remember heading up to the Rock Hotel circa 1973/74/75 for a shandy! Some of the very best times... Ii remember Caroline ...Read more

A memory of Haytor Vale in 1974 by Caroline Scoular

Reading Carol's memories brings to mind a lot of happy times in the village, especially the bus shelter and phone box. We managed to make up a lot of our own entertainment, especially the 'village youth ...Read more

A memory of Aldbrough St John in 1972 by Jeff Auton

A college full of young female teaching students on my doorstep - what more could an 18 year old ask for? Yes, Coloma College was , for a short while , a weekend hotspot for me and my friends. There were regular discos , ...Read more

A memory of West Wickham in 1971 by Peter Leach

I was only about 6 years old but I clearly remember visiting my grandparents' house on weekends. My grandfather was a gamekeeper on the moors until his retirement. In the early 1970s he and his wife moved to nearby Penistone. ...Read more

A memory of Upper Midhope in 1970 by David Salmon

My name is Roland Mitchell. I worked at Walton colliery as a haulage hand. I worked alongside Percy Heckles, Alan Jennings, Phillip Casgoin and Phillip Redmond and a young lad by the name of George Bernard Shaw. ...Read more

A memory of Walton in 1971 by Roland Mitchell

I moved to Cemaes to a house called the Beacons; the views from the front room were fantastic - on a clear day you could see the Isle of Man, and in winter the waves would hit the windows and would be caked in salt. ...Read more

A memory of Cemaes Bay in 1972 by Einir Roscoe

I delivered papers for Attwell's newsagents in the 1970's, and being an entrepreneurial child, did two paper rounds! The first one was from the Square along Monkton road, down Egbert Road, then the cul-de-sac end of ...Read more

A memory of Minster in 1973 by Andy Finn

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