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Being aware that our family name was unusual, I was told by my brother, Philip Glentworth, that a village called Glentworth existed quite near to his home in Gainsborough in Lincs. Quite soon after I visited Glentworth, ...Read more

A memory of Glentworth in 1987 by Melvyn Glentworth

I'm 12 at this time, my mum still lives at Riccall Nook, I live up the road. I remember my nan's house at Rombury Shaw. I was looking out of the window watching people coming out of the Oddfellows pub at 2 in the ...Read more

A memory of Greengates in 1980 by Rebecca Holmes

When I attended a weekend course called "The Entertainers" at the old Theobalds centre in Cheshunt, I had no idea what was in store. I was supposed to prepare a ten-minute piece to perform that night in ...Read more

A memory of Cheshunt in 1989 by Jon Danzig

i would like to find my fathers family history he grew up in Millbrook and i would like to find any old friends of him and his family

A memory of Millbrook in 1980 by jane.rajamets

Not long into married life we both walked into a miners strike that lasted until 1985. This was very hard having to adjust to married life and without no money because of the strike we both lost our first home. Soon ...Read more

A memory of Easington Colliery in 1984 by Karen Surtees

I am Jane and I was landlady of The Bear with my husband Roger for 2 years. Roger died in 2005. We really loved our time there, with our 24 staff and all our patrons, including the darts teams. I grew up in Tilehurst and have ...Read more

A memory of Tilehurst in 1982 by Nicola Main

I lived at Long House Children's Home. I remember running away one night with a bunch of the other kids and taken back by the police about midnight because we had decided to try and find food, McDonalds. I loved ...Read more

A memory of Long Hanborough in 1985 by Sonia Nestor

I worked at the Bakery for about two years, this was my second job after leaving school, which was the Bishop Ramsey Church of England School which opened in 1980 taking over Ruislip Manor and St Martins C.O.E school that was in West ...Read more

A memory of Ickenham in 1981 by Wayne Barrett

From 1982-1993 my brother Robert Owen was the owner of Nut Tree Hall. He lived here with his wife Jan and daughters Mikayla & Natasha.

A memory of Plaxtol in 1982 by Clare Pearcy Née Owen

I was a boarder at Sandrock Hall Convent, on the Ridge in Hastings and later when I had my own children I moved back there from London so that they could enjoy the seaside life while they were young. My son and daughter used to ...Read more

A memory of Hastings in 1980