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I remember visiting Trelawne House during the annual fete, in what I assume must have been the summer as it was warm and the sun was shining. There were copious amounts of cakes and cream teas with a never-ending supply of tea on tap, ...Read more

A memory of Pelynt in 1988 by Adrian Sanders

We moved to Hungerford in 1987 just two months before Michael Ryan shot 14 people. See that white house way down on the left with one window in the top, well I lived in the house just after that. You can't see it very well but ...Read more

A memory of Hungerford in 1987 by Donald Macdonald

When i was young i moved to manchester from Rhos but cam back lots to viset my Nain and Tiad in Johnstown and i alwys remember the smell of the smoke coming from the chimnys. i loved to smell the air while in the car going down High ...Read more

A memory of Johnstown in 1987 by Emma Davies

I was the village policeman, 1986-1991. I used to stand on the bridge in the photograph on the days of a wedding to ensure the newly-weds could get out onto the main road without waiting, and to help guests leave 'in convoy' where ...Read more

A memory of Nether Wallop in 1986 by Doug Dickson

The village of Iron Acton had both a Folk Club and a Folk Festival in the 1980's. I remember a beautiful summer weekend - probably 1983 - when Whitethorn Morris were invited to the ...Read more

A memory of Iron Acton in 1983 by John Howard Norfolk

1985 to 2008, fantastic times for bird watchers, lots of friends made, bill williams, frank, clive, john gerwood, the boys from bristol, all the rspb wardens over the years, anne and all the staff at the log cabin, all the ...Read more

A memory of Symonds Yat Rock in 1985 by Terry Arnold

I spent many a summer holiday as a child (between 1976 and around 1983) at Taylor's Rock on Beacon Road, Woodhouse Eaves. I still consider it to be the only place I have ever truly ...Read more

A memory of Woodhouse Eaves in 1982 by Lorna Beech

Just go down Stakes Hill Rd. to where Gino's the hairdresser is situated and the next door semi was the home and business address of A.Olding Painter's & Decorators est. 1880. The Olding's were an old ...Read more

A memory of Waterlooville in 1983 by Melvyn Griffiths

Every summer in the 1980s I would pester mum and dad to play on the mini Island, I loved it. I loved the fact that it was a little bit scary when you lost your footing on the slippery mounds of the ...Read more

A memory of Ventnor in 1982 by Liz Urry

I think my uncle was the caretaker at Garfield Road - not been down to the recs for years, are they still there? We used to go to the rec from school at Queens Road, also we walked down from school to play cricket ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon in 1980