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My mother and father moved into The Kings Head when I was four, just after my nan and grandad bought it. It's a lovely pub and they still own it to this day. It's one hundred percent haunted as there are too many stories ...Read more

A memory of Tollesbury in 1993 by Ashleigh Gill

We lived in the village on Wephurst Park Farm for 4+ years from 1989. We loved the surroundings and the country life. I lived here with my husband Ray, daughter Natalie and our son ...Read more

A memory of Wisborough Green in 1992 by Tracy Hazelton

I walked through your streets, for I am your child I passed the house where I used to live I wandered through the field where I used to play I went to your Church, I grew up here I visited a grave of ...Read more

A memory of Lower Broadheath in 1999

Starting in Westerdale, my daughter and I did a circular walk following my Mum's death in 1994. We chose that walk from the song sung by Paul Wheater. We did that walk many times in memory of her, before I moved to the USA in 2007. I shall be grateful for that memory.

A memory of Westerdale in 1994 by Patricia Kay

The first time I knew I had found my old family home was the sign post at the top of the village saying 'Welcome to Twyning', as my grandad was born in Red Marley and later lived in Twyning itself it was as though I actually knew him, ...Read more

A memory of Twyning in 1990 by Elizabeth Twyning

My mum is the current owner of the second house from left, number 2. We've lived in the house since 1992 and my sister was born there. The house is a real family home and although I've now moved away, I come home as ...Read more

A memory of Farnborough in 1992

I moved to Farndon with my job in 1991 and lived there for around five years - I worked as the warden for Quarry Avenue and Lloyds Close pensioners bungalows. I fondly remember how friendly everyone was and it didn't take long for me ...Read more

A memory of Farndon in 1991 by Dianne Hughes

In 1997 I decided to trace my maternal family history through following the name of Jaffray, a name that had been carried down the family through the centuries, finally as a middle name. To my astonishment I discovered a ...Read more

A memory of Aberdeen in 1997

Chippenham Folk Festival is about to celebrate its 40th year in 2011 and I have been attending as a musician with the Whitethorn Morris Band many times going back to my first visit around 1980. Although it has ...Read more

A memory of Chippenham in 1990 by John Howard Norfolk

I had a cruiser ('Hely'n) at Pyrford marina in the 1990s, and remember some great barbeques moored in sight of Newark Abbey. Moved to Thames, to Penton Hook in the 2000s.

A memory of Pyrford in 1993 by Alan Mcdonald