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I have been stationed at Tooting Police Station since 2005. We will soon all be moving to Earlsfield Police Station, along with officers from Lavender Hill and Wandsworth Police Stations. Many of the rooms in ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 2005 by Warren Dempster

The Harrow and Pinner Division of the girl guides organised a huge May Day celebration on 1st May in their new Willow Tree Activity Centre in Breakspear Road North, ...Read more

A memory of Harefield in 2006 by John Howard Norfolk

The Heather and Gorse Clog Dancers organised a ramble to celebrate the New Year and so we met on a beautiful sunny January Saturday at the Fingle Bridge Inn. My wife Elizabeth and I ...Read more

A memory of Drewsteignton in 2009 by John Howard Norfolk

My grandfather Edward 'Ted' Powell was born in Barmouth in 1908 and lived in Tai Croesion, Llanaber. His mother was Sarah and father Evan Ellis, and he had a sister Bessie. His grandparents owned the grocery store in ...Read more

A memory of Barmouth in 2005 by Gail Frederick

While exploring my British Roots in 2003 with my then 80+years-old mother we were blessed with the opportunity offered by the owner of the Woolstapler House, pictured in the lower right foreground of this ...Read more

A memory of Cirencester in 2003

St Michael's Church hall is a typical meeting hall for community events and is the venue for monthly dances organised by the Bampton Folk Dance Club. I first started going to these dances a couple of years ago with my wife ...Read more

A memory of Bampton in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk

I watched this ship as a child at the pier head, many years later I sailed on her on a cruise around the med about 2000/2001. She had been renamed the 'Topaz', it was either the 'Empress Of England' or her sister ship the ...Read more

A memory of Liverpool in 2000 by Ken Hood

We used to have some great times at my sister's house in Auchenblae (Monboddo). Her name is Sandra Deans and her husband John and sons, Matthew, Oliver and Lewis all lived there for a few years and we used to go and stay for ...Read more

A memory of Auchenblae in 2002 by Colin Cornwall

If anybody knew my dad and reads this site, please tell others, Tony died on October 31st 2008 at home in the arms of June, his wife of 57 years and my mum. It is now nearly a year and I still miss him so much, I lost a mentor and ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch in 2008 by Colin Wonfor

I have been interested in tracing my family tree for many years and my computer is full of vast amounts of information regarding my forebears. I have lived in Mexico for many years but back in 2007, ...Read more

A memory of Chipping Campden in 2007