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I remember these playing fields being flooded by the Roding on a fairly regular basis. From the main road there was the clinic where mums used to go to get free orange juice and I think milk for their babies. Also, they could get baby's health checked, weight etc. Does anyone else remember this?

A memory of Woodford Bridge in 1963

I was born in my grandma's house in Church St, didn't have a number in those days, when it did it was #13, which was good because I was born on the 13th. I enrolled at the Gamlingay Old School in 1946 in Miss ...Read more

A memory of Gamlingay in 1957 by Brian Hinton

Spent wonderful times in this pool prior to June 1955. Dad, Lewis Nutton, who was engineer at Firbeck Main Colliery, engineered the diving stage in the lake. We lived at The Villas, Costhorpe, (Roselea) Randalls lived next ...Read more

A memory of Langold by Alison Jones (Nutton)

The towers at the back of this picture are of the Baldock Methodist Church, by the 1960/70's the shop in front was a gentleman's outfitters. I and my sisters, were christened in the Methodist Church here, and my Mum ...Read more

A memory of Baldock by Carol Evans

I used to go to Bob Dale's ballroom dancing classes. That would have been around 1956-1959 when I was 13-15 years old. I loved it there and, of course, fell in love with him! If was thrilled in later years when ...Read more

A memory of Droylsden

Salford forms much of my family’s history, although I only spent a little time there, leaving when I was very young, some years ago I started to wonder how? why? what? brought both my families the HARRIS family on my Dad’s side ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Peter Harris

My Great Great Grandmother Jane Oversby worked for a widow, Mrs Margaret Rossall, who lived at 10 Dalton Square, Lancaster. I visited Dalton Square and counted the houses from 2 - 9; then sent down ...Read more

A memory of Lancaster by retrokev54

My mum and dad ran the George and Dragon. It was my dad's first pub after leaving the RAF. I'm almost certain we were the last ones in there before it was demolished. I have very vague memories of ...Read more

A memory of Ashton by Andrew Holden

I was born in 1947 in boundary park hospital, as it was then. My mum and dad lived in Holt Lane in Failsworth. I can remember the Argyll Mill as a working cotton mill which was just down the lane. My mum was a housewife and my ...Read more

A memory of Oldham by suechalmers

Hello all My mum Doreen Ashton (coleman) Came second in this compertion 1964 I was a 1 year old, and 1 of three girls at the time My mum was always glamerous and beautifull Does anyone recal these contests ? I am searching for ...Read more

A memory of Welling by lesley.r1