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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

I lived in what was then Kildare Close when my dad was stationed there from 1972 to 1975 and I was lucky enough to be one of the founder members of the school orchestra, which was funded, if I remember ...Read more

A memory of Bordon in 1973 by Mick Parry

I remember as a small child living in a flat at Spencer Road, Acton. My cousin  lived with his parents in the flat above. We always enjoyed our trip to the corner tuck shop where we could buy brill ice cream and drinks. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Acton in 1953

I worked as a delivery boy, riding a bike with a holder on front for the boxes of vegetables, or large sacks of potatoes etc. I was 14/15 and still at school. I worked after school 4 to 5.30 and all day Saturday. The boss ...Read more

A memory of Acton in 1968 by Peter Christopher O'toole

I can remember Huyton when it was a village, in the 1950s. The Police Station was at the end of Derby Rd. not far from St Micheal's Church. At the other end was Richardson's , a grocery shop which often had a ginger cat on the steps. ...Read more

A memory of Huyton by Ruth Gaulton

My grandfather was steward of the Victoria Club in Kingsbury. My parents owned Towerseys, opposite the Vale. My other grandad, Rowland Towersey, was a basket maker with a shop which, during the war, became Bucks ...Read more

A memory of Aylesbury in 1945 by Lesly Batcheler