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The year I began at Newton le Willows Grammar School, I had sprained my ankle running through the back lanes of Earle Street in the holidays and had my foot in a bandage. We lived in Brookfield Street until I was 5 or so with my ...Read more

A memory of Earlestown in 1966 by Lynda Gaskell

Ahh Instow.. Always in my heart. Gran moved from Plymouth to Bickleton (2mls inland from Instow) c1930. Mum (Nancy Rooke) went to Instow school. During the war years she met Dad (Ron) married (1942) and moved to Staines where I grew up. ...Read more

A memory of Instow by Patrick Dipper

I attended this school from 1928 for 8 years, from aged 6 to 14. The school master was Mr Brakewell who lived in the school house with his wife and 2 daughters. One teacher was Mr Seth Hughes, who later became the head ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton by Peter Hopley

I was born in Northern Ireland and lived in Belfast. One night the German Lufwaffa bombed Belfast - there were 1000 or more were killed that night. I and my brothers and sisters were evacuated to my home town in Lurgan in Co Armagh. ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1942 by Andrew Toland

I was born at Alcocks Farm and attended Wray School in the early 1940s before we moved to Arkholme. My Auntie Lucy was the headmistress at Wray School (Mrs Lucy Bateson) and the teacher in charge of the infants ...Read more

A memory of Wray in 1930

After attending Newton village school from the age of 5 to 14, I found employment at a place called Tholthorpe where a new airfield was being built. Being 12 miles from my home I had to use a bicycle to get ...Read more

A memory of Newton-on-Ouse in 1989 by Guy Jefferson

In 1958/59 my mother-in-law Elsie Pugh has been cleaning the toilets for several years in Trecco Bay together with her husband Albert. My husband Roy Griffiths also worked on the site. We got married in 1960 and went to live in Trecco ...Read more

A memory of Porthcawl in 1961 by Kathleen Griffiths

1851 census - my great great grandad, Thomas Thing, was an inn keeper at the Shoulder of Mutton Inn (I think Barter Road), along with his wife Mary Ann, and children; Ada, Louisa, Oxco (Oscar), Mary Ann, Zilliah and Arthur.

A memory of Old Newton by Valerie Gray Wilson

Also remember the home made sweet shop, the Corner cinema, the toy/fishing shop opposite. My Dad had a shoe repairers shop opposite the L&P bakeries, the cafe next door was owned by Chris Hart. Also, in the same block, was ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham by Bernie Davenport

My name is Beryl Dawson (nee Mallard), I went to Alfred Street School Harpurhey in the 1940's. I lived in William Street, I remember playing with Dorothy Wood, Maureen Charlesworth, Johnnie and Rosie Wolfe. I also ...Read more

A memory of Harpurhey in 1940