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I was born in blandford in 1943 and lived there for the next 14 years,,, I remember my dad coming home from the war,,, my mother and I lived with my dads folks who were caretakers at the grammer school at blandford while my dad ...Read more

A memory of Blandford Camp in 1953 by David [ Dusty] Miller

I lived in Station Road no 24 i had the Surname Sheppard back then i moved to the area back in 1964 or thereabouts,went to Leeson's Hill primary school my neighbours to the right were the Sturge family i cannot ...Read more

A memory of St Mary Cray in 1964 by Phil Hill

Blandford Camp was the last base Dad was posted to before we came to Australia. Dad or rather SGT Alexander (Alec) Aitken worked in the Q Store at the School of Sigs. Their married quarter was on Racedown Road, about ...Read more

A memory of Blandford Camp in 1970 by David Aitken

Colomendy Camp was my first job after leaving school. I worked in the main house as a maid and then went to work in the dining hall of the boys' camp. I worked there for a year before moving on to the Glass Factory in Saltney. I ...Read more

A memory of Loggerheads in 1951 by Jean Linton Schoonover

Born in Avonmouth in 1931 my earliest memories are living in Hallen and collecting firewood at a pub being demolished in the village, there was a military camp nearby protecting a substantial underground fuel tank storage site. Next we ...Read more

A memory of Hallen by Ian Harris

I was in the Army in 1966 when I was fortunate to be posted to Morfa Camp. It was the Army Outward Bound School then and catered mainly for Junior Leaders. They did a 3 week course there during which they engaged in rock climbing, ...Read more

A memory of Towyn in 1966 by William Head

We'll south ockendon truly a magical place to grow up moved from west ham to ockendon 1969 lived clay burn gardens Went to mardyke school and later culver house memories well many playing in the woods /primrose hill ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1970 by Kevin Lock

I was very interested to read Gary Edwards (Buddhas) recollection of our schoolboy days in Brynna, what a wonderful time we all had in Brynna Woods and down the Ducka,playing football down ...Read more

A memory of Brynna by Philip Dauncey

It is seven o’clock in the morning and the bugler is sounding reveille to wake the men from their bed, the battalion are camped in Heysham head, towards the cookhouse the soldiers do lurch the noise is so deafening, It ...Read more

A memory of Lower Heysham by Eric Brook

I remember this so well, what wonderful innocent memories! My siblings and I would get a bus every day there and back from North Camp where we lived. I too remember the pink bus passes we had to guard with our lives. The ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot in 1966 by Denise Reardon