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We lived at the BBC for many years. Near to the bridge over the River Thame, next to the garage run by Harold Thomas and Jeff Lafford. I went to Thame Grammar School on the double decker blue bus. Dad was George Allen, Mum was ...Read more

A memory of Wheatley by Roger Allen

I was born in 1962  and at the age of 4yrs went to a dance school in blackhall called Hall dance school Does any one know Bob and Doris at the time they may not be alive now they were the Dance teachers at the time. ...Read more

A memory of Blackhall Colliery in 1966 by Karen Surtees

My parents Bernard (better known as Syd) and Margret (Peggy) Blunsom owned Scole stores in the main street of Scole. I rember the house well across the road was pretty"s garage. Old Mrs Johnsons cottage was sandwiched between us and the ...Read more

A memory of Scole in 1957 by Sally Smith

I lived in Upper Belvedere from the time I was born until I married 1n 1954. I used to catch the 99 bus from the Eardly Arms pub, on a Saturday morning. to the Ritz cinema in the high street Erith. There was no Odeon then. The ...Read more

A memory of Erith in 1930 by Stanley Gray

i remember a crowd of us used to meet up at the cross in caldicot ,we used to love to go to the sweet shop run by the old couple mr mrs daly ,they were always freindly and loved all the kids who went in there ,he could be a bit scary at ...Read more

A memory of Caldicot in 1960 by Maria Ward

In the late 1950s we had a couple of holidays in Bracklesham bay, which was then a tiny, but growing village. I had never seen shops which were the equivalent of wooden shacks mounted on bricks. There were some modern ...Read more

A memory of Bracklesham Bay in 1959 by Tony Steadman

I lived in Colwyn Bay as a child and have fond memories of The Dingle. It seemed like a magical place to a young child. Over the brook, which runs through The Dingle, there was a little bridge which led to a fortune teller's ...Read more

A memory of Colwyn Bay by Mary Lillington

Hi Guys and Gals, We moved to 19, Long Street in about 1967. Being townies from the new estate I suppose we were resented by the original villagers. Being a kid, I don't remember feeling this. We lived opposite the ...Read more

A memory of Wheaton Aston in 1967 by becks262

I remember Harpley as a four-year-old, when it had no running water, electricity or gas.  I was evacuated there when first born, in 1939 during the war years and stayed in a cottage opposite to the village ...Read more

A memory of Harpley in 1940 by David Newman

My name is Margret Russell. My maiden name was Margret Lewis. I live in Australia. My father Wilfred Charles Lewis was born in Taunton Somerset. His maternal grandparents were Martha (nee Harris) and Samuel ...Read more

A memory of Kingston St Mary by Margret Lewis