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I grew up in a time when people seldom moved home. This built up such a rapport with all the neighbours we had in Milton Road, not always friendly of course. There were ructions sometimes if us kids upset anyone by kicking balls against ...Read more

A memory of West Hendon by Ann Midson

I well remember deciding to swim here and have the pool to ourselves. Me and my friends Andy & Terry decided to get up at 7:00 one sunny morning during the summer holidays and it was 'ours' for about 2 hours. The drain under the board was really scary though. Happy days

A memory of Pontypridd by chrispbartlett

My fathers first wife died very young following the birth of twins, one of whom died. My father, Edward Thomas Edwards had three sons , Brian, Neville and ...Read more

A memory of Bargoed by jeangarbutt1

I often think back to my days at Lymm Grammar, from 1961-65, and although I did not particularly enjoy my school-days, the system worked a lot better than it does today! But what a school, and in what grounds! I notice that the ...Read more

A memory of Oughtrington by kennethwhittaker

I also remember staying at northaw for a few months ,don't remember much of names only one a girl called Edwina vestafelt if that's how it was spelt I remember as it was an unusual name she was in a small room past the snooker ...Read more

A memory of Northaw Place by michael.davies.md61

I was born in Queen Charlotte's hospital in 1957 and lived at 139 Estcourt Road for the first 11 years of my life. We lived upstairs and my grandparents Harry and 'Flo Francis lived downstairs. I went to Sherbrooke Road school and ...Read more

A memory of Fulham by jacqui572011

Dear John. I too was born in Kingsbury at the Honey Pot Lane Maternity Annex in 1953. We lived opposite Brampton Road in the flats on the High Road. My uncle and aunt lived at 1 Brampton Road this being a house tied to his job ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury by paulineandstewart

I had a great childhood living at Grange Farm. My parents moved there in 1960 when I was five. My mum was employed as the catering supervisor for the site and we were given accommodation in a large Bungalow, No 1. From ...Read more

A memory of Chigwell by bankesmaureen

Remember going to the pool during the summer, and going to the mini zoo that was between the pool and roller skating rink ,and hearing the animals while you changed.

A memory of Folkestone in 1965 by Andrew Brown

In my final year at Mountfields we were led up to the swimming baths in a long crocodile to be taught how to swim, if we couldn't already. I'd just about learnt to swim the previous summer holiday in Wales, but it felt much ...Read more

A memory of Loughborough in 1959 by Richard Allen