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In about 1972 we as a family moved into West Challow, although with being at a young age I hated it, since moving from Wantage and my friends this it seemed was in the middle of nowhere. I used to cycle most days to Icknield, ...Read more

A memory of West Challow by Mark Clarke

I was called up under the Bevin Scheme in April, 1944, and after a rather indifferent training at Annfield Plain Training Centre, was sent to the Hobson, as I was staying at the time in lodgings in Burnopfield with a Mrs. Crisp, ...Read more

A memory of Burnopfield in 1944 by George Rayner

Following my basic training at Crownhill Barracks Plymouth in June 1951 I was transferred to Plasterdown Camp to complete intensive training until October 1951. I was in the Wiltshire Regiment and as I came from ...Read more

A memory of Tavistock in 1951 by Brian Timbrell

This is the second part of my ongoing research into the public houses in Netherthong. There is reference to two inns in Thongsbridge in 1853 - the Rose & Crown publican Hiram Earnshaw, and the Royal Oak ...Read more

A memory of Netherthong by Michael Meitiner

We lived on Fishers Lane, Pensby then moved to Barleyfield Road where my little sister was born in the front bedroom of no 1. We walked down to Greenbank Junior School every day, three little kids holding hands through fields of barley ...Read more

A memory of Pensby in 1967 by Debbie Ranson

I remember walking past here every day to school from 1950 to 1956 and then I went to Freshwater secondary modern school and still walked by it to catch the bus until I left the village in 1959. I remember the path on the left had a ...Read more

A memory of Brighstone in 1952 by Jean Wetherick

I am from Barnsley, a local saying for 'Mr Nobody' or someone you didn't want to name was "It's Ikky from Wath". Does anyone know where this saying came from? Lynn

A memory of Wath Upon Dearne by Lynn Farr

I was a pupil at Cranborne First School at the time of Ms Rogers and lived across the carpark at 9 Water Street. I remember ending up with prizes for cooking and mini garden and doing the show at the old village hall singing '1, 2, ...Read more

A memory of Cranborne in 1974 by Adam Cooper

My parents bought Old Stowey from Major Enderby, sadly after my father's death in 1970 the place was sold for 50.000 complete with farm workers cottages & 600 acres. I now see it's on the market with 40 acres for 1.5 ...Read more

A memory of Timberscombe in 1970 by Fiona Blyth

This memory of 1961, and me and me pal Wes Coulthard started work at the Delta Rolling Mills (this was over Scotswood Bridge towards Blaydon, left along the river by the Skiff Inn). It was hard work but the dosh was better than other ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1961 by Jimmy Burrows