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I was at St Michael's from 1943 to 1950. The school had just moved from Uxbridge because of the war. Old gilded pictures, suits of armour stored.  We weren't suppose to go there. Great friends with Barry and Copp. We ...Read more

A memory of Tawstock in 1943 by Hugh Halliday

We were clearing the last furniture from my mother's bungalow a few weeks ago. A heartbreaking task, having lost her in April. Behind the last set of drawers, on the floor, I found an old sepia photograph. It showed a group of ...Read more

A memory of Pymore by Veronica White

I went to Roe Green school, living in Princes Ave. We had to walk across the grass to the pool to have swimming lessons, very cold water, but great fun. Funnily enough my sister and I have been recalling our lives in the area ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury in 1956 by Elaine Pallett

I was born and lived in Denbigh from 1942 to 1942. I have so many wonderful memories of Denbigh Living in Lentel Pool we used the shops at the bottom of Henllan street there was a Hairdressers,Green grocers and ...Read more

A memory of Denbigh in 1946 by Margaret Coombe

my brothers john and alan and myself spent many hours in this pool such sweet memories, whilst we stayed with our grandparents during the summer holidays

A memory of Horsham in 1960 by Sandra Baldwin

I grew up on Antony Road in Torpoint and before there were 3 ferries and a queuing system I can remember the ferry queue stretching past our house and up the hill almost out of the town. Opposite our house was the 'Regal' cinema (now a ...Read more

A memory of Torpoint

I was born in Glyncorrwg in 1963. I moved to Hereford with my parents (Warren and Sylvia Jones) in 1967. During school holidays I used to visit my gran and aunt. I have memories of sheep wandering in the streets. My gran would ...Read more

A memory of Glyncorrwg in 1970 by Donna Carlton

When I was 15 I left Bletchley Road Secondary Modern, and went to work at MOSSES, in Fenny Stratford, I thought it was great to earn £3. a week, I done a lot with that, I used to go to lots of 'dances' a week,  there was the PALACE at ...Read more

A memory of Bletchley in 1963 by Margaret Hogg

As a child we owned Rose Cottage and would visit often. Our neighbour was a fisherman, these were fishermen's cottages. Once, as a boy, I was taken to meet the catch as it came in, possibly as early as 5.00 am. Crabs, ...Read more

A memory of Beadnell in 1968 by Jonathan Vernon

I lived at Netheravon from 1968 - 1972 (my father was in the RAF based at Old Sarum) and went to school at St Michaels Figheldean. I remember we used to go swimming in the mill pool by the weir. I remember nearly drowning there, ...Read more

A memory of Figheldean in 1970 by Kevin Denley