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This could be my mother and me! I was 5 in 1951 and remember visiting the pond to 'feed the ducks'. The common became a wonderful playground durig my childhood, everything from 'the wild west' to 'army battlefields'. It ...Read more

A memory of Tooting Bec Common in 1951 by Martin Foulser

My Great Aunt stayed in Holly Garth and we visited her frequently as children during the 1970's early 80's, I have many, many happy memories of times spent in the beck, herding ducks and Suggit's ice cream, the best on the planet. We ...Read more

A memory of Great Ayton by Ann Harrison

We moved to Romford in 1954. First we lived at Mawneys and attended the primary school there. In 1955 we moved to Oaks Avenue and I attended Pettits Lane Secondary Modern School. I left in 1959. The pillars just below the trees in ...Read more

A memory of Romford in 1958 by Brenda Gower

This brings back when us local lads would venture into the bike shop where he also sold modelling bits and pieces. By far the best elastic for our catapaults (sprogs) was 1/4inch elastic, we had to convince the bloke that ...Read more

A memory of Warlingham in 1953 by Anthony Baker

First holiday away without mum and dad. Not yet eighteen and big wories about being served in The Kinmel, crikey, they served anyone! The gang included Nick Worsley, Chris Booth, Pete Clough, Sally Taylor and many more ...Read more

A memory of Moelfre in 1975 by Paul Selby

I was 5 years old when the Second World War started.  My father Alec Lawlor and mother Thirza Booty Lawlor along with my little brother Brian and myself were living in Bristol, West England at the ...Read more

A memory of Stondon Massey in 1940 by David Lawlor

I remember meeting my friends in DeMarcos ice cream parlour opposite the Regal Cinema, sitting for hours over one cup of coffee doing the crossword in the Evening News. I remember coming out of DeMarcos, crossing the road ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1965 by Judie Tierney

My family moved to Bishton in 1945 when my father began working at Bishton Signal Box. Because of the returning soldiers, few houses were available in the Newport area so we settled at Bank Cottage, Bishton. The cottage ...Read more

A memory of Bishton in 1945 by Bob Stinchcombe

I attended Brown Rigg Boarding School between 1964 - 1966 I remember good friends - Chris Briddock, Terry Pencott, Charlie Short, Ali Peek, John Bartle, Ian Wright. Peter Myers, Trevor Ord, Frances Ferguson.  Teachers - ...Read more

A memory of Bellingham in 1964 by Ed Armstrong

I did not live in Rochford, I lived in Hawkwell as a child/ teenager, but went to school there, first going to Rochford Primary then King Edmunds. One of my best friends who I often stayed over with at weekends lived at ...Read more

A memory of Rochford in 1962 by Christine Willis