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In 1937 Albert & Gladys Thoburn took possession of Townfoot Cottage, the second house in the village. In 1940 Albert went to India and Thomas was born in March 1940. After the War when Albert returned home he met his son for the ...Read more

A memory of Cumwhitton in 1946 by Jim Thoburn

I was taken to Borth in 1940 aged 6 weeks and have been there every year since. I knew Mrs Drake in Wendon and have been close friends with her family ever since. If you would like further information please contact me on Tel: 07788 752138 , or email: peter@pjrudland.co.uk

A memory of Borth-y-Gest in 1940 by Peter Rudland

My brothers and I would cycle from Borth to Ynyslas sand dunes from where we could see the village of Aber Dovey nestled on the other side of the estuary. We were told that on a clear day if you listened carefully you would ...Read more

A memory of Aberdyfi

I was born in 1948 in Wolverhampton, and my parents bought a caravan at Aberleri farm, Ynyslas. I was lucky enough to spend all my school holidays, apart from Christmas, at the caravan. Our first caravan was a gypsy style, quite a ...Read more

A memory of Borth in 1948 by Joyce Bishop

My father was one of the local butchers, Jack Grigg. He and my mother ran the shop opposite the church.  My grandfather was John Charles Grigg who lived at a house called Mount View at the bottom of Rose Hill. ...Read more

A memory of St Blazey by Melville Grigg

I was raised in Borth from 1952 until I went to sea in 1968 and it was still very much home and sanctuary at every opportunity until I moved to Australia in 1991.The second son of Aran and Eileen Morris of Bel-Air I remember ...Read more

A memory of Borth in 1952 by Alan Morris

I think it was about 1939-41 that my mother, Florence O'Donovan, my sister Sheila and I went to Borth with Mrs Back and her children Joan and Guy to get away from the danger of living in Norwich which was a target for bombing ...Read more

A memory of Borth in 1930 by Mary Dorey

I was born in Addlestone in what was Kingthorpe nursing home in 1944 (no nhs then)my father worked for Vickers Armstrong at Byfleet. My father was born in Cailard road Byfleet the same road as my mother was born. He is now 96 years old ...Read more

A memory of Addlestone by jenniferchapman67

Slogger, as you call him, was my father Gwilym Jones. His shop was at 86, Avondale Street, Ynysboeth. Back in his younger days, before I was born, he was a professional boxer and fought mostly in London. He had a ...Read more

A memory of Ynysboeth in 1949 by Royden Jones

36 Peatling Road is the double fronted house shown on the right. Owened by May Brookes and rented to the Bursnall family. Bobbie Bursnall was the village bobby before my husband was born. He lived there ...Read more

A memory of Countesthorpe in 1949 by Anita Duckett