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I've visited the old place several times and where I was born and lived has gone! I was born at no.1 West Terrace in 1950, then moved across the road to Gladstone house on Station Road. My dad, Reg Wright, had a ...Read more

A memory of Hesleden in 1950 by Wendy Wilson

My memories of growing up in Haslingden are happy. I loved where we lived on Lime Road. My dear friend lived on Hillside Road. What joy we had. We used to play in the valley or go to the local cinema. I still love the movies. I went ...Read more

A memory of Haslingden in 1957 by Josephine Mary Scully

I went to the Hill primary school and then to Caversham secondary modern school. I left there in 1963. I lived at Kings Road. We used to play down the rec and view island. We would play skipping and marbles in the street, there were ...Read more

A memory of Caversham by Carol Hendry

I was one year old when we moved to Kirkdale, that was 1956, we moved to 82 Brasenose Road from Huyton with Roby so all my childhood memories were about growing up in Kirkdale. We had nothing but we were happy. There was ...Read more

A memory of Liverpool in 1960 by Patricia Johnson

Every year when I was growing up (I'll be 45 in Sept) my family spent our holidays at Eastchurch farm, Hittisleigh. We knew we were close to arriving when we got to Whiddon Down. My memories of Whiddon Down are of myself and ...Read more

A memory of Whiddon Down by Margaret Keane

My first memories were of Krumlin where my mum worked at Krumlin mill as a piece burler & mender. (I remember the boiler house at the mill with the big steam engine that turned all the ...Read more

A memory of Triangle in 1953 by Martin Wood

My first memory of Heathfield was when I was about 2 and a half and my mother taking me to the pictures there. I cannot remember the film but I can remember a lady sitting near us giving me a bar of ...Read more

A memory of Heathfield in 1930 by Kitty Hall

I was born and grew up in Kelsale and have known all the under named people at some stage. I am retired now and like Ann I am back living in Kelsale and have so many good (and not so good) memories I could relate about the ...Read more

A memory of Kelsale in 1995 by Bernard Whiting

My grandparents and great grandparents lived on Lower Spring Road from the late 1800s until the houses were torn down. I spent a couple of years there in the 1960s when I lived with them. I have to say I had a lot ...Read more

A memory of Normacot by Kathy Palmer

I remember nicking pears from the trees at the Retreat then going under newburn bridge to hide and eat them, there were a few of us, our Clem, our David (David Liddle), Hughie Williams, Doreen Milne, Billy Milne. The ledge we ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1952 by Marlene Johnson