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We had a caravan in Kingsford Lane, Kinver from 1960 to about 1963, my dad bought it from someone in Wollaston and we used to stay there all the school holidays and weekends and my dad would go to work from there to Fry's ...Read more

A memory of Kinver in 1960 by Alan Hinton

Back in early 1977 I worked at Brantridge House, Balcombe of which I have very fond memories. Perhaps someone knows how I can make contact with either Gladys from Corwall, or her daughter, who would now ...Read more

A memory of Balcombe in 1977 by Eugene Weldon

To Michael Chapman, I do remember you Michael from Cheeseburn Grange. I have just written in response to an email from Brian Hall, who also shares the same memories as me. Would like to hear more from you of our ...Read more

A memory of Cheeseburn Grange in 1944 by Cyril John Wright

My memories of Chickenley was learning how mutch we depended on each other, neighbours were important, we all used to go to the tip (football/recreation ground) to play our games. I now live in Mirfield, I am retired, and ...Read more

A memory of Chickenley in 1958 by Kevin Mcaulay

My grandfather Ernest Harrison was born in Burton in Lonsdale in 1880 to John Parker Harrison a master tailor one of 3 boys and 12 girls (some died young). My grandfather told us of a time when he skated ...Read more

A memory of Burton in Lonsdale in 1880 by Elizabeth Orr

I was born during the Second World War in 1942, the 8th child to my parents at Goose Bridge, Matching Green. My parents were Scottish and people thought they were foreign. My dad worked for Mr Gemmill's farm ...Read more

A memory of Matching Green by Mary Burton

In 1977, my late husband, Ron. and I moved from Melbourne, Australia into 28 Stoke Lyne at the end of the village. It was very dilapidated, consisting originally 2 workman's cottages. They had been converted to one ...Read more

A memory of Stoke Lyne in 1977 by Pat Shelton Astley

I was born in Abercych in 1930 but went to Swansea in 1934. When I qualified as a pharmacist in 1952 I went abroad to work, in Central Africa (N. Rhodesia and then Nyasaland) then the Gilbert & Ellice Islads in the ...Read more

A memory of Parrog in 1930 by Thomas Davies

My Great Great Grandfather had a shipyard in Borth-y-Gest. I believe there were four shipbuilders there and he was one of these. His name was William Griffith and he lived in Glyn Terrace, Borth y Gest. ...Read more

A memory of Borth-y-Gest in 1860 by Barbara Smith

I used to pedal my service-issue bike from RAF Swinderby to the village to meet friends I made there at the Bugle Horn for a couple of hours every month, and have a few with my service colleagues from the flight ...Read more

A memory of Bassingham in 1962 by Keith Bell