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The best memories of sailing with my dad most weekends and baleing water out of the dingy.  It leaked.

A memory of Heybridge in 1968 by Antony Hammond

We moved to Glebe Road in 1952 (Cousland) and it was a wonderful place for children. We had a back gate opening on to the common and made full use of it. The grass was cut every year and baled for hay and we used to rush ...Read more

A memory of Barnes by Liz Mc Laren

After walking the footpath from Rodden Farm we would end up on the main Frome /Warminster road, not far from the start of Friggle Street. This was our route to Longleat we often took on foot during our school holidays. ...Read more

A memory of Elliots Green in 1980 by Jt Davies

I stayed in Denhead and used to play down the den almost every day. We used to go to school via the gap either next to Ciff Bells house or the gap next to smiths shop. We used to go along the cliffs behind the scrappiest then straight ...Read more

A memory of Kennoway by John Walker

I have great memories of Cinderford [Bilson Green areas] from 1953 to 1961 when I was growing up. I remember riding go-carts down the hill. My mother was born in Cinderford [Margaret Hale, married name Hancox and she worked at ...Read more

A memory of Cinderford in 1955 by Phillip Hancox

Looking on the left, just below 'Ceiber Hall' was a grocery shop, I think where the white blind is down, caled 'the Meadow Stores'. My brother Desmond James started work there as an errand boy delivering goods to the ...Read more

A memory of Penrhiwceiber in 1955 by Brian James

In 1798 my Ancestor Thomas Baker was a boy of 6 years and was living in the village of Staple with his parents and younger siblings. Thomas Baker's eldest brother was ...Read more

A memory of Staple by Gemma Gemma

I lived in Sandgate Road Edmonton and well remember "Uffy's" the oil shop, also Gallows the greengrocers I was born in 1951 and went to Brettenham Road Infants and Juniors then on to Higher Grade School in ...Read more

A memory of Edmonton in 1955 by Mo Birch

I was born in Aston Terrace in 1954 and remember running to the bridge to see the steam trains and also the big slag heap that my brothers used to slide down. I also remember the gas man that used to light the street gas lamps outside ...Read more

A memory of Aston in 1954

I was born in Arnold Avenue, just five minutes walk from the George pub, which was handy later on in my life. Also the post office opposite the pub, which was owned by Mr & Mrs Fit-Simons, who used to have rows of ...Read more

A memory of Meopham in 1956 by Paul Muckleston