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As a child during WW2 I spent a lot of time in Cotherstone, staying with Grandpa Berkley and Aunty Blake. They were joint proprietors of the village shop together with Tom Kipling. He and his family lived overlooking the green and ...Read more

A memory of Cotherstone by margaretarmstrong2

I moved to the high rise flats in 1972 and was glad to get one. The flats was new and had a lady to clean the stairs and front entrance every day. That would be hard to find today a cleaner to do that. the flats was 22 stories high. I ...Read more

A memory of Brentford End

I remember happy childhood holidays at Talacre. We would stay in a wooden chalet belonging to a friend of my Dad's. He would pick us up in his Ford Anglia, my dad would sit in the front. Then Mum, my sister Annette and myself would sit in ...Read more

A memory of Talacre by a.penty

My name is Peter Harrison and I was at Hurn Court from late 1960 to 1965. I remember both the headmaster Mr Morris and Mr Cottrell. I was one of three Harrison's at the time and became Harrison Minor. I remember a Mr ...Read more

A memory of Hurn by dcpharrison

I was brought up on Minley Estate on Twelve Acre Crescent. My dad worked at the RAE as I would think did many. Just read memories of Cove. Munday's the sweet shop.The butcher's was Harris and Webb. I remember the sawdust and the lady cashier ...Read more

A memory of Cove by stephenreeds3

I started at Oughtrington as a very shy and quiet 12 year old in 1955. My first impressions were that I had been dropped off the bus, from Altrincham into a holiday hotel, not school. Progressing ...Read more

A memory of Oughtrington by lesandve

My wonderful nan lived at number 10 Church Street. Her name was Mrs Amy Wheeler. My sister Jane, brother Richard and cousin Janice spent all our holidays with her for as long as I can remember. She was very hard working, and looking back, I can’t ...Read more

A memory of Oadby by jenny

Does anybody remember going to the jazz festival at the Black Prince. I can recall seeing trumpeter Ken Sims playing in an amateur trad band competition. He already had his own band as a pro, he asked me not to ...Read more

A memory of Bexley by anthonyabel10

I was born over the shop at 1, High Street, then a MacFisheries where my Grandad was the manager until he retired at the end of October, 1956. We stayed there, with the shop closed, until moving to Downland Way, Tattenham Corner in ...Read more

A memory of Tadworth by William Armstrong

HI I lived on the hi rise estate Kemble house do you remember dells sweet shop ? we used to get our jublees there. or further down Teds news agents near the hero of Switzerland pub...... around 1966/70 odd happy days

A memory of Brixton by jim-beckett