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Did Ice skating Saturday mornings, we walked down Russell Footpaths.... remember watching the United Dairies washing the GLASS MILK ...Read more

A memory of Streatham by Adele Pentony Graham

Hi, My name is Tony Johnson. I went to the C of E school in the 1950s. ! lived in Thompson Avenue, my dad drove Ribble buses, before he moved to working for Suttons of St Helens- on long distance lorries. Two more names for you. Mr ...Read more

A memory of Ormskirk by Tony Johnson

Hello my name is Teresa Ling and my sister's name Maria we used to go to St Patrick's Hayling Island Hants I remember the school from age 5 and a half. I was there until it closed down in 1972. I must say I did like the ...Read more

A memory of Hayling Island by teresaling51

I went to st.helens school in valley road from 1955- 59 I remember miss tarry and miss howling who was very scary. If you got 3 very goods for your work you had to see miss howling for a gold star; however waiting to see her for ...Read more

A memory of Streatham by quick_thinker2003

Tank tops and bell bottoms-memoirs of a Birkenhead lad I was born in Birkenhead in 1954 at the back of Central Station, opposite the Haymarket, and still remember being hungry all the time. We were poor, as was everyone ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead by dannytaylor1954

My father David Blackburn served his national service in Ely he was born in St Helens Lancs, during the 50's does anyone remember him? He sadly passed away two years ago

A memory of Ely by l.jane.morris

Yup well recall Smiffy treated us boys of St Helena on the skive.... with considerable contempt..... recall his "floating" marathoons spread eagled in the deep end.

A memory of Colchester in 1959 by Dick Mason

Still on my travels on Memory Lane I browsed past St Helens. This was always a place of seasonal visits: Christmas, Easter and Harvest Festival. I must admit that Easter visits do not live long in my memory, and ...Read more

A memory of Ashby-de-la-Zouch by Bill Davey

To laugh and to sing On a beautiful spring day Wild flowers is abundance In the month of May Bluebell and buttercups, Primroses galore Mother's words of wisdom We ...Read more

A memory of Etwall by esthermariajewell

In about 1945 my grandparents took me by bus (or train?) from Reading down to Sandhurst, shortly after the death of a distant cousin, Elsa Stone, who had had an octagonal house built during the 1920s. ...Read more

A memory of Sandhurst by iclt1940