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We went to stay at Plas-Y-Nant, Easter, Whit and Summer every year in the 50s. It was simply wonderful. Yes, I remember Auntie Lena and the whole range of little customs and practices we willingly engaged in. Not the least ...Read more

A memory of Betws Garmon in 1955 by Derek West

I was born in 1937 and with the outbreak of WWII lived with my grandparents, Ollie and Maggi Owen, at 29 Cottrell Street, Aberfan, while my father served in the army. My parents were Roy and Ada Taylor, and after the war my ...Read more

A memory of Aberfan in 1950 by Alan Taylor

I was born 1966 and grew up on an estate (cant remember the name) and lived in Brantwood Oval, just off Haworth Road. My dad's family all lived close by. I remember picking bluebells and searching for frog spawn and getting fish ...Read more

A memory of Bradford by Louise Moore

Kick the can, blocky, true dare, will, force, cant tell,or promise, I think it went something like that. I can't remember the game but we used a word 'skinch' that meant you where neutural or something like that. I was talking to my ...Read more

A memory of Crook

does any one remember a bar in croydon town centre in the late 60/early 70 called the beir kellor i think it was just past where marks and spencers is now you had to go down some steps to get i used to go there but cant find any reference to it

A memory of Croydon by murleysandra

i moved with my mother two sisters and brother to esh winning in 1956 I think. We had a terraced house in Evenwood Road where my step grandmother Ethel Galley also lived. My mother managed to get a three bedroom council ...Read more

A memory of Esh Winning in 1956 by Jean Berry

my husband believes he could have been in pinehurst he was only five his mum had turburculosis and his sister meningitis he can remember being taken by ambulance with his baby brother and has disribed the home to me with every little ...Read more

A memory of Pinehurst in 1953 by Marian Howard

Both my wife and I went to Wood End schools. In our day, a girl who did not pass the 11+ exam would spend her whole school life in the one school, going through Nursery, Infants, Junior and Senior schools. As there were no senior ...Read more

A memory of Northolt in 1948 by John Bowring

i remember posting memories of st johns school tiffield last month amongst at least 20 other people why cant i now find them ?your archive is not displaying correct imformation and is unacceptable ive sent you an email ...Read more

A memory of Tiffield by Kenneth Sumner

My family moved to Bracknell in 1961 from Lancashire. I can remember some of the shops in Crossway. At the top end by the High Street was a toyshop, next door was a gents clothes shop nearly opposite that was Miller Morris and ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell by risingsun456