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Hello Does anyone remember my lovely grandfather, Percy Plant, he lived in Dormanstown, a huge strapping fine man. He was the swimming instructor at Redcar Baths, he was also a tourist ...Read more

A memory of Marske-By-The-Sea in 1975 by Sue Francis

I was born in 1952 at the hospital and my dad, John Chisnall, was an ambulance driver at the time and was well known to the staff; being an ex guardsman of 6ft 5 inches tall he was hard to miss. He was also at the ...Read more

A memory of Redhill in 1960 by Richard Chisnall

I recall going to the fairground which was on the Common; there were some stalls of which one could either test your skill trying to throw a hoop over a prize in order to win it; of course there was a catch and that catch was to ...Read more

A memory of Cudworth in 1965 by Roland Mitchell

Heading out of the village, our next port of call is the Scout Hut.  Was it still there?  Well the old gravel path that we used to walk or cycle up was blocked by new buildings. ...Read more

A memory of Groby in 1970 by John Hughes

I moved to 17 Norcot Road in 1948 when I was 6. Along with a crowd from Norcot Road we roamed all over Tilehurst. The clay pits, across country to Purley, Sulham woods was a particular favourite. I went to the Thames via the ...Read more

A memory of Tilehurst in 1948 by Michael Taylor

Memories of Brambletye Boys Preparatory School 1967 – 1971. When I went to Brambletye at the age of nine, in September 1967, it was my fifth school in the last four years. As my parents were routinely ...Read more

A memory of Brambletye House in 1967

My name is WILFRIED and I live in Germany. In 1968 I was on school exchange in Hemel Hempstead for four weeks. I was there with a group of 40 boys and girls all at the age of 16 or 17 supported by two teachers. We were all ...Read more

A memory of Hemel Hempstead in 1968

We moved to Yew Tree Cottage, out on the Forest, in December 1940, when I was 20 months old, and my father finally sold up in the early 1980s. I loved the Forest, and was allowed to roam free from an early ...Read more

A memory of Colemans Hatch by Vivien Barber

I left Boldon in 1954 aged 7 years but my memories of Boldon remain with me like the footings of my lifebuild, I am sure that life through rose-coloured glasses has had an effect. Amongst the lads in Shelley ...Read more

A memory of Boldon Colliery in 1953 by Eric Smith

Here in Australia I recently watched a re-run on cable TV of an episode of 'Location Location Location' that was originally shown a few years ago. They featured a house in Little Sutton and I've been trying to work ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton by Michael Flavell