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In the fifties Kiddy bristled from dawn to dusk and back to dawn again as the Lowry-folk on 'six-'til two' grumbled and tumbled out of their beds and either cycled or 'legged it' (if they couldn't afford the ...Read more

A memory of Kidderminster

I was born in 1943 and lived in Wilmington. I initially went to an infant school in Oakfield Lane, however, my mother was told by the Sisters of Charity that they should pay for me to go to a Catholic school ...Read more

A memory of Dartford in 1950 by Pat Mc Loughlin

THE KIDD IS ALRIGHT The daylight had faded away and dusk was now dim enough to coax the streetlights to pop on, their vague orange light slowly getting brighter as their bulbs warmed. Meanwhile inside the Hamblett ...Read more

A memory of Moston in 1972 by Brian Hamblett

Pete Waters was head teacher of Donington Cowley Endowed School and I was a pretty new head teacher in Boston. We agreed to take a party of children from both our schools to PGL Llyn Filly, ...Read more

A memory of Donington in 1982 by Eddie Mc Geown

I grew up in chadderton born in 1945 mellow street then moves to Leslie ave bus driver with Oldham Corp then to Canada played drums in a oldham band in the 60s toured with the Hollies Kinks Moody Blues as a ...Read more

A memory of Shaw by Kevin Clarke

I met Frida on vacation in Douglas Isle of Man around 1946. I was from Glasgow in those days. Young love ran rampant. Frida cried when she headed home to Sutton Coldfield and I to Glasgow. As they are wont to say in Scotland - I ...Read more

A memory of Sutton Coldfield in 1946 by Ewan Fallon

I lived on Flimby Brow with my mum dad and sister Vivenne I remember Annie Cars sweet shop and the three sisters. At Flimby school was 'Old Bessie' Hamilton and head mistress was Miss Downs I remember the vicar Kelly Pompom and went to ...Read more

A memory of Flimby by Eric Atkinson

Ken Purcell (the mighty atom) called that because of his height worked as a train driver, the knocker upper woke him for early morning starts by tapping on the window with a long pole, no alarm clock for him, came home covered in coal dust, which was ...Read more

A memory of Crewe by chrisinspain2014

Does anyone remember the headmaster in the late 40's, Doctor Payling? What happened to him? He quit before 1950 I believe. Gordon C Head

A memory of Swanwick by gchead1

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