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As a family, my husband at the time, my daughter and later in the 70's my son all went camping at the campsite owned by Mr and Mrs Jefferies. A lovely couple, always happy to help, it was only a field with ...Read more

A memory of Chudleigh Knighton in 1870 by Susan Broadbent

My Father Frank Garrett was stationed, very early in the Second World War, in an Army Camp in the Treacle Bolly area, west of Malborough. As a Butcher by trade he was a, or maybe the ‘Mess’ Butcher for a field Mess, I think, in ...Read more

A memory of Malborough in 1940

I remember going to Aberaeron as a young boy to the Aeron coast campsite c1965, with our caravan my father made.....Have such great memories being there.... came back a couple years ago for a holiday and  been coming back ever ...Read more

A memory of Aberaeron in 1965 by John Malpass

I have so many happy memories of my childhood in Camberley. I lived in Stockwood Cottage, Crawley Hill. My parents worked for the Thomas family in Stockwood House. Sadly it's no longer there but now there are many ...Read more

A memory of Camberley by sarahchampion4

I was 9 when we returned from Australia in the summer of 1967, we lived at 37 Farley Road after three different houses in Littleheath Road all belonging to friends of my parents, who conveniently were away on holiday by ...Read more

A memory of Selsdon by Martin Cooper

i went to lanfranc school in 1958 -1962 i too lost all my friends my best friend was colin smith my mother could not affordto let me go on that trip but i went with the army cadet force camp in fingerinhoe colchester ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by daveyoung1947

I was at Blandford Camp at the end of 1951 undergoing training in Motor Transport before being sent to No. 1 Training Battalion Aldershot with the Horse Draw Section of the RASC. Although my memory of Blandford is a bit sketchy these days ...Read more

A memory of Blandford Camp by geraldcornwell

I was stationed at 104 Veh Coy (AFV) RAOC in the early fifties as an eighteen year old conscripted soldier. I have tried all ways to find any details of the camp and had no luck at all. I would appreciate it if anyone can recall ...Read more

A memory of Royston in 1951 by Douglas Gisborne

We moved from Southampton to Trefriw on 5th November 1973. Mum & Dad bought the house 'Llys Llewelyn' opposite the village hall, Mrs Williams' Hair Salon (Harold Gas' wife) and the dreaded entrance to the coal yard. They ...Read more

A memory of Trefriw in 1973 by Andy Philpott

My family (well, me mum, older brother and I), moved to Rochdale in '53 and lived on Norrey's St, (off George St, which ran parallel with Ramsey St), and I have many memories of the time - particularly of taking all the local dogs on ...Read more

A memory of Rochdale by Pat Hocking