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Oh the good old days. There was Barclays Bank in the corner and I remember my dad making an appointment to see the actual Bank Manager himself who had his office to the left at the back. I remember the Bakers next ...Read more

A memory of Welling

I lived at No 8 Wolsey Crescent in the very early development of the estate up to the age of eight before my parents moved to Morden. Even at that age I can remember on many occasions hearing the drone of bombers overhead ...Read more

A memory of Calmore by raymond.vail

In doing family history research I discovered my Grandfather, George Crowhurst, was born and grew up in this beautiful home from 1895 til 1920. His father, Isaac, leased the house and the land to farm. They lived on the farm ...Read more

A memory of Wrotham by Holly Parker

I lived in park avenue, in a block of flats in the middle between market street and Langdon crescent. There were families of every age group in the 2 blocks and you couldn't have wished for a better community growing up. ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by William Butler

I arrived at the Marist Convent in Nympsfield in 1948 with my brother Bobby but. from then on he was known as Robert. We had travelled from Manchester with Social Workers with another brother and sister Nora and David ...Read more

A memory of Nympsfield by Maureen Malone

I moved from Blyth to Seaton Sluice into a newly built house in Cresswell Avenue in 1957. Life as a child in the village was exciting; most days we would either play on the beach and harbour or the new ...Read more

A memory of Seaton Sluice by Stuart Mc Leod