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We moved to Dodleston in 1975 and left sadly in 1998. They were the happiest years. My children went to the villiage school and there were just 12 children then. The community feeling was great and the Whelmar estate hadn't ...Read more

A memory of Dodleston in 1976 by Linda Dyer

I started work at 15 when I worked at the quilt factory, I later went to work at Tizer pop factory. I had smashing mates there my own age but we all got on with the older women as well. Friday night was the best night of the ...Read more

A memory of Byker by D Olly

We had some great times in the summer hollidays. A crowd of us would get on our bikes go along to the Strand and then along the sea wall to sharps Green. We passed a boat yard, but I don't remember the name. We were gone all day. ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham in 1958 by Dorothy Sharp

I grew up in Reynolds Drive,Queensbury. In those days few cars littered the road so it was quite safe to play in. I remember my lovely neighbours and in particular Mrs Sparrow and her son Clive, he and I were inseparable. My ...Read more

A memory of Edgware in 1943 by Sylvia Mc Math(Nee Drew)

My family live at the top of Fife Street and always have. I really started to notice the town when I was about 7 (1968). The places I would go to when I was young (mainly with my mum) were;, The Beehive wool shop on the corner ...Read more

A memory of Nuneaton by Kay Hope

Yay! I've found my brother (Mike Targett) here! Yep, I'm Mike's brother and one of the Shorwell's Vicars' sons 1972-1980. Growing up in Shorwell was certainly idillic, carefree, and we were very spoilt in ...Read more

A memory of Shorwell in 1870 by Lucian (Luke) Targett

Hello ....I am trying to find Tony and Terry Smith; they are twins one dark, one fair, they had a sister as well. They lived in the Kilburn area in 60's ... Tony was perhaps a bit of a rascal who loved ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn by Joanne Thompson

I lived in Derrinton Road from the 1940s to the 1960s. We moved there after being bombed out at age of two. Had a good childhood even in war time. Dad was in the R.A F, mum was busy, so my elder brother and I had plenty of freedom. ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1940 by Ronald Stanley

Brent Street was a typical suburban or small town high street. There were no really large stores but a selection of individual shops. The range of shops was remarkable with several grocers, bakers, ...Read more

A memory of Hendon in 1948 by John Barnes

I remember being a regular visitor to this shop in the 1940's and 50's with my grandmother buying material, ribbons and clothes. Like all the other children I was fascinated by the pneumatic tube system for conveying the ...Read more

A memory of Brierley Hill