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Our family lived in The Fruit Shop (the shop currently sells doors) between 1958-’64. Mum and Dad served customers with the support of Mrs Garner,a rotund jolly lady who lived in Star Lane. Dad could often ...Read more

A memory of Hooley in 1958 by Jan Herd

My Gt Grandfather above was born in Grayrigg and worked for LNWR. He wrote pieces for The Westmorland Gazette on a variety of subjects. I have found one of his pieces, in his papers and he ...Read more

A memory of Lambrigg Head by Christine Barbour Moore

I founded an amateur film club in 1959 called Royston Films and the very first short film we made in May of 1959 was called The Runaways all about two lads who decided to run away from home following arguments with their Parents. ...Read more

A memory of Oxshott in 1959 by Ray Darrell

I was brought up in Pode Hole from 1967, my mother Joan is still alive but now living in Spalding, sadly my Dad Ken died in the Fishermans Arms pub on Sept 23 1977. I have a brother Nigel and a sister Susan. We ...Read more

A memory of Pode Hole in 1967 by Stephen Cropley

I was born in 'The Lot' on Cheslyn Hay in 1950. I have been able to trace my lineage back to the 1700's through the Brough, Horton and Cadman families. The Horton family lived in all or some of the cottages in Dundalk ...Read more

A memory of Cheslyn Hay by Peter Cadman

Does anyone remember my father Bill Hamilton and Flo (or Flossie) Hamilton stationed there just before the Second World War? My mother often mentioned Tidmouth x

A memory of Tidworth in 1930 by Patricia Hamilton

I was evacuated to Kibworth three times; in 1939 I came probably from my school, Newington Green in North London. i stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Dinkley. After a few months, a bomb fell in Kibworth, probably on the way to ...Read more

A memory of Kibworth Beauchamp in 1930 by Dorothy Beth

It was after World War 1 that strawberry growing became important around the Wisbech area and as strawberry prices continued to rise so more and more strawberries were planted. Eventually, ...Read more

A memory of Leverington in 1920 by Susan Robb

Born in Pitsea in 1938, I was christened there and visited the church during holidays from boarding school. The picture shown is a view of the back (south side) of the church. My maternal grandfather, father and one of my ...Read more

A memory of Pitsea in 1940 by Mike Perry

Was stationed at R.A.F. Stanbridge as my first posting out of RAF Cosford (Boy Entrant 20th) in May 1955. Lived at RAF Bletchley and travelled to and fro by gary to Stanbridge. Moved up to Stanbridge the following January and lived ...Read more

A memory of Bletchley in 1955 by John Stevenson