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I was born next door to the Monson Arms at 43 Green Lane, Redhill, my father built the house - we were the Brunt family. I used to go and get my bottle of pop and I swallowed a threepenny bit in the off-licence which was at the front ...Read more

A memory of Redhill by Joy Flemington

I certainly remember the paddling pool in Fleetwood, and the puppet shows, but I believe that they called them The Marrionettes. I also remember Fleetwood Carnival, and what we called Morris Dancers, that were probably kind of ...Read more

A memory of Fleetwood in 1961 by Chrissy Ellarby

I was about 8 or 9 I think when we lived at 3 Victoria Terrace. There was a picture of me in the garden front, facing what was then the army barracks as my dad was a chef. I went to the ...Read more

A memory of Deepcut in 1975

I lived in Lime Tree Road and I was called Rita Simmonds at that time. My gran and granddad lived in Lampton Road, at the Great West Road End. They lived in a terrace of cottages next to a large house which I think ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow by Rita Spear

I've put 1980s down, but my memories of Rushden go back to the 1970s, my grandad ran the Works Dept in Newton Road for years and lived in the tied house attached to the Fire Station. I spent the whole of my summer holidays there in ...Read more

A memory of Rushden in 1982 by Anne Marie O'reilly

On the north bank of the Teign estuary between Bishopsteignton and Kingsteignton is a waterside pub - the Passage House Inn - reached at the far end of mile long lane. This was ...Read more

A memory of Bishopsteignton in 2010 by John Howard Norfolk

Eastville Park is a large park with a small lake, just to the east of the M32. The lake at Eastville Park was instigated as part of a social scheme by Ernest Bevin (a well respected westcountryman) who later became Minister of ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

I spent one or two weeks here around 1977. I remember the pool and it was the year of the ladybird infestation they were every where. My parents and I would often talk about our holiday there, we have photos somewhere I'm sure. How sad that it's not there today.

A memory of Mundesley by Angela Whelan

If I remember correctly, a white climbing rose grew up one side of the arch and a red on the other. The path continued straight through the archway, and led up the garden to the two wooden sheds at the top of the ...Read more

A memory of Shamley Green in 1954 by Patricia Clarke

It brought it all back to me after reading comments by Jeff Garry. The lady he refers to as his 'Nan' was my great aunt Jean. I vividly recollect spending 2 weeks with Aunt Jeannie and Uncle Bob when ...Read more

A memory of Allendale Town in 1948 by James Banks