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We lived from the late forties until 1957 in the Council houses at Crookhayes, The fields behind our houses were numerous and we used to enjoy watching the cows gadding about. The hedges surrounding the fields were ...Read more

A memory of Shaftesbury by euphemias

My family had wonderful holidays at my aunts house called 'silba' in Golden Acre near the beach. My two brothers, sister and Mum and Dad spent such happy holidays here. We spent most of our days on ...Read more

A memory of Angmering

I used to come to Valley Farm for my holidays. My parents owned a caravan on there. We used to spend our days at the beach, lunch at Cordys Restaurant and back to the camp for the evening entertainment. I never wanted to go ...Read more

A memory of Holland-on-Sea by jeanettejackson

Between late 1940 and 1944 my Father Andy Taiano and his best mate Ted Young , were the camp barbers.They gave the new recruits their first haircuts for king and country! He moved from S.E.London with my Mother. In ...Read more

A memory of Blandford Camp by panic4238

My family came back from Australia in 1952. We were housed in the old R.A.F camp in Forest Rd. In the fine weather we walked across the fields that ran at the back of the camp to Failop School, Fencepiece Rd. After a year we moved to ...Read more

A memory of Barkingside by howes

Hello there, how very happy I was to find these photos on here of St Mary's Bay holiday camp. I, along with my sisters and friends, had lovely holidays there in 1956, 57 and 58. What a great place it was, no Blue Coats or ...Read more

A memory of Brixham by Carole Anderson

Moved here in 1942 were my father worked for B.A.C underground at Hawthorn as a foreman working on gear inspection. With the recent 70th anniversary on Tv its only now that I realise what my parents had gone through with the ...Read more

A memory of Corsham by farrant186

I LIVED IN Scotland Bridge Road, New Haw, just down the road from West Byfleet. I attended WB primary school and then briefly the secondary school before I went to Woking Grammar. These were very happy days. I worked ...Read more

A memory of West Byfleet by tonyvermot

Living at the "camp" Dobles Square in the late 40s and early 50s. Our family Smith lived here with many others. It was temporary housing for families after the war. It was a wonderful time for everyone. ...Read more

A memory of Holsworthy

In March 1954 a lovely spring day saw two new members of the Camp staff arriving at Lydd Station. Craftsman Pankhurst and Craftsman Francis. Stepping out of the train was like stepping onto a silent world. It was very ...Read more

A memory of Lydd by ronwfrancis