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I grew up in a time when people seldom moved home. This built up such a rapport with all the neighbours we had in Milton Road, not always friendly of course. There were ructions sometimes if us kids upset anyone by kicking balls against ...Read more

A memory of West Hendon by Ann Midson

I well remember deciding to swim here and have the pool to ourselves. Me and my friends Andy & Terry decided to get up at 7:00 one sunny morning during the summer holidays and it was 'ours' for about 2 hours. The drain under the board was really scary though. Happy days

A memory of Pontypridd by chrispbartlett

My fathers first wife died very young following the birth of twins, one of whom died. My father, Edward Thomas Edwards had three sons , Brian, Neville and ...Read more

A memory of Bargoed by jeangarbutt1

Mr Oby Barber was the manager this is were i learned to swim in 1946 in the small pool.it was not heated then in May it was-------cold but we still went in if mums would let us.

A memory of Stowmarket by mickgillfencottage

I went to Riverside School and played out in the sunny weather in the summer we had back then. This post I have just found fiddling around on my iPad. What a ...Read more

A memory of Wallasey by joanprocter123

I was born in Vicarage road 1943. There was a butcher named Jim Bound there. In later years the shop dealt in Montesa motorcycles. I knew Mr Bound and his three daughters. Barbara, Julia and Patricia. A late addition was baby James ...Read more

A memory of Watford by plumber

My father (Frank Francis) worked at this garage TBC following his return to Kidderminster at the end of the war. He worked there through all of the remaining 40s and 50s. As a young boy I had the run of the garage and its roof ...Read more

A memory of Kidderminster by alanfrancis66

I was moved to Henbury, to Sheepwood Road to be exact with my mum and Dad. Blaise School was a lovely junior school, but it was there that I was first told about my singing voice. Two of us were ...Read more

A memory of Henbury by nnickn

I was born at 7, Nightingale Row, in the box room which was originally shared by my mother Mavis Warren and her sister Glennis Byard as they were to become. The daughters of George and Martha (Dot) Edwards. The house was rented from ...Read more

A memory of Pontnewydd by howardwarren257

Many memories of my childhood days in Tolworth , lived on sunray estate in Firdene virtually from birth , went to Knollmead primary then Hollyfeild , remember going down path at side of Knollmead school and railway track to the rec where ...Read more

A memory of Tolworth by simonparks1958