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We stayed in a small caravan the first holiday we had in Porthcawl during the miners fortnight holiday in June many years ago. Other wise it would be day or afternoon trips to Porthcawl and other seaside resorts along the South Wales coast ...Read more

A memory of Porthcawl by Brian Neale

I lived at Links Avenue, West Monkseaton between 1965 and 69. Went to Park Road Junior school next to what was then the cinema, and Spanish City. Ended up at Valley Gardens Secondary Modern. Names I remember from those days ...Read more

A memory of Whitley Bay by jvparkin

When I was a child in the 1960's, my granddad would take my brother and myself to the old Fire Station. He had just retired after 30 years in the Fire Service. His name was Albert Newns. He had been Station ...Read more

A memory of St Annes by shepherdplanning

I was born at 48 Durban Road pathway in Jan 1944. Went to school at pathway Junior school and then to Patchway Secondry Modern School as it was called then. I had so many friends whilst growing up and played in the fields and at ...Read more

A memory of Patchway by tommosue

I worked in The Metropolitan Convalescent home for children for 2 years from 1951 to 1953 I have many Happy memories here I wonder if any one else remembers this, we spent many hours on the beach and the children coming ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs by johncecceliat

I remember happy childhood holidays at Talacre. We would stay in a wooden chalet belonging to a friend of my Dad's. He would pick us up in his Ford Anglia, my dad would sit in the front. Then Mum, my sister Annette and myself would sit in ...Read more

A memory of Talacre by a.penty

I remember the Donkeys in Barry Island very well some times i used to go for a ride on a donkey on the beach at Barry. That was many years a go when i was young we used to go to Barry Island quite often on day or afternoon trips as ...Read more

A memory of Barry Island by bbelgium

We holidayed in Barmston for two weeks each summer, being a family of six who travelled from Huddersfield. My dad was a turner for a large engineering company who formally was a 'regular' in REME seeing active service throughout the ...Read more

A memory of Barmston

My family lived in Perranporth from 1963 to 1967 when we moved to Goonhavern 3 miles away. There were six of us children and, in town or 3 miles away, we all looked forward to the CSSM coming during our school ...Read more

A memory of Perranporth by mike.feehan

I have fond memories of days out in Angmering. Dad used to park up in an enclosed grassy area and the beach was just beyond some bushes. We used to have food cooked on the primer stove and we'd spend all day there. I wasn't ...Read more

A memory of Angmering-on-Sea by Gillian G.