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My maternal grandmother and mother were both born in Lymington, my mother attending the grammar school in Brockenhurst (I remember as a small boy her pointing it out to me from the train) In 1944, when the V1 'doodlebugs' ...Read more

A memory of Lymington in 1944 by Brian Veall

We moved to Lymm from Altrincham soon after the war when my mother remarried (she was a war widow).  It was lovely having a new Council house which had a bathroom and inside toilet - I had been used to an outside toilet ...Read more

A memory of Lymm in 1947 by Margaret Hampson

One of my best friends at school (Archers Court) was Lynn Amos who lived down Westcourt (?) Lane in Shepherdswell. I remember her mother died, sadly, I think whilst we were at school ...not sure. She had an older brother. Lynn ...Read more

A memory of Shepherdswell by Karen Isaac

I am writing this because I have been back to Clara visiting after I was contacted by Brian and Helen who now live in me Granda's house, they had read my memories of Newburn which mentioned Clara and sent me a message. Me Grandad ...Read more

A memory of Clara Vale in 1947 by Jimmy Burrows

I lived at 4 Bungalow ,Christchurch Road which was a prefab Next to the prefab was an old victorian house occupied by the Knights Youth Club I belonged to the cubs at Christ Church A crowd of us used to go to ...Read more

A memory of Streatham by John Newton

The formative years of my early childhood were spent at No. 39 Bondgate, Pontefract, which was one of a block of four small two-up, two-down houses situated immediately adjacent to the ...Read more

A memory of Pontefract in 1930 by Graham Atkinson

I worked at the Pier Hotel in the summer of 1960. It was my first job. I was a commis waiter ..didn't really like it at all...but I was billeted out at a nearby village. I had my first drunk drinking scrumpy mixed with cheap red wine ...Read more

A memory of Seaview in 1960 by Dylan Rivis

St Patricks Open Air School Hayling Island. I went there to get strong enough to have an op' to remove my lung. Didn't like it at all ! The girls were great and had good friends, but it was quite ...Read more

A memory of Hayling Island in 1957 by Sue Bradford

I too left Oswestry after two weeks and also stood outside the main gate after being unloaded from the lorries, whilst a pass out parade was taking place - and we all said the same thing, we will never be as smart ...Read more

A memory of Knaphill in 1955 by Graham Williams

Fond memories of Machen - my Mum and Dad, Doris and Edgar, used to go dancing at Machen club in middle 60's also The Tradesmans Arms was their local when it was a quaint little local pub. I remember there also used to be a Pub - it was more ...Read more

A memory of Machen in 1966 by Diana Toms