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I was at Fairfield house about 1963 i was five I remember mrs fisher.and I remember.that in the summer we used to have an afternoon sleep in the garden.I had such a wonderful time there .I remember we used to go to the beach and ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs by Lesley Lamb

My parents owned and ran a guest house... Fair Tides... just up from Mousehole Beach, a stone's throw from the sea. I lived here until 1965.... not long enough as I wanted to stay here until I died I loved it so much. The ...Read more

A memory of Hope Cove in 1955 by Jill Adair

I always remember our Mum and Dad taking my brother Jimmy and myself to St Combs, staying with Mrs Buchan and No 3. High Street. She was the nicest lady in the world, but deaf unfortunately. We would go for walks along the beach, ...Read more

A memory of St Combs in 1870 by Ann Craib

My late mum was part owner of the Funland Arcade and I worked there evenings, doing repairs to the 'Allwins' penny amusements and counting pennies etc. I worked on her deckchair stand on the beach and also sold ice cream on the ...Read more

A memory of Pagham in 1957 by James Whitehead

I was part of the St James the Less Players, the Parish church drama group, which started my career on the boards. The Downs,The Manor, The Park, The Clump, The Chalkpit..The Woods The Beach..were ...Read more

A memory of Lancing by Rose Moloney

The history of Exmouth Harbour and marina has altered beyond recognition in the last few years. In 1998 I went there as a complete novice deck hand and worked for the summer on the 55-foot trawler GY165 'Pacemaker'. We fished out in ...Read more

A memory of Exmouth in 1998 by Nick Crocker

I lived in Patchway in the 1960s, every weekend friends and I would catch the train to Severn Beach to go swimming in the pool there, I wonder if it's still there, I guess not. I remember the stinky change area :) and the crowded pool, great times they were !

A memory of Severn Beach in 1962 by Carole Hughes(Elson)

This memory is a bit vague as it relates to my aunt who was evacuated from Tottenham, North London to The Lizard in 1940. Sadly she died a few years ago and I have been trying for a while now to find out exactly where she stayed and ...Read more

A memory of Ruan Minor in 1940 by Martin Lee

My Grandmother rented a cottage (Era Goch) during the war and I went to live with her as a sort of evacuee. I used to attend the one room school in Dwyran. I played with my friends on the beach. I don't know how we did not drown as we would ...Read more

A memory of Dwyran in 1940 by Joyce Sheard

As a five year old I was evacuated to Abertrdwr, returning to Birmingham when I was seven.The old school, destroyed by fire I gather, was my first. I first stayed with a family that kept a couple of geese. I was very upset that ...Read more

A memory of Abertridwr in 1940 by Colin Hughes