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My memories of Rolvenden will never be forgotten. I was eight years old, we lived in Brighton on the south coast, but every year our families would go hop picking at Little Holden farm. The farm was owned by Mr/Mrs Hilder - they ...Read more

A memory of Rolvenden in 1945 by Roy Page

Every year we set off from York for a two week holiday at Thornwick Bay. We used to travel by bus, and I well remember the bus always used to breakdown at the top of Garrowby Hill. Everyone had to get off the bus ...Read more

A memory of Thornwick Bay in 1956 by R Clive Ankers

I spent two years and three months on Florence Gibson ward (1950-1952) and was hoping to visit the hospital when I returned to visit Liverpool. I'm sorry to know that it has closed. The first half of the ward ...Read more

A memory of Heswall in 1950

I recall moving house from the Spike, Blaydon, to a newly built house in Linden Road, Blaydon. The steps leading down from the gateway where not quite finished so my Dad had laid wooden planks down so my mum could get down to the ...Read more

A memory of Blaydon in 1955 by Isobel Dunbar

I used to visit Bedfield every summer, and stayed at Joan and Jack Fairweather's house with my mum and brother, Jeremy. The house was one of the council houses just up the road from The Dog pub. We used to go and get a jug of beer ...Read more

A memory of Bedfield in 1956 by Jenny Gould

It was lovely to see the Ferguson’s mentioned in David Goodman's article. I was born in 1947 and spent many happy summer holidays there, in the 50’s and early 60’s. We got the post van from Tighnabruaich. My father James ...Read more

A memory of Kilfinan by Ruth Canning

Is there anyone out there that used to go to the La Bammba Coffee Bar down the Walsall Road in 1965? I was a mod at that time, and spent many Saturday in the coffee bar then went to the pictures.

A memory of Chadsmoor in 1965 by Hazel Rollins

I was born in New Bury St just off Tattoo St. I remember playing in the streets, hand making bogies going to St Joeys School, going down the old railtracks and playing in the burnt out buildings. I remember going to the tiny picture ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1964 by Tony Barrett

I was born in coronation year 1953 at the Annie McCaul Hospital in Jeffreys Road, Clapham. I grew up at 20 Plato Road, just off the Acre Lane in Brixton in the 50s and early 60s. What a fantastic time it was. I fondly ...Read more

A memory of Brixton in 1959 by Bob Mandale

I was nearly 8 years old. My mom and dad had the paper shop at 101 Wood Lane. I used to play all day in summer, in the fields opposite the shop. There is a housing estate there now. It was the third field my pals and I liked and I ...Read more

A memory of Bartley Green in 1960