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I attended this school 1974 to 1977, doesn't seem to have changed much, that's how I remember it. Can't say that I enjoyed school when I was there (spent many a time wagging). But looking back now, yes they were the good old ...Read more

A memory of South Kirkby in 1974 by Jan Pearson/Sanders

Mobberley Boys School was a bit of a misnomer as it was way outside Mobberley (at Knolls Green) and was a junior boys approved school. I was sent there for pinching a box of chocolates! Nowadays I would have probably got a ...Read more

A memory of Mobberley in 1955 by Frank Kelly

I remember good times even though I hated it first day, we had loads to do, virtually every sport you can think of and the camping trips were amazing. The trips to watch the spooth film airplane had me ...Read more

A memory of Heswall in 1979 by Anthony Archer

As a young child, these were good days, we had very little but so did everybody else, Mum had a few chickens, and we lived in a little house on stilts, brick piers, my Dad was working for the Thames Valley, and when the ...Read more

A memory of Purley on Thames in 1954 by Micbhae,]]] Michael

I went to the sea training school in September to November 1959. It was tough but you had to do it to have a chance to go to sea after it. I remember the food was awful, especially the scouse we had once a week, but I ...Read more

A memory of Sharpness in 1959 by William Westwood

So much has changed here, it was Newington farmland. I know it is good to get across to France but it has spoilt the countryside.

A memory of Folkestone in 1965 by Julia Deane

While working in the Lake District as an hotel assistant manager I reached such a point of frustration that I up and quit my job and applied to emigrate to Canada. Five minutes later, after hearing of my decision, the head accountant ...Read more

A memory of Enfield in 1966 by Dylan Rivis

My name is Alan Trageser and I was an American Airman living in Westleton from 1981 to 1985. My son was born at Ipswich hospital. My greatest memories are of the wonderful people I met there like the older couple that ...Read more

A memory of Westleton in 1981 by Alan Trageser

My name is Pamela Alston, nee Earley. I lived in Alconbury village from the age of 5 in 1943 till the age of 15 in 1953. I went to the village school and had an exellent education, much better than my college educated children. We lived ...Read more

A memory of Alconbury in 1942 by Pamela Alston

I lived with my grandmother who was Sara Catherine Roberts and we lived in Liverpool House, Penisarwaun. I was a teenager and lived there for about three years. I went to school at Llanrug, the one down the bottom of a lane. ...Read more

A memory of Penisa'r Waun in 1958 by Wendy Ann Preston