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My name is Jenny and when I lived in Northolt I was named Jenny Shepheard. If anyone remembers me I would love to hear from them. I went out with a guy called Steve Hewlett for many years whose mum and dad were called ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by Jenny Dawes (Shepheard)

I remember Cliff and his brother Eric. I also remember his lovely sisters, we all mated about with the Wainwrights, Bomber Pearson, Alan Stott, the Cross brothers and Johnny Jackson. Bird nesting under the viaduct, going down to ...Read more

A memory of Wombwell

I was born in the village of Jacksdale in the year 1937. I went to Jacksdale Primary School and later went to Matthew Holland School at Selston. I then served an apprenticship at Stanton Ironworks at their Riddings Works, ...Read more

A memory of Jacksdale in 1942 by Colin Reed

Pauline's memories of the market stalls reminded me as well.... swinging on the cross bars especially.  I also went to the Saturday matinees. We got a little card stamped each week.  Our main amusement was to get cardboard boxes from ...Read more

A memory of Goldthorpe in 1960 by Sandra Turner

I have so many memories of Burton Bradstock. My brother and I sometimes stayed with an aunt and uncle there for the annual escape from the Midlands, where we lived. Often, these visits engendered large family outings to the ...Read more

A memory of Burton Bradstock by Veronica White

My favourite memory of living in Blackhall Colliery was of going to meet my dad from the pit baths, I used to sit on the top steps or swing on the hand rail waiting for him and listen to all the men sing, it was the ...Read more

A memory of Blackhall Colliery in 1972 by Dawn Marie Smith Nee Dowling

There was my mam Norma Keller, my dad John William Keller, sister Mandy Jane Keller, other sister Tracy Joanne Keller and of course myself, Claire Margaret Keller. We lived a small 2 bed terrace house in Eldon Lane. it was like ...Read more

A memory of Eldon Lane in 1978 by Claire Keller

During the 1960s' we frequently spent our summer camp in Great Durnford; happy days! I remember the local church had a big book chained to a lectern, but it was not a Bible, and there were what looked like shuttlecocks ...Read more

A memory of Great Durnford in 1966 by Suzanne Miller

I lived in Thornsbeach Road and belonged to the Girl Guides in Lewisham and on special occasions I would be the flag bearer and lead my troop along the High Street from Lewisham to Lewisham town hall which was in Catford where we meet ...Read more

A memory of Catford in 1948 by Hilda Davies

During the week the second world war ended (not sure whether it was (VE or VJ) I was camping in the village with a party of Girl Guides from Keighley, West Yorks. We were led by Miss Clough who was the Keighley ...Read more

A memory of Burton in Lonsdale by mcbarrett