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I remember, has a young boy going up to Spencers farm (next to the church) to help Mrs S collect eggs. I also helped with the milking,cail cutting and potato picking, Bill (son) would collect us from the village green (the ...Read more

A memory of Tamworth in 1966 by Patrick Derwin

Does anyone have any memories about the 1953 floods? My aunt Phyliss Papworth and her daughters Suzanne, Jennifer and Patricia who lived in South Beach Road all drowned, but her other daughter Janet was at a birthday party at ...Read more

A memory of Hunstanton in 1953 by Marlene Hyland

was walking through Manor Park where it was a common occurrence to see red squirrels right next to the main entrance. We often walked through the park on our way to the swimming pool which was quite a distance after ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot in 1954 by Irene Jones

It sounds really funny and familiar to hear:: Jezreels, Canada House ( where I went after my daughter was born 1986 !), Littlewoods, Lefevres, Darland Banks - I love it. I lived in Barnsole Road from 1969 - 1979 and loved all of it. ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham by sue.daffodil

Harleyford was my weekend home for some twenty years when the Foley Brothers turned the place into an exclusive caravan park, we had a small boat and would go shopping into Marlow or up to Henley. It was probably one of those idyllic ...Read more

A memory of Marlow by Ted Lay

I went to Tew Park in September 1940 as an evacuee, the manor house had been taken over by a school for handicapped children from Fulham, south west London. I was 13 years old and the only child from Tottenham. I soon made friends with ...Read more

A memory of Great Tew by Terry Maloney

I went to live at 75 macadam square when I was 3 years old, in 1955. I went to Stanhope lines school at the top of middle hill. Then on to manor park school near north camp. The headmistress there was called Mrs Woolner. I ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot by phillips.linda

I was born in 1945 and lived in Kenton between 1948 and 1968. I have lots of memories of Uxendon Manor primary school and Claremont County secondary school and remember quite a few of the teachers. Gooseacre Parade were our nearest shops ...Read more

A memory of Kenton by Vic Hall

We moved from East London in 1950 to Cricklade Avenue. Broadford School was still being built and this backed onto our garden. My older sister had to go to Heath park Girls School (Frances Bardsley) while ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill by Lesley Doyle

I was born in Union Street in 1948. I had an older sister called Barbara. I lived next to the ex-servicemens club and there used to be such loud music played there in the evenings. I remember the paper shop on the corner, Sheldons ...Read more

A memory of Tipton in 1952 by Brenda Mansell