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I boarded at St. Catherine's from 1942 until 1948, which I believe was connected to Middlesex County Council during that time. I was 3 years old when I started, my home was in Victoria Square, Clifton and my ...Read more

A memory of Almondsbury in 1942 by Tim Latty

The caravan park by the river Derwent has now closed, my extended family had a static there and the countryside was beautiful. In the 1960s Romany gypsies would camp in the woods.

A memory of Whatstandwell in 1976

I was 12 when I bought my first balsa wood glider from Wally Kilmisters model shop on Wembley Triangle. It made me more interested in model making as I continued to buy and make models and fly them at Sharons farm, a local park ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1972 by Virendra Chavda

My Life in Rosedale Abbey - Raymond Beharrell During the last war my brother and I lived in York very near to the main railway yards. The area was always on the target for the German bombers, being railway sidings. ...Read more

A memory of Rosedale Abbey by fichrist

I was born in 1939 in Camberley and lived there up to 1960. I loved the freedom as a child, we lived in Abbott’s lane on the frimley road and as a child had easy access to watchets woods and the Collage Grounds plus all of ...Read more

A memory of Camberley by frcole

I was born at 83 Kingsway in August 1952 at my grandparents' home. My mother was Joan Carter (nee Harrison) who was born in Bennett Street, Ardwick, Manchester and my father was Brian Carter who was born in Rotherfield ...Read more

A memory of Bredbury by david.b.carter

Hi there my name is Steve Belding and I used to live as a child in Cowplain. We lived at 29 Greenfield Crescent , I was 3 years old till I was 9. I went to Padnell Road School. My dad was store manager at Tesco in Gosport and ...Read more

A memory of Cowplain by stvbelding

I started school at Benyons infants in 1959. Mrs Taylor was the headmistress. Then progressed to the juniors. Some of the teachers I remember. Mrs Beaver, Mrs Parks, Mr Heath and the head master Mr Impey. After Benyon, I ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon by mickgreen1

I lived in Whitchurch Road, number 85. I was Pat Smith then, mum was Connie, and dad Ron, was there from about 1960 until 1976. I went to Dycourts School and had Mr Smith as one of my teachers - he was brilliant! I remember he read ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1963 by Pat Stewart

Who remembers going to the Swing Park at the bottom of Lodge Hill? We used to play pick up the lolly stick - laying down on the roundabout. And a blindfold game was played on the Big Umbrella - The game was called L O N ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath in 1972 by Joanne De Wit