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I was born in Worksop in the miners houses at Keswick road. My brother who died of Covid and myself used to walk or cycle to Langold lake in the 60's - we would swim there - both of us were good swimmers. My brother was 2 ...Read more

A memory of Langold by Margaret Gilluley

My grandad was Joseph Witty who farmed at Medgehall, the farmhouse used to be just across the level crossing. I can remember the station master being called Mr Bull, he had a lot of children. My grandad retired in ...Read more

A memory of Medge Hall by Stewart Parkin

I just read the memories of South Shawbost and mention of Mrs Mitchell, teacher, has encouraged me to write. Mrs Mitchell was Aunty Jean to me and my siblings: she was the sister of my mother Dolina Mitchell. Dolina had ...Read more

A memory of South Uist by Duncan Williamson

Remember when I was a lad a group of us friends used to gather at the bottom of what we used to call the 48 steps and have a race to the top - the last one up was a wimp. Those were the days, when lads were lads.

A memory of Bromsgrove in 1954 by Colin Warman

My grandparents, Patrick and Mary Lagan, lived in Sunnyside Drive, Rasharkin. I well remember a holiday there when I was 7yrs old (the last time I saw them). I was born in England, my mum having moved over in the ...Read more

A memory of Rasharkin in 1958 by Patricia Tilley

As a student I spent 3 seasons working as a beater on Lord Sopwiths estate. I first worked a few days during a holiday with family friends called Rita and Albert Sparks who had holidayed in Arkengarthdale for many years. The ...Read more

A memory of Arkengarthdale in 1960 by Roy Loudon

I was born in The Elms, Easington Lane in 1956, but spent my early years living either there or number one Downs Lane, Hetton with my grandma. Then we moved to Peat Carr before my parents moved to Oxford. My ...Read more

A memory of Hetton-Le-Hole in 1961 by Ellie Johnson

I was born in 1952, and went to Bragar School. The headmaster was Mr McIver and teachers I remember were Mrs MacDonald (Carloway) and Mrs Mitchell (Shawbost). I used to cross the road to the shop up the hill, and also ...Read more

A memory of South Uist in 1958 by Jean Mac Intyre

Aerial photo AFA77116TR: "Leiston from the Air 1959" Is a view taken looking toward the East and clearly showing the Garrett's "Bottom Works", which formed a large part of the town centre at that time. This very old facility, ...Read more

A memory of Leiston in 1959 by Derek Stanbridge

The hot summer of 1976 - I was 16 and studying for my O levels in between minding the shop for my adopted parents Bert and Mary Belli. Our cafe was one of two Belli cafes in the town, but of course I always thought ours was superior ...Read more

A memory of Blaenavon in 1976 by Stephen Belli