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I remember being employed by Cook's for the Tower Camp back in the mid 70's. I had been on holiday there the year before. I was employed as a waiter in the main dining room. The staff in there was a rag tag bunch from all over ...Read more

A memory of Prestatyn by derek

The Carter family lived in Ogden Street the whole of the fifties. Went to Duke Street (Gaythorn Primary) where I was one of the ones who would on a regular basis be waiting outside Jacks office for whatever he had to ...Read more

A memory of Hulme by george.a.carter

I lived at the Carrow at the same time as Don Colley. I think his wife was Pam and daughters Catherine and Cassie. My little girl was Colleen. It was a wonderful place to live. We were so thrilled because after living ...Read more

A memory of Avon Dassett by dduffy2010

It must have been in the 60`s. We stayed in a caravan and loved it all. Flying a kite or playing football then walking along the sea wall and having a swim. We always walked to the funfair in the evenings where I ...Read more

A memory of Canvey Island by Brinley Jones

I was born in the corner grocer's shop at 8 Newport Road formerly know as 'York Stores' my father, Don Northover, used to manage it for a man called WJ Greene who also had shops at Bargoed and Abertwsswg - a very early form of ...Read more

A memory of Trethomas by Leighton Northover

My grandfather, Reg Cochrane, owned the Cochrane & Son hardware shop in Hendon in (I think) the 1950's and 60's. He used to deliver heating oil as well. Does anyone remember it? If so, I'd love ...Read more

A memory of Hendon by Helen Boyd

I can repeat much of what has been said by others. I was born in Stepney in 1946 and after a period of homelessness and moving from friend to friend my parents were given a prefab in Foxglove Crescent (no. 25) It was a ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1950 by Ken Nicholls

1963 ish....My early morning dip - each morning we donned shorts and pumps to run around the Tarn where we jumped down a large hole, then our sadistic instructors released a gush of freezing stream water, soaking every inch. ...Read more

A memory of Eskdale in 1963 by Dennis Johnson

Memories of Hay during the Second World War. When I was still quite young, I recall that there were three phrases used by my father over and over again in conversation. The first, ...Read more

A memory of Hay-on-Wye in 1940 by John S. Batts

I remember Fox Hill (Fox Bonk) and sliding down on cardboard in the summer and sledges in the winter. I remember John, Colin, Mike and Ian, all kids from around the 'Bullring' - Church Road, Mount Road and Ryder Street. I also ...Read more

A memory of Wordsley by Jim Rides