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The recreation ground, we use to call it the rec, it used to have a rocking boat, I caught my knee on the underneath bar, I still have the scar. I was married in 1967 in All Saints Church, Belvedere. We used to get the red ...Read more

A memory of Belvedere in 1955 by Linda Sulphur

I became the licensee of The Raven in August 1982 assisted by my wife Hilary. We had previously been managers of The Blue Flag in Cadmore End for 4 years. A very basic boozer. A public bar and a Lounge bar (it had a ...Read more

A memory of Stokenchurch in 1982 by Andrew Lever

In 1967 I worked in the Raleigh Hotel south embankment I loved working - there the people who owned it were like family to me. Mr Baguley, his wife, daughter Jane and son in laws Peter and Henry. Pete was my boss and I worked in ...Read more

A memory of Dartmouth by Jane Crilley

We lived on the RAF estate in Ickenham during the late 1950s, in a semi-detached house at 14 Nettleton Road. Every RAF home mirrored the next; their furnishings were also identical. You could move from Scotland to England (which we ...Read more

A memory of Ickenham in 1957 by Mo Haarhoff

Does anyone remember the Regent dance hall, top of Temple Street? The winding stairs of a Sunday night used to be packed with us trying to get in. Was I really stupid or just loved dancing? When in a ...Read more

A memory of Wolverhampton in 1961 by Diane Crofts

I was a part of a double cabaret act in the 60's. My then husband and I were Ricky and Jackie Day...we both sang and played guitars. We were resident at the Queens Bars in Cleveleys for summer seasons and my son ...Read more

A memory of Blackpool in 1962 by Jackie Worrall

Does anyone remember the Queens Bars in Cleveleys? I worked there in the cabaret they put on 3 times a night, about 5 acts. I was the 'Jackie' part of Ricky & Jackie Day...and my fondest memory was of a guy called Jimmy ...Read more

A memory of Thornton in 1964 by Jackie Worrall

I remember when Syd & Hilda took over the Merrymoor. The place came alive. The bar at the back was aways packed.  We were dancing on the chairs and tables in the back bar.   They had a daughter called Lyn. Dudley was the ...Read more

A memory of Mawgan Porth in 1958 by Elizabeth Carthew

When Mum & Dad went to the pub, which was not very often, I would stand outside with a bag of crisps and a lemonade and patiently wait.  They were never in there long anyway.  I think there was a family bar there as well which ...Read more

A memory of Shoeburyness by Alan Perry

My mum worked at the Prompt Corner Coffee Bar for many years and my sister and I used to go in for our tea most days. We knew many of the regulars, but as I was pretty young most of the names escape me now. Mum also worked as an ...Read more

A memory of Beckenham in 1965 by Madeleine Gilbart