Search Results

I was actually there in 1960. I too benefitted greatly from the experience, but I am surprised that no one seems to mentioned the health benefits. I suffered from Asthma and Bronchitis and usually suffered when I returned home for ...Read more

A memory of Bellingham in 1960 by John Davidson

My family moved to Widnes in 1961, when I was 11 and we lived at 3 Nicholas Road, across from the Blundell Arms. I attended Bankfield School until we moved to Australia in 1964. I enjoyed my time at the school and remember each ...Read more

A memory of Widnes in 1963 by Paul Stevenson

The Hereford High School for Boys' playing fields were to the left in 1957. I attempted (I wasn't into sports at all, except Cross Country maybe) Rugby, athletics, cricket and cross country running from here.We used ...Read more

A memory of Hereford in 1957 by Dylan Rivis

Hello. My father was Harold John (bob) Mann. He worked as an Air Traffic Controller in the Control Tower, in what was then Heston Airport ('Aerodrome'?). We lived at Heston, in Durham Avenue. We ...Read more

A memory of Heathrow Airport London in 1951 by Rosemarie Mann

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

I was born in number 10 Trenant,my dearest best friend was Nancy Evans(Powell) other friends were Maisie Richards, Marjorie Rowe, Diane Williams, Christine(had a sister Enid) Brynmore Hill, Dai Davies and all the other ...Read more

A memory of Hirwaun in 1951 by Elaine Sedgemore

I have livid in ReadyToken for the last 62 years I was born in Bibury in Arlington corner and the family moved to Field Farm then we moved to The Catherine Wheel were my Grand father was the proprietor. My parents ran the Pub ...Read more

A memory of Ready Token in 2014 by John Adams

Hi I remember standing on the top of Bearmore Bonk watching the Codsall Villa football team on a Sunday morning with my now gone mate Reg Genard. Rembering my cousin Wacker Walker and his manger Big George shouting as if at ...Read more

A memory of Cradley Heath in 1960 by Leslie Partridge

So many shared memories of growing up in Wallington. I went to Holy Trinity from 1945 -1950 I was Marion Kopperman then. I well remember Mrs Harding, Miss Coates and the awful Miss Heathfield, I was terried of her! Like ...Read more

A memory of Wallington in 1949 by Marion Wood

My great-grandfather William Chard Howe was the last Howe to run the family painting and decorating business in Crewkerne, following in the footsteps of his father Thomas and his grandfather George, who seems to have ...Read more

A memory of Crewkerne by Caroline Howe