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I remember the fun I had in the 1950s as a child playing such simple games like paldies, and kick the can. Lliving down the Raws everyone was your friend. The people of the Raws joined the children in playing rounders and other ...Read more

A memory of Lumphinnans by Ellen Hogg

I remember falling off a bike on Millfield Crescent when I was about 7 or 8 and I had a really bad knee injury, there was no going to hospitals in those days though, it was Kit Bateman, a first aider at the pit, who mended me and ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1960 by Norman Dunbar

Well not just 1953 but for most of the 50s, I was brought up by my Grandparents Charlie & Elsie Duffy "Mam & Dad" to me. Mam's family had a newsagents shop years eariler on Gunson Street, ...Read more

A memory of Miles Hill in 1953 by Barbra Edwards

In mid-1948 my RAF posting was to Buntingsdale Hall. Our quarters were one of two occupied Nissen huts where RAF 22 Group communications flight was housed. At first our aircraft occupied a hanger on the Stoke side ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton in 1948 by Les Winn

I was born at 18 Greive Street. I had an older brother, 'Big' Al, alas deceased. I also have 2 sisters, Senga and Elaine, and a younger brother, Grant. We stayed in the Main Street then moved to Queens Avenue till I married. My ...Read more

A memory of Methilhill in 1940 by George Robertson

1947 - I was born in Garland Road and can remember going to Blundles store. We moved to the Waterloo Estate when I was 4, we lived in 10 Wavell Avenue. In the 60's we used to go to a church youth club in Broadstone there were around ...Read more

A memory of Poole in 1962 by Antony Lane

Great memories of seeing Slade or Ambrose Slade as they were known then (noted for being the Skinhead group) about 1969/1970. Also downstairs (entrance was at the side in the market) in the George a GoGo bar ...Read more

A memory of Walsall in 1969 by Alan Stephenson

My best friends father used to be Vicar here back in 1960's (Rev J Gaunt).  Sabrina and I would hang around Hatch End at various places getting up to all sorts of mischief. I had my confirmation at this Church under the ...Read more

A memory of Hatch End by Elaine Stephens (Nee Ockwell)

I was born in Folkestone in July 1950, now living in New York since 1978. I remember as a child my mum or my aunt would take me down the high street, rarely up for obvious reasons, and stop at Andy ...Read more

A memory of Folkestone by Robert W Pierce

I was most surprised when my Google search revealed memories from so many years ago. I went to the Building Tech in Garratt lane when I was 13 in 1949. It was an escape tunnel for me from a ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth by dwcreasey