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Hi. I am Don Stevoni's daughter, living in Wales. Just browsing the internet for the name 'Stevoni' when I came across your memory. Both my father and his wife are dead now, he died just before my first wedding in 1964. My ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1959 by Sandy Ware

In the early 80's my dad was walking our dog in the park when he came across an eagle. Turned out it had been stolen from Colwyn Bay Zoo. He captured it with the dog's lead, ended up in the national press and got £100 reward. My ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead by Helen Wilson

I started school at Stoneleigh East infants School the year of the Coronation and remember getting my mug full of Smarties and thinking school wasn't so bad. The headmistress was Mrs Bell and my first teacher was Miss Sparrow who ...Read more

A memory of Stoneleigh by summertime_ez

An uncle, Arthur Garside owned a chemists in Freshwater following his service in the Royal Artillery during World War Two. He made Turkish Delight and would bring one or two trays of lemon and rose flavor when he visited us in ...Read more

A memory of Freshwater by ducatee

CHAPTER TWO School Years - Convent of the Visitation 1939-1945 One’s school years leave an indelible impression on one for good or bad. My views over these years in this regard, have modified ...Read more

A memory of Bridport in 1940 by Howard Johnson

I personally do not have any memories of Combe Down, but I do have my mother's memories and a photograph of the Convalescent Home, Combe Down, where I was born! In 1941 my pregnant mother left London due to the ...Read more

A memory of Combe Down in 1941 by Jacqui Nagle

My father took my mother and I on holiday to Woolacombe every year in the 1950's. At that time, in the height of the Summer months we would be the only family on the main beach (as well as the Barracane Beach where we ...Read more

A memory of Woolacombe in 1950 by June Miller

This series of photos of the chalets are taken at Colley's Cosy Camp - high up on the bluff overlooking Scarborough bay. To get to the sand and ocean we had to walk out of the camp and down a winding road to the promenade. ...Read more

A memory of Scarborough by droylsden

My father, Ken Hatton, worked as a surveyor with Cementation, a civil engineering company from Bentley Nr. Doncaster. They were driving a water tunnel under the Trough of Bowland. At that time we lived in Clitheroe ...Read more

A memory of Slaidburn in 1951 by Stan Hatton

I fell from the campsite at saltwick bay onto the rocks and survived. It was in about 1961 whitsun holiday. We were staying there from Middlesbrough. Does anyone have any recollection of this and any reports? I have been back and it still looks the same.

A memory of Saltwick Bay by colin.goupillot