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Drayton Jottings. Auntie Alice, in Kings Avenue, regularly seen, out on her front doorstep, she kept it clean, the 'raddled' red stone was buffed to a shine, 'Old fashioned traditions', here continued,so fine. one day, ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton by Allen Warrender

I was born and brought up in Weaverham until I left to move to Altrincham with my new wife (and job). Over that 20 year period I have so many happy memories; too many to record in 1000 words. Lived in Lime Avenue all ...Read more

A memory of Weaverham by George Ellis

Waterloo in the 1940s to 1950s My early memories are of Waterloo where I used to live at Winchester Avenue until 1958. My father died there in 1989. On College Road there were air raid shelters which me and ...Read more

A memory of Waterloo by Graham White

Hi Tina. I also have good memories of Cliffe, I can remember going to your house for one of your birthday parties  and I think at one time you were my girlfriend! I was always down the marshes on old motorbikes and scooters, and I used ...Read more

A memory of Cliffe by k_beagley

My Dad put up the clock that used to hang outside his office of Charles Clarke printers in Boltro Road. Does anybody know what happened to it ?

A memory of Haywards Heath by Sally Ann Lilley

I was brought up at Palace How and the gentleman with the moustache is my late father, Leslie Leo Cunningham. We had the village Post Office and my late mother, Mary Anne Cunningham, was the Postmistress - I have a show ...Read more

A memory of Loweswater by Sheila Drewery

Not sure how long I went with my grandparents, then when they passed away my parents, but I was born in 1941 and I know we were still going there until we migrated to Australia in 1961. We 'lived' in the first hut on the ...Read more

A memory of Paddock Wood

I worked at the gas board showroom on Dartmouth Road. It was next door to the bank on the corner of London Road. As well as selling gas appliances and receiving payment on gas bills we used to sell bags of "shillingsis!" ...Read more

A memory of Purley by Raymond Day

THE MEN WOULD BRING THE BOATS IN AND HANG BUNCHES OF CRABS AND FISH ON THE RAIL SO WE COULD CHOOSE OUR OWN.

A memory of Seaham by Isabella Adams

I was born at my Grandmother's home at No: 50 Hand Avenue on the Braunstone Estate. When I was about 3 we moved from Grandma's to our own home at No: 9 Wellinger Way. I went to Queensmead ...Read more

A memory of Braunstone Town by Jaycie Perkins