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After our marriage in March 1962 my wife and I spent a short while in Gillingham, living with my mother and sister. My mother was managing a branch of Stuarts the Cleaners and we were aware that a similar vacancy was ...Read more

A memory of Faversham by bjdam

I am writing in the hope that someone can shed some light on my maternal grandmother, Ethel Mary Wright. Ethel was admitted to St Peter's Home, Kilburn in January 1926. The admissions register when being admitted to St ...Read more

A memory of Widmer End by malcp

There were several modern dance venues which we regularly frequented, including The Ritz Ballroom which once stood at the junction of the Kingsbury Road and the western end of the Old Kenton Lane, and the Churchill Club which stood in ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury by gerrysukey1

I wasn't born there but the years I spent in Rumford were some of my happiest. We moved there in 1960, my parents bought a house in the very centre of the village which also had a grocery shop attached. It turned out ...Read more

A memory of Rumford by Barbara Fisher

My family have been in the village for over 100yrs, grandfather and father cut the hair of most of the male villagers from the 20-60s it was short back and sides for all.. My Grand daughter "Alice" is now carrying on the ...Read more

A memory of Farrington Gurney by mtplummer

My name is Andy Short, We Moved to Carterton in 1953 with my wonderful Family, Dad Edward ( Ted ) Mum Ada Sisters Christine and Rachel lived at number 1 AME Air Ministry Estate, Moved to hill view after dad ( Ted Short ) Past away and moved ...Read more

A memory of Carterton by theshorts4743

I lived in Figheldean from about 1949 - 1953, my parents and I lived in the Red Bungalow near the Wheatsheaf pub. My best friend was Wendy Stanfield, sadly no longer with us. Her father owned Stanfield's garage situated in the ...Read more

A memory of Figheldean by Rosemary Coleman

At the age of 17 (now aged 90 ) I entered Padgate as a young lad for my basic training. The barrack room was long and cold with only two coal fire stoves in the room. We were a mixed bunch of young lads from ...Read more

A memory of Padgate by Wilf Wallace

The "Festival of Speed" was founded in 1993 by Lord Marsh, the event displaying and actively demonstrating racing machine from the present day and those stretching back to the beginning of the motor racing era back in ...Read more

A memory of Petworth by ducatee

I was born in 1947 and I went to Rokesly and Park Road Secondary modern schools as well. Then it turned into Priory Vale in Haringey. Eventually, I ended up at Stationers' for two years where I did my A levels and then off ...Read more

A memory of Crouch End by Graham Woods