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My sister and I used to spend every summer in Leigh, so much so that we even attended the School. I think it helped that our granny was Mrs Faulkner (Dorothy)the Infant school teacher. Grampy was Sandy, our mum Jean was born and ...Read more

A memory of Leigh by anne_54

Although I used to take my two children to the pool from Stubbington when we lived there in the 1960s my memory is of the 1940s when it was an adult pool with a high diving board.   A swimming gala was put on by the Navy and we sat ...Read more

A memory of Lee in 1965 by Gaynor Boyd

It was 1966 myself and 2 colleagues were bouncing across the downs in a Landrover when I first saw Imber. What a beautiful little village nestled in the bottom of the valley. It's red brick manor house next to the church ...Read more

A memory of Imber by Chris Scott

Just below the bridge on the ovingham side most of the lads learned to swim and through stones at what we thought was rats now I know they were water voles a much endangered species .Waste from Corbridge and other places flowed ...Read more

A memory of Prudhoe by wgibson67

Father worked at the Harbour for several years before moving back to London. He was a great rugby player and instigated the building of a Changing Hut on the Rugby Pitch from reclaimed materials and it was christened The Harry Rees ...Read more

A memory of Larne

Although I have put 1961 for this shared memory, any year between 1959 and 1966 would fit the bill, because I used to be there most days from early morning till late, from early May till early September when the pool shut. I went ...Read more

A memory of Chingford in 1961 by Sheila Lewis(Nee Wright)

I lived on Auchmead Rd from 1957-79 and now I live in the States. Life has not been bad, but there's never a day goes by, that I do not think of home. When we were weans, we used to have concerts in the backyard, singing, dancing ...Read more

A memory of Greenock in 1979 by Isobel Malone

Hi All, Just to say that I was a resident of Langley from January 1956 to July 1956. Have an autograph book here with staff and boys/girls comments on leaving - Staff: Afred/Margaret (Gardeners) D Barry ...Read more

A memory of Baildon by Robert Alders

My name is Trevor Jackson, and I was a resident at the Langley Residential. I can recall being there with Carol Baker, Gerald Peel,Graham Ellis, Susan Lunn, and a few more that I can recall. I can remember having ...Read more

A memory of Baildon by Trevor Jackson

I went to Childe Okeford 24th June 1946 as a 19 yr old Land Girl ( Connie Rogers) working for Walty Francis - Melways Farm. One of the hardest winters on record 1947 I remember going out to fetch the cows, the snow was so deep ...Read more

A memory of Child Okeford by chasefamily