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The best years of my life, I loved Blandford Camp and everything about it, swinging high on the swings singing songs, going to Blandford primary school (as it was callled then), roller skating around the camp, bike rides to the ...Read more

A memory of Blandford Camp in 1970 by Gillian Jackson

I attended Stella Maris from 1955 to 1965, my peers at the time being Susan Burns, Sharon Crook, Susan Flaherty (best friend), Ann Caulfield, Rosaleen Steadman: Anne Lindley, Pat Langley, Catherine Mansell are other names I remember. ...Read more

A memory of Fleetwood

My name is Barbara Annison, nee Wyer. I was born in Binham in 1948, we lived in a house on the green facing the market cross. My dad worked on the farm nearby and as children we used to play in the stables and barns. There was a lovely ...Read more

A memory of Binham in 1948 by Barbara Annison

I have very fond memories of living in Winscombe as a child, in fact they were some of the best years of my life. I was living in Yadley Lane, and loved to take walks up the old railway line which ran past our house, in ...Read more

A memory of Winscombe in 1978 by Fiona Wright

I think it's shocking there are no memories from Lumphinnans. I have quite a few photos of the Lumphinnans Club 1 which was started to give youngsters something to do, this ran for a few years and we all had great ...Read more

A memory of Lumphinnans in 1988 by Heather Swan

I discovered this amazing place in 2006 and only wish I had known of it 50 years ago as it is an oasis of rural bliss where folk musicians and dancers meet like-minded people to practise and learn from one another. I first went ...Read more

A memory of Crowcombe in 2006 by John Howard Norfolk

During the Second World War a land mine fell by parachute in Courtleet Bottom, somewhere near the junction with Rydal Drive, I believe they called in the navy bomb disposable team. I went to Barnehurst School, Mrs Mumford was the ...Read more

A memory of Barnehurst in 1940 by Bert Collins

Until the mid '70s Shotley Gate was the home of HMS Ganges, a Royal Navy training establishment. As 15 year old boys under training in 1964 we were allowed to visit the Post Office (see photograph in this collection) to draw money ...Read more

A memory of Shotley Gate in 1964 by Phil Smith

Does anybody remember the dance instructresses , I know Clive was the manager. I used to go 1962 to around late 60s. I remember Karen Lacey she worked in the coffee cloakroom bar area . Happy days

A memory of Uxbridge by Tony Rose

I was born in the prefabs at Gurnell Grove, and went to Brentside Juniors. We then moved to Windmill Lane when the prefabs were being knocked down to make way for the tower blocks. The prefabs ...Read more

A memory of Greenford