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I was born at Voyce Farm near Wichenford in 1937. I started school at Wichenford in 1942. My first teacher was miss Connie Alcott who was loved by every kid and adult in the area. I remember fondly Arthur Palmers bakery ...Read more

A memory of Wichenford in 1940 by Robin Monk

As a little girl, my mum would walk with us to Stillingfleet - quite a few miles. We went to see a lady named Granny Scott. She had my mum to stay after she ...Read more

A memory of Stillingfleet in 1930 by Audrey Richardson

I grew up in Stowmarket (Combs Ford end!). I remember Milton Road, etc, before the Relief Road cut the town in half! Saturdays used to see the town centre heaving with people - cars came through the main street ...Read more

A memory of Stowmarket by Karen Dack

I was just boy at the age of 6 when I was admitted to Tilbury Seaman's Hospital to have my tonsils taken out. I can remember seeing the big funnels of the ships through my ward window at the end. The wards were long, big and ...Read more

A memory of Tilbury in 1966 by Trevor Milne

I have fond memories of Winchmore Hill where I was born in 1937. We lived in Hadley Way till about 1949, then moved to Slades Hill in Enfield. I went to St Pauls School (Mr Gayler) then Minchenden. I well remember The Intimate ...Read more

A memory of Winchmore Hill

I attended Poole Grammar from 1956-64, and saw your house almost daily. The school then was almost opposite the house, it was torn down when the Seldown Bridge was built. The school was very overcrowded so we used the park in our lunch break.

A memory of Poole in 1960 by Malcolm Thomason

We hired a riverside chalet called 'La Dak' on the Martham side of the river, there were two families sharing. I remember there was no car access to the chalet so we had to park the cars next to the ...Read more

A memory of Potter Heigham in 1968 by Mike Atherley

My father was a bobby in the village from 1948 to 1958. I attended Williton C of E Primary school from 1950/6 and recall the Headmaster was a Mr White, and some of the teachers were Miss Chilcott, Mrs Treble and Mr ...Read more

A memory of Williton by John Mills

Happy days indeed, made lots of friends - after the Sunday bridges hikes we used to race to be first in the dining hall queue. You had a better selection of fancy cakes to choose from if you got there first! Len Johnson was ...Read more

A memory of Bellingham in 1958 by Edmund Doull

I was born in 1930 at Rhydyfelin but moved to 37/38 Trehafod Road during 1931 and 1932 via Llwyncelyn. Both my father and grandfather worked at the colliery for a number of years. My grandfather, George Richards, ...Read more

A memory of Trehafod in 1930 by Allen Richards