Author Archives: Ruiha Smalley

Anita Bridger: memories of the military camps

I know that we were living in the Laughing Waters camp in 1948 as that was the year my sister Wendy was born (now Wendy Johnson) but by 1949 we had moved to the Lodge Lane camp. I don’t remember anything … Continue reading

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Cobham exhibition highlights

Hugh has kindly put together a video from the Cobham exhbition. Click here to view it on YouTube.  

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Betty Bicker-Robinson: memories of Park House, Cobham

Early life I was born in New Barn as Betty King and lived there until we moved to Gravesend when I was about 10 but this was only for a short while and then we moved again, this time to … Continue reading

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Cobham residents – we need you

*Note there is no parking at the College, but plenty of parking in the village, behind the school.

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Ben Parish: memories of Shorne

First of all it is probably best if I begin by amplifying some of Reg’s memories with some of my own. We both lived near the woods and each of us was able to lean over the fence of our respective … Continue reading

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