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Hopping in WWII

Posted on 24th June 2018 by Ruiha Smalley

When we were still young, we used to go down to Yalding to go hopping.  We had some good fun.  We used to stay in an old barn next to the pub in Laddingford, The Chequers, the one I mentioned … Continue reading →

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A girl in Cobham village

Posted on 19th June 2018 by Ruiha Smalley

Now to get back to my life as a girl in the village… I went to Cobham school until I was fourteen, it was a lovely village, everyone knew everyone else and were always willing to help.  Mind you everyone … Continue reading →

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Vince (aka Paul) Dale: memories of Ashenbank Camp

Posted on 12th June 2018 by Ruiha Smalley

I was born in Ealing Hospital on the 6th November 1942, during the blitz, I was too young to remember it but we were bombed out and had to move. My first memory is of being four years old (1946) … Continue reading →

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Tony Austin: “Thong Lane all my life”

Posted on 7th June 2018 by Ruiha Smalley

I have lived in three of the four Cheney’s Cottages in Thong Lane all my life, they were originally built for Darnley Estate workers and later rented to workers at Cheney’s Farm. I originally lived in one of the cottages … Continue reading →

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Ray Clarke: memories of Shorne Woods

Posted on 29th May 2018 by Ruiha Smalley

Ray Clarke remembers living in Shorne during WWII I was born at no. 12 Homewood Cottages on Shorne Ridgeway and was still living there during the war years. Living where I did, I used Tanyard Hill to get to Shorne … Continue reading →

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