Holidays - the best time of the year! Where did you go? What did you do? Was Christmas better when you were a child? Tell us what you remember about holidays back in the 70s, 80s and 90s.
Where did you go for your hols as a child?We often went camping, the furthest we got was Jersey for 2 years running, it was quite an adventure setting off from Durham in the middle of the night for the long drive down to Weymouth to catch the ferry over which took about 9 hours. I also remember...
Does anyone remember the terrible fire at Summerland on The Isle of Man in 1973? We went to the TT races there in 76 and my Dad pointed it out, it was rebuilt quite insensitive really considering 51 were killed there - there is a short clip on youtube,.
One of the clearest memories I have of the 70s is of the summer time. In my mind, it never ever rained. (Yes, I know it actually did rain, but I'll keep my rose-tinted memories, thankyou :D ) Outdoor public swimming pools that became very crowded despite being infested with wasps trying to get...
As a kid I remember counting down the days to Xmas with the lighting of the candles on the Blue Peter Advent Crown. Ooh! Four Blue Peters to Christmas! :) 2411 They told you how to make it every year, but I never did. Did anyone make one?
Here's a list of stuff that I think of when remembering Christmas when I was young. Being amazed by an impressive department store display of toys (normally a massive model railway layout), even though you know your parents would never buy it. Having a doughnut shaped box of mint crisp...
Who did you go and see and where? I went to see Uncle Holly in Selfidges in London when I was tiny and apparently screamed the place down. We used to go to the Father Christmas upstairs in the co-op in Harlow. There is no where here to take the kids.
as it is almost that time of year again i was thinking back to when i was a kid, we used to make a guy , we used a pair of tights stuffed with newspaper for the head and legs , and a jumper tied at the wrists stuffed with newspaper too .then he usually had a jacket and trousers on, we used to take...
Its that time of year again when i start thinking about christmas (there ive said "the" word!) So obv i go to ebay for ideas and i saw these decorations which reminded me of the 80s christmas's i had. We had old decorations which time and taste had forgotten! Cant believe i got rid of all...
How can we forget proper winters when there seemed to be snow on the ground permanently from December until March? I remember really decent temperatures where the maximum was no higher than minus 7 degrees and I used to love watching the cars struggling up the hill in deep snow and getting...
This is a really random memory, but does anybody remember about 25 years ago at christmas you used to be able to buy snowmen etc that were about 2ft tall and were filled with sweets and little toys. Just wondered why they don't make them anymore, you also used to be able to buy giant crackers full...
I can remember going to my old Nan's for christmas......... These drinks were always on the menu! A snowball!! (I Am still occasionaly partial to one!)http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh56/karenbrown18/pics%20for%20dyr/advocat.jpg Dubonet & Lemonade (Yuk) ...
Do you remember when the sun always shone in the school hols it was warm even at night it only rained in april it was cold on bonfire night and it snowed at xmas :D:D:D
We sat there and pored over the toy pages in the catalogues, drooled over the tv adverts and got surgically attached to the toy shop window. We wrote lists for Santa filled with our wildest dreams......but when Xmas morning came did we get what we wanted...........? What was your worst Xmas...
Im off to butlins with the wife and kids Tomorrow (Fri 20th May) for a week - so i shall be out of action until the Wednesday after next!! Have fun you lot.
Is this too early? I must admit that since my little boy is definitely at the stage of getting excited about the impending holiday season I've been thinking more and more about my favourite Xmas memories. I think my best Christmas is probably a mix-up of lots of different years - setting up...
Where did you go on holiday as a child? How did you spend those long glorious days of the summer holiday off school? We only went away once and that was to Berwick-upon-Tweed to a two bedroom caravan and I had to share a bed with my Step-dads mother! Thank heaven the foloowing week I was back...
Well, it's Christmas Eve and I only have to go to Tesco's once more before it's finally Christmas! Hurrah! Just wanted to wish you all a fantastic Christmas.....Oggy & Momma, am thinking of you, hope everything went well! Hope that everyone has a fantastic time...let's get together after the...
Xmas Memories Of Yester Year. Every year as I get out the Xmas decorations I have a nostalgic visit to the memories of Xmas's Past. This is helped by two very special boxes which contain recent 'memories'. When I was preparing for my eldests first Xmas I read a story in a magazine re...
Dear Santa please will you bring me...... Some nice person to get up with the kids so Oggy and I can have a lie in! Failing the above some knock out juice for Boo so she will sleep beyond the crack of dawn. A large Bucks Fizz..... this is traditional Santa as you well know as the cook goes on...
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