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  • Testing Times 26/11/2021 I went to Billericay School from 1965 to 70 (maiden name Robertson). I recognise some of the faces and a...
  • Testing Times 26/11/2021 On the right is Susanne Martin who played flute, now Susanne Pipe, she became a Primary Teacher and eventually Head...
  • Testing Times 26/11/2021 I think I recognise Lynne Jones last right with the violin. And maybe Janet Verbeck 3rd from left at the...
  • Forum 24/11/2021 Kevin Thomson, blimey!! I remember that so well. We were going to the two-tone concert with The Specials, Madness, Selectee...
  • Private Harry Tyler 16/11/2021 Harry Tyler in 1911 lived at New House Farm, Stock Road Buttsbury. Remembered on St Mary's Church Buttsbury, WW1 Memorial....
  • Private Joseph Keeling 16/11/2021 Joseph Keeling born in Stock, Essex, on the 14th October 1887, parents were Peter & Mary, Joseph Enlisted at Warley...
  • Memories of St Andrew’s Hospital & the Burns Unit 09/11/2021 3rd degree burn to my hand left me visiting St. Andrews in 1977. I spent a lot of time there...
  • Forum 27/10/2021 I think I was chased along with Stephen too, but that might have been down Camden High Street by a...
  • 3rd Billericay Cubs and 4th Billericay Scouts 20/10/2021 I was in the cubs (3rd Billericay) for a short time between 1967 and 1970. Remember the Arkela was a...
  • Mayflower in the 1960s 13/10/2021 I remember you too Roz. Interesting to see old names popping up here
  • City Buses in Billericay 10/10/2021 I spent a long part of my childhood in North London, living in Downhills Way. City coaches in their distinctive...
  • Memories of Billericay School 02/10/2021 I came across this quite by chance so interesting! I recall so many of the people mentioned here. I actually...
  • Great Burstead Stores 01/10/2021 Strange thing memory! I seem to recall this was called Bateman's in the late '50's/early 60's. My mum worked there...
  • Testing Times 29/09/2021 I remember some of those mentioned especially Bernard Cooper he used to work in the green grocers on a Saturday...
  • Memories of Billericay School 26/09/2021 I remember the teachers Leny, Evans, Goldwyn and a few others who's names I forget. They were strict, I remember...
  • Memories of Billericay School 23/09/2021 Just thought I would comment on the sports that have been mentioned in previous articles. I was sports captain of...
  • Memories of Billericay School 22/09/2021 Thank you for such wonderful memories. I too remember Irene Wooldridge, she and I sung together in some of the...
  • Changes to Billericay 19/09/2021 Further details about No. 61, known as the Chantry, can be found by clicking on the following Link to...
  • Ball’s Plastics Factory 17/09/2021 I worked in the office at B.E.F. Products at Leigh on Sea in 1970 and one of our directors was...
  • Great Burstead Stores 17/09/2021 I remember going to Steve’s shop, as it was known, during my childhood. We used to take our bottles of...
  • Changes to Billericay 17/09/2021 Hello, I'm really interested in the history of the black and white Tudor building dated 1510 in Billericay town centre....
  • Memories of Fairview, Southend Road 16/09/2021 My dates on moving in have been corrected by my twin Brother David, along with some other notes; We moved...
  • Memories of Fairview, Southend Road 15/09/2021 Hi Richard, Thank so much for your reply to my post. I will start at the end if I may?...
  • Bell Hill Windmill 15/09/2021 Wonderful history of Billericay Post Mill. Mention is made of the post still being in situ near the top of...
  • My time at Buttsbury Junior School 12/09/2021 I remember Mrs Rae giving me a lunchtime on my 1st day in 4th year Junior. Around 1976ish. All because...
  • My time at Buttsbury Junior School 12/09/2021 I attended Buttsbury in the early 60’s. The junior school was brand new, we moved over the road when I...
  • The Pilgrim Myles Standish 01/09/2021 He is my Great Grandfather 18th removed. I think it is amazing all the family he has connected to him....
  • Town Sign Unveiling 25/08/2021 I believe number 10 is Rev. S. Powley, Vicar of Billericay at the time.
  • My time at Buttsbury Junior School 17/08/2021 I attended Sunnymede junior school in the 80s and Ian Bennewith was my teacher in year 6. He didn’t like...
  • Memories of Billericay from 1947 to 1964 24/07/2021 We moved to Billericay just before the war started, had a home in Sunnymead, I remember it was called UMTALI,...
  • Random Recollections of Billericay 23/07/2021 Hello Mark, It's your old buddy Graham Jones. I was doing some searching about the old days in Norsey Road...
  • A Billericay schoolboy 20/07/2021 Hi Trevor - The photo of 2393 squadron in front of the Avro Shackleton at RAF St Mawgan (August 1969?)...
  • Key markets/Gateway 14/07/2021 According to my research the Key Markets logo was a yellow/gold key on a dark blue background. I'm afraid the...
  • Mayflower in the 1960s 13/07/2021 I started Mayflower in 1969. I remember being totally overwhelmed by the size of the school and number of students....
  • Key markets/Gateway 12/07/2021 Key Markets was not the first supermarket on that site. I remember it opening, though I could not possibly give...
  • Memories of Billericay from 1947 to 1964 05/07/2021 My name is Sue Peters. I lived in Billericay for the first 18 years of my life, first on Southend...
  • Memories of St Andrew’s Hospital 28/06/2021 My mother worked on nights for 20 years and also worked on Out Patients & Maternity, Mrs Rolfe was my...
  • The Cold War 20/06/2021 I think you'll find the guns were replaced with Bloodhound (or such like) anti-aircraft missiles somewhere middle/late 50's. I used...
  • Ball’s Plastics Factory 18/06/2021 Does anyone know a Robert Thompson or a Patrica Thompson, they worked in the Clacton on Sea factory in the...
  • Status Quo in Billericay 15/06/2021 A little bit of digging on the internet revealed that Thin Lizzie played Mayflower School on 9th February 1972. The...
  • The Rising Sun 14/06/2021 Simon and Garfunkel came to a folk evening hosted by Great Burstead Church in the 60s. It was held in...
  • The Rising Sun 13/06/2021 Paul Simon lived in Brentwood at this time and was playing gigs all over the UK. You may recall the...
  • Status Quo in Billericay 12/06/2021 Yes, remember this, it was our PE teacher Mr. Clark who sorted this. He also got Thin Lizzy to appear....
  • The Rising Sun 10/06/2021 My brother Les used to go the folk club in the 60s, he remembers seeing an American guy play to...
  • Memories of Billericay School 10/06/2021 Oh, Jack, I do so remember you. You ran the Pathfinders Club at the church in Toongabbie. You are remembered...
  • Boys Will Be Boys 07/06/2021 We went ferreting all along the rail line, as well as in Norsey Woods....in fact anywhere there were rabbits. No...
  • Cyril Giachardi 07/06/2021 Cyril Giachardi is interred at Great Burstead churchyard. Walk down the road beside the church and beyond the church hall....
  • My time at Buttsbury Junior School 28/05/2021 I hated Mayflower, but Buttsbury was a very happy time. I can remember every teacher I had, Mrs Crossley in...
  • Sgt. Charles Corbett Stevens 24/05/2021 I couldn't agree with you more. On the war memorials we researched which feature bronze plaques, it is possible to...
  • Ball’s Plastics Factory 22/05/2021 I worked at Ball Plastics (Clacton on sea), sister factory to Billericay, until it’s closure in 1985, I believe. I...
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