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Times Remembered

  • Clubs in the Village

Sharing My Past

Some present and former villagers have contributed village memories and accounts of their lives in times past.

We include these without alteration or addition so as to show life in bygone days through their eyes. They make fascinating reading.

Any photographs relating to the stories or people involved would be gratefully received.


ROBERT ROLPH

Lakenheath Life


CYRIL MATTHEWS

My Story

Life story of Herbert Coleman
stepfather to Cyril Matthews


LAKENHEATH STATION & SIGNAL BOX

Publication from Great Eastern Journal 
No.72 1992

Supplied by Roy Silverlock.

Video
The last time the gates were closed by hand,
Scot Turner before automation 2012
Supplied by Thomas Clayton / Lakenheath Heritage Group

JEFFERY FLINT

Lakenheath Halt Signal Box Removal 4th Sept 2021
& Photographs


PAT RISSEN

A Lakenheath Lad

Jack Coleman, My Life Notes


MEMORIES OF A LAKENHEATH LAND GIRL

 

Oral History interview with a Lakenheath Land Girl
Reproduced by kind permission of Suffolk County Council and Suffolk Record Office, Bury St. Edmunds.


JOE C MORLEY

War Work 1939-1946

Lakenheath


MARIE LAFLIN


The wonderful memories of life growing up in Lakenheath in the 1940’s and beyond. Stories include home, school, work, village life, RAF, POW’s, US servicemen and of course sugarbeet syrup pudding!

Reproduced by kind permission of Suffolk County Council and Suffolk Record Office, Bury St. Edmunds. Reference in the recording is made to the Lakenheath WI Scrapbook, 1965: Record Office ref. SROB/GH503/35/15.


ROBERT KIDNER

A Suffolk Village in the 1930's
Erattum - for Prew read Prewer

Upbringing During Wartime Years


MARY TURNER

Memories of Wally Hebden


ROY SILVERLOCK

Memories Recalled April 2018


HARRY FLACK

Chapter 1 - School Days

Chapter 2 - Working Life in the 30's

Chapter 3 


MR & MRS CHAMBERS

A Conversation
Erattum - for Stanley Watts read Stanley Kent


MARGARET MORLEY
(Meg Marion)

1936 My Last Christmas down Dumpling Bridge Lane

Memories of Lakenheath

Oral History interview with Meg Marion about Lakenheath memories. 
Interview with Meg Marion by Ed Button.

This recording is reproduced by kind permission of Suffolk Archives. Reference L401_1_542


DORIS DITCHBURN

Extract from 
Mrs Doris Ditchburn's Notebook


KEN TURNER

Memories of my Younger Years

Life in Lakenheath


JEAN & KEN FINCHAM

 Jean Fincham's Story

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