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Pretending our garden was a holiday park using the tent as the base,the paddling pool was the swimming pool and the climbing frame was the activity centre! (We'd never been anywhere like that so really were using our imagination!)

Escaping into the forest to make rope swings and dens.

My nan teaching me to bake. We used to do scones and cakes and I loved pancake day!

It's simple, but it impacted on on all of us grans of a certain age. The day the war (WWII) was over. And we could all get on with the rebuild of our lives

Going on a family holiday to Blackpool with my mum, dad, sister and grandparents. All I can remember is the weather was rubbish and me and my sister used to play wheelbarrows up and down the corridors of the hotel. We used to go to the hotel every year and the manager gave me a colouring book and pens. And still to this day those little pots of marmalade you get remind me of that holiday, in fact I still associate any kind of marmalade with holidays

I remember my very first day at school. The teacher had a big sweet tin and asked what we thought was in it. Of course, most of the children said sweets...but I knew different as we had the exact same tin at home that we used as a biscuit tin. I put my hand up and... yes! it DID contain biscuits. Lucky me, I was allowed the first one!

Going to Southend for the day on the Royal Sovereign boat from London!!

My favourite childhood memories was when it would get to December time and we would ask if we could put the Christmas tree up , my dad would climb in the loft to get it down and me and my brother and sister would decorate it I used to live that time of year.

sat outside my front door catching worms and racing them , i was 5 at the time 1964

My favourite childhood memory was going to stay with my Nana. It was nice to be loved. My Nana lived near Folkestone and came down to London on the green line bus, met me in Victoria bus station and off we would go back to Folkestone. It must have been a long day for Nana with all that travelling. She used to plait my hair at bedtime.

I can remember sitting in my grandparent's garden in summer on a Friday night doing my homework. The smell of roses always brings me back to that time. Sadly both have left us now, but was a great time.

A hot day. I am in a caravan and given warm cow's milk from the farm. Then picking daisies to make a chain.

Spending summer holidays on the North Wales coast with my Nana and Grandad away from the smog and grime of Birmingham. They lived just down the lane from the old Holywell Junction station which was one of the casualties in Dr Beeching's axing of many stations in the early sixties

Sitting on the step outside the local pub with a bottle of pop and a packet of crisps, whilst nana enjoyed her glass of stout....wouldn't be allowed these days

When I was small my grandparents went on a trip to Canada and brought back a few souvenirs. I loved going to their house to try on the Davy Crockett fur hat and look at the pictures through a 3D ViewMaster. Oh, and I also loved to climb trees

I used to stay with my grandparents during the summer holidays which I loved! They had a river boat that we went stayed on for a few days here and there. One of my favourite memories is finding a nice spot to moor the boat and sitting on the river bank eating a picnic that my Granny made. I'd love to go back in time and have a chance to do that again!!!

Watching the chimney sweep work then rushing into the garden to watch the brush come out of the chimney.

Camping with Guides and dad visiting and buying me apple pies for a midnight feast! I'd love to find out about my relatives. Nana had a large family of 11, most of who we didn't meet as they were the naughty ones (the men then!) and Dad's side were older than him and he was 10 years older than my mum so we didn't get to meet most of them and I know there are some interesting incidents that need investigating.

Holidays on Hayling Island

I remember a family trip to see the lights and Southend. I must have been about three because it all seemed huge and the colours were magical.

My Dad taking me to the park and pushing the swing

Going to my Nanna and Grandad's house. My grandad used to do the steal your nose trick with his thumb which I loved. He used to also give us the little boxes of smarties for a treat.

Visiting my grandparents when they retired to Cleveleys, I thought it was such a wonderful place and my nana always made the best food and baked delicious cakes

I loved meal times. Everyone talking excitedly over each other. Lots of energy and lots of love!

Guarding the bonefire in the weeks leading up to bonefire night to make sure people didn't steal your fire wood