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That would have to be going on long walks in the summer with the first love of my life, Jasper my dog

My favourite memory is if the hot summer in 1977 and my mum taking us to the beach every day

Sunday afternoon, out in the car for a random drive with Mum Dad and my sister and brother my dad always called it his Magical mystery tour as we never knew where we would end up, could be seaside looking for shells ect or country side looking for fossils great fun

going to see greatgrandma and getting chocolate

Travelling on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Light Railway. I still love vintage & miniature trains.

Rushing to the railway station to meet the train I knew my dad would be on . I used to love "walking home" with my dad.

Going to the shop with my half penny and picking my sweets and going home with a bag full

The first time my dad took me fishing, 60 years later i am still drowning maggots!!

Collecting winkles off of the beach with my brother & sister and selling them to the chef at the small local hotel - can't see that being allowed nowadays days what with current health & hygiens laws!

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My Favorite childhood memory is our annual weeks Holiday to my Nanna & Grandad's house in Eastbourne. A week at the seaside with days at the beach ,simply fun!!

Standing at the bottom of our garden and waving to the drivers and firemen of the steam trains that chuffed past on the railway line alongside our fence!

Going fishing with my Dad and listening to the same story over the years, of how he caught a big fish and every time he would exaggerate the size of this fish. Happy days! RIP sadly missed.

We lived in the country my dad worked on a farm .The cottage we lived in belonged to the farmer.It had alovely garden with a stream.l had various pets.The food was home grown. I used to go up to the farmhouse sit by the Aga and the farmers wife would give me dinner and tea absolutely delicous!

Exploring with friends , old houses, abandoned cars, building sites etc... Everyday was an adventure and apart from a few bumps and bruises it was always good fun, carefree and no sense of danger or any stresses in life

Going out in the early misty mornings with my grandad to pick mushrooms in the woods. He would teach me about the trees, plants and creatures
; sometimes a hedgehog, a field mouse and once even a badger! Then we’d go go home to nana who would cook our pickings as part of a huge Yorkshire breakfast.

My grandparents coming to stay with us for a week's holiday each year

My early days at a lovely village school with my teacher Miss Green and all the wonderful things to learn about!

My favourite childhood memory would be following my Dad around the garden, being given raspberries, rhubarb, blackberries, strawberries, apples, and pears, and tomatoes in his greenhouse to taste, the smell of tomatoes growing always takes me straight back there with my Dad ..... such sweet memories

My aunt and uncle came to visit on Sunday afternoons and we would play board games. as an only child it was the only time when I felt part of a 'family'.

Long, hot, summer holidays with my sister, spent building dens, climbing trees, eating ice lollies and arts & crafts.

My favourite childhood memory is having a salmon sandwich & a glass of coke in a cafe.

Camping holidays with my family, doing the washing up in the open air, singsongs in the van on the journeys and just being in the fresh air all day

Going to my grandmothers house and eating her cakes lovely

My favourite childhood memories revolve around Christmas and going to my grandparents. It was my Nan's birthday on Christmas Eve so our very large family gathered there on the evening. Seeing all my cousins, mom's cousins, aunts, uncles etc and playing with everyone was always so exciting.

Going to bed on Christmas Eve armed with a torch, hoping to see Father Christmas - I never did!