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A Trip Down Memory Lane

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Esther Chilton

A Royal Obsession It was in 1981 that I first took an interest in Princess Diana. I was nine years old and we were on holiday in Torquay. There was quite a furore in the guest house where we were … Continue reading →

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A Trip Down Memory Lane

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Esther Chilton

My Days as a Duranie I couldn’t believe it – more than thirty-five years after I first fell in love with the pop group Duran Duran, I was going to see them live. My partner had surprised me with tickets … Continue reading →

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A Trip Down Memory Lane

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Esther Chilton

Memories of My Special Grandparents I was twelve when my grandad died. So I only have a few memories of him. I wish I had more. Grandad and Nan had moved away some years before so we didn’t see them … Continue reading →

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Music Memories

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Esther Chilton

When I was three, I loved watching Andy Pandy and wistfully yearned for a doll like Looby Loo. I sang Humpty Dumpty over and over, completely out of tune much to Mum’s dismay. I had teddy bear pictures on my … Continue reading →

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Music Memories

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Esther Chilton

When I was fourteen, we used to visit my nan most Sundays. She lived a good hour or so away so Mum, Dad and I travelled by car to see her. I didn’t like travelling by car as I’d often … Continue reading →

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A Trip Down Memory Lane: Grandad

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Esther Chilton

I looked at the frail form lying so still on the hospital bed. Tears threatened to fall. I blinked them back, but they wouldn’t have it. I let them come. This was it – time to say my last goodbye … Continue reading →

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A Trip Down Memory Lane: The Tooth Fairy

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Esther Chilton

I’ll never forget the excitement of when I lost my first tooth. After all, I was the last one in my whole class, the whole year in fact, to lose their first tooth. I remember my friends telling tales of … Continue reading →

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Music Memories

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Esther Chilton

In 1986, my favourite TV programme was Top of the Pops. Every Thursday night, I could be found glued to the TV waiting to hear if my favourite song had made it to the prestigious No.1 slot. Mum and Dad … Continue reading →

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A Trip Down Memory Lane: My favourite Toy

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Esther Chilton

We all have a favourite toy from our childhood, don’t we? A teddy that we took around with us, wherever we went, no matter how tattered and torn it looked. Or a doll or soldier that we lovingly created stories … Continue reading →

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