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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 28, 2020 by Esther Chilton

What teenager who grew up in the 1980s doesn’t remember ‘Girls Just Want To have Fun’ by Cyndi Lauper? As an eleven-year-old, I thought Cyndi was amazing. After all, she had pink and orange hair! As a child, I had … 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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Music Memories

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Esther Chilton

It was the spring of 1993. I was a student at college and lived at home with Mum and Dad. I’d just passed my driving test (after two attempts). I’ll always remember the date I passed – 25th April. It … 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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Music Memories

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Esther Chilton

There I was, eleven years old, glumly trudging round the shops with Mum and Dad, when I saw it – the sign. It was in the shop window of Clarks shoe shop – ‘Free with any pair of school shoes … 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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