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NOSTALGIA: Street art wall as it used to be

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:37:32 GMT

An interesting then-and-now contrast of a wall in St Pancras Chichester.

Nostalgia: Town in mourning over Mother Goose

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:53:53 GMT

HUNSTON was in mourning ten years ago this week, as the canal’s renowned ‘Mother Goose’ was attacked by swans and died of her injuries.

Nostalgia: Saturday night at the movies!

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:22:17 GMT

ONE OF the major developments on the entertainment scene in modern times has been the arrival of the multiplex movie theatre.

Nostalgia: Memorial means Bevin Boys can now stand tall

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:04:39 GMT

READER HS Taylor got in touch after the unveiling of a memorial to the forgotten heroes who worked in coal mines during the second world war was unveiled.

Nostalgia: The story of Shippam’s

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:55:32 GMT

AN ILLUSTRATED presentation and film show at West Sussex Record Office on Tuesday, May 28, will showcase the history of Shippam’s, one of Chichester’s most successful and best loved businesses – and it will also provide attendees with the chance to sample some of its famous pastes, by way of a Shippam’s tea.

Nostalgia: Chichester Boys’ Club memories

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:48:43 GMT

Two more photographs of Chichester Boys’ Club have come to light at West Sussex Record Office.

Nostalgia: Princess visits Chichester

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:44:44 GMT

THE OBSERVER series reported on a royal visit 25 years ago this week.

Nostalgia: Two of Tangmere’s few

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:35:38 GMT

This article, written by DAVID COXON, Tangmere Military Aviation Museum’s curator, is the fourth in a series of monthly articles on the people of RAF Tangmere. More information on the museum, including opening times and entry prices, can be found on its website at www.tangmere-museum.org.uk

Nostalgia: Petworth man’s memories of bombing

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:54:37 GMT

A PETWORTH man has spoken of his memory of the time German bombs landed on Midhurst in the second world war.

Nostalgia: Do you know origins of model railway club?

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:46:58 GMT

HELP is needed with putting together details on the history of a local Model Railway Club.

Nostalgia: Reunion with old RAF pals

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:32:26 GMT

When John McGregor wrote Fairy Tales of an SAC in 2009, all about his five years in the Royal Air Force at Thorney Island in the late 60s and early 70s, he had no idea the book would bring him back in touch with so many people he’d lost touch with.

Nostalgia: Names wanted for HMS Collingwood Anniversary

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:25:57 GMT

Do YOU know anyone who lost their lives at HMS Collingwood shore base 70 years ago?

Nostalgia: New book on Bosham poet

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:32:41 GMT

The life and times of the gifted English mystic and nature poet Clare Cameron are evoked in a new book by Midhurst-based Philip Pegler.

Nostalgia: Fond memories of Chichester Boys’ Club

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:08:25 GMT

THE IMPORTANCE of Chichester Boys’ Club was illustrated in a recent article in the nostalgia section in the Observer.