Janie Prince
“I was born in Teddington, Middlesex—perhaps as a celebration of the end of the war! My three siblings were all pre-war and much older. From an early age I loved nature and that is a theme that remains throughout my Read more »
Robin Mills
As a photographer I’m lucky to be able to contribute to the area’s most popular free community magazine. Not only that, the subjects tell me all about their lives, and then hopefully I write an interesting story. It’s a collaborative effort – and maybe because of that on some level I’ve made lots of friends.
Denys Brunsden
Robin Mills met Professor Denys Brunsden in Chideock, Dorset “I was born in Torquay in 1936, where my father was a postman; he didn’t have a lot of money, but really pushed me to stay on at school and pass Read more »
James Lovelock
Robin Mills met James Lovelock in Abbotsbury, Dorset ‘I was born in 1919, and spent the first 5 years of my life in Letchworth Garden City being brought up by my grandparents; I then went back to live with my Read more »
Lindsay Meller
‘Born Lindsay Ingram in 1948, I was brought up and educated in London. My Dad worked for The Land Registry in Lincolns Inn Fields, and my Mum is driving over this afternoon from Minehead to do the ironing. Luckily I Read more »
Frank Brown
‘I was born in a little 16th century thatched cottage near Rockbourne in Hampshire in 1947. My grandfather was head gardener on the West Park estate, near Fordingbridge. The main house, part of a large estate, was pulled down just Read more »
Fran Williams
Robin Mills went to Lyme Regis to meet Fran Williams. This is her story. ‘My family weren’t originally from Bridport; we moved there when I was very young. My Dad was a teacher with young people who had behavioural difficulties. Read more »
Mitch Norman
Robin Mills went to Bridport to meet musician Mitch Norman. This is his story. My family came from Swindon, Wiltshire, to Bridport when I was a boy. My parents bought a snack bar in South Street, which was the only Read more »
Havana Marking
Robin Mills went to Toller Whelme, Dorset, to meet film maker Havana Marking. I was born in the original Charing Cross Hospital, which was proper central London, on the Strand. I grew up in the West End, when the West Read more »
James Crowden
Robin Mills went to Winsham, Somerset, to meet writer James Crowden. This is his story. “I was born in January 1954 in Stoke Damerel, a roughish bit of Plymouth overlooking Devonport Dockyard. Father was in the Navy and ended up Read more »
Chetna Lawless
Robin Mills went to Lyme Regis to meet Chetna Lawless. This is her story. “I was born in White Plains, New York, about an hour’s drive north of New York City. My mother’s grandparents came from Italy, but her parents Read more »