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10:57am Saturday 7th June 2008
NEWS Shopper is launching a retro section in our newspapers and online - and we want you to be the stars of it.
Every week we will pick at random a different year to focus on in the paper, going as far back as 1965 - the year News Shopper started.
We will take you on a nostalgic trip back in time for a light-hearted look at memorable events, people, fashion crazes and more from each year.
Delving into our news archives, 'I Remember ...' will give you a snapshot of what was happening locally at the time.
And we will recap some of the things going on in the wider world of news, sport and entertainment.
You can get involved by sharing your photos and recollections.
First up is 1976 - a year of highs and lows. Do you remember the industrial unrest and raging inflation, the long hot summer which led to water rationing, Abba at their peak, the first Muppet Show, the start of the punk era?
We would love to see your favourite photos from that year - make people laugh at your hairdo or cringe at the clothes you were wearing. Or send pictures of friends and family or local places if you are embarrassed by your own style from the time!
We want to hear your memories too so tell us what your personal highlights of the year were - were you leaving school, buying your first car or getting married? Also, what news stories or key events stick in your mind?
An I Remember 1976' page will appear in the paper soon.
You can also start sending photos and recollections of other years from between 1965 and 1990 for future weeks.
Everything submitted will be published on News Shopper's site where interactive sections for the 60s, 70s and 80s will be created.
Let's celebrate the happy days from those three great decades as well as relive some of those moments in time which are best consigned to history.
Send photos or memories by post to Simon Bull, News Shopper, Mega House, Crest View Drive, Petts Wood, Kent, BR5 1BT - all pictures will be returned.
Or submit material by email - click here
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adam bunnykins york, side room says...
8:38pm Wed 14 May 08
dennis york, In bed watching cash in the attic says...
8:43pm Wed 14 May 08
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Editor, Petts Wood says...
12:56pm Thu 15 May 08
Fred, Petts Wood says...
1:05pm Thu 15 May 08
Editor, Petts Wood says...
1:14pm Thu 15 May 08
Sunny, London says...
4:11pm Thu 15 May 08
Editor, Petts Wood says...
5:58pm Thu 15 May 08
I am quite relaxed about this. You know what they say - imitation is the sincerest form of flattery .
Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott, The Study says...
8:50am Fri 16 May 08
There is only one Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott!
Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott
Rob, Hextable says...
9:22am Fri 16 May 08
Simon Bull, web editor, News Shopper says...
9:26am Fri 16 May 08
All I can talk about is News Shopper's new interactive retro section - which I hope is going to be fab, thanks to the help of our lovely readers. I hope it's going to build into a very interesting part of the newspaper and a very worthwhile and enjoyable resource online.
Obviously if the Petts Wood Residents' Association or any other local groups want to contribute to it, they would be very welcome.
Joanne Hall, Welling says...
3:15pm Fri 16 May 08
Just so happens I was there with my mum on the opening day snd my picture was taken by a News Shopper Photographer, and I appeared on the front page. I was wondering if anybody remembers the name of the shop? Or if the ews Shopper can find my picyure in their archives.
Editor, Petts Wood says...
4:39pm Sat 17 May 08
Your organisation is based in Petts Wood and you have never seen the Gazette? Shame on you!
I'll drop a copy of the June edition round to the office when we publish it at the end of the month.
Ed.
PS Hope the 'I Remember...' feature goes well.
Karen, Bexleyheath says...
10:45pm Tue 20 May 08
Roger Jones, Walsall, West Mids says...
9:13am Fri 23 May 08
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Kuldeep Bhanot, Bexleyheath says...
11:42am Thu 24 Jul 08
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