Brandon Heritage

Tag: Tip

  • Growing up in ‘Tip

    John DeCamps was born in Town Street (Tip).  His mother was Brandon-born, nee Dyer, so he has a few memories of his time there … “I was born in my grandparents house in 1942.  Mum and I lived with them till dad was demobbed after the war, then we moved to a Nissen hut on Rattlers…

  • Settling in Brandon – Bob Jones

    Brandon resident, Bob Jones, recalls memories of how he moved to the area almost sixty years ago, and settled in the town … “It was 1959 and we were looking for a property to purchase or rent in Thetford (preferred) or Brandon would do.  The London overspill development was progressing at this time but there…