Help to save H.M.S. Plymouth

What could be the last petition to save Ex Royal Navy boat H.M.S.Plymouth and return it to its Westcountry home has now been launched on the prime ministers website. 

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BBC4 seek grandparents for a new documentary

Blast films are currently making a three part observational documentary series for BBC4 exploring the unique relationship between grandparents and grandchildren.

Getting The Lambeth Walk!

Can anyone help? I wish to buy a tape recording of the song "The Lambeth Walk" from the original stage show in the West End musical "Me and My Girl" - possibly in 1938

Where can I get a green washing machine?

Can anyone recommend a supplier that stocks a washing machine that is compatible with solar panels, please?

 

Public appeal for photos of military life

Well-known photographer Julian Germain is appealing to service personnel, ex-service personnel and/or their friends and families to come forward with photographs of life in the armed forces - and the untold stories behind the images.

Help needed to trace miners in historic photo

 Organisers of an event marking the closure of two neighbouring collieries want to trace miners who featured in an historic photograph taken 25 years ago. The last coal from Lewis Merthyr and Ty Mawr collieries near Pontypridd was brought to the surface in June 1983 - and six miners gathered around that last dram for a photograph to commemorate the occasion.

Talk is certainly NOT cheap!

Years ago they used to say "talk's cheap". But those using the telephone will know that daytime talk is expensive in the UK - whilst other countries charge as little as 15 pence for such unlimited chatter. However, there are ways to cut the cost ...

Do YOU know who this medal belonged to?

The search is on for family of a soldier who was awarded a medal in World War One - after a remarkable discovery in a Welsh rhubarb patch.

Research programme looking for diabetes sufferers

Some 500 people with type 2 diabetes living in the South West have been participating in the largest diet and exercise trial in the UK for people with type 2 diabetes - but now more people are needed to help.

How do I get compensated for being infected with Hep C?

A victim of Hepatitis C is facing what he describes as a "major uphill struggle" seeking compensation from abroad similar to that applicable here in the UK. Have you had an experience that might be of assistance?

Calling all WWII Homefront Heroes!

Were you working in Great Britain during the Second World War? If so a prominent film maker would like to hear from you.

Film appeal - caring for elderly parents or relatives

Award-winning documentary film maker James Dawson has approached Mature Times readers for help in making a film about caring for elderly parents or relatives. Do you have experiences you would be willing to share?

Have you, or a relative, had treatment for cancer?

Carmen Schurt, a dentist and alternative therapist, seeks MT readers willing to share their experiences of both orthodox and alternative cancer treatments.

Have you ever seen anything unusual in our skies?

Retired Detective Constable John Hanson is currently writing his book called "Haunted Skies 1940-1966", which covers numerous reports of strange phenomena - some involving the police - that he and his partner have been investigating over a ten-year period. And he is asking Mature Times' readers to send him any stories of sightings that they have had - especially anyone who has been a pilot.

Can anyone help with period images?

 My name is Freddie Baker, and I am a Liverpool singer/songwriter and I am writing in the hope that you and your readers may be able to help me with a current project.