We started Our Town Story six years ago, with the idea of creating a repository for your photos of the villages, towns and cities where you grew up - along with your memories of those place, indexed by location and not beholden to any megacorps. 

We got a bit waylaid by small children and jobs etc, but now seems like the perfect time to put some energy into getting it going again - what with nearly all of us being stuck at home!

There's a home page for  every village, town and city in the UK - and each has a gallery, forum, events page and more. Have a look at the Wimborne Minster page (where I grew up) for an idea of what a place page can look like - we just need you to share your photos from the loft, photo album or wherever. 

I'm not a web designer, so it is a little rough around the edges in places - and I know that on mobiles it can be hard to use - but on laptops and tablets it works fine - just see the help articles, or tweet us @ourtownstory . We will work to make it more compatible with more devices!

If you operate a local history society, but don't have an online shop, you can list your books, CD-ROMS and merchandise and sell them through the website - we can take card payments for you, and send you the details of where to dispatch the items to - there's more info here . 

It's a surreal and bizarre time, but perhaps now could be the time to come together and share the images of the UK in happier times - please do comment if you have any questions and we will point you in the right direction!