Memoryshare

The BBC's Memoryshare will gradually piece together what we know will be an intriguing people's history of Britain, based on YOUR experiences wherever you are!

It doesn't have to be a big thing - it's just whatever has stuck in your mind for one reason or another.

But, of course, we'd also love to hear from you if you can remember what you were doing and what you thought about the big events in your life, whether it's the birth of a child or a big news story that was making the headlines.

You can...

• Post memories which relate to any location in the world (it doesn't just have to be West Yorkshire)
• Post a memory of an important event, whether it's personal (your wedding, the birth of your first child) or public (what you were doing when Diana died, where you watched Live Aid or even Live8!)
• Post a memory of a small event, even if you don't think it seems important (bilberry picking on Ilkley Moor, your first pet, getting your ears pierced)
• Write as much or as little as you like, whether it's 50 words or 500!
• You can also comment on other people's memories...

Here are some ideas!

Need your memory jogging? Have a look at this list of things which might spark a memory or two for you, but remember it's up to YOU what you write about! 

The death of Princess Diana, Millennium Night, Elizabeth II's coronation, miners' strikes; the building of the M62; the Lofthouse pit disaster of 1973; anti-nuclear and CND marches; poll tax protests; Neil Armstrong walks on the the Moon; Partition, 1947; the two World Wars; the Falklands War; the Bradford City fire; the Cuban Missile Crisis; the assassination of JFK in 1963...and those are just for starters.

Your firsts, lasts and in-betweens:

Pet; car; scooter; bike; house; baby; gig; date; cinema; love; drink; illness; kiss; school; best friend; crush; birthday parties; divorce; childhood memory; job; football match; arrest, accident; toy; graduation; fight...and there'll be many more!

The Beatles play Bradford's Odeon (then the Gaumont) in 1963; the Sex Pistols play Huddersfield on Christmas Day 1977; David Bowie plays at Bradford's St George's Hall as Ziggy Stardust in 1973; Buzzcocks and Joy Division play at St George's Hall in Bradford in 1979; BBC Radio Leeds opens in 1968; the refurbished National Museum of Photography, Film and TV in Bradford is re-opened by film star Pierce Brosnan in 1999; Shilpa Shetty stars in Miss Bollywood in Bradford in 2007...and there are lots of others, of course!

But remember, what you want to write about is up to YOU!

Get started!

• Click on 'Add a Memory' on the right hand side of this page. You will then be taken through the registration process.
• Once you've added your basic details, you'll receive an email which you'll need to send back to confirm your email address.
• As soon as your address is confirmed, you're free to add as many memories and comments as you'd like to share.