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Come on Ben. Here's an opportunity for you to wax lyrical!

There have been a few editions of the Evening Post added to the news archives . This is a picture of her , that I haven't seen elsewhere . There are a few more pics in these later editions that I will try and post when I get chance . This picture from 1991 confirms her name as Sally Freeman . There is another article later that year that says she was aged 33 (so born 1958ish ? ) and living Mapperley Park Drive and it gave her full name as Sally Anne Freeman .

Wished ladies cricket was around when I was knee high to a grass-hopper. Years and Years ago my father had trial's to play for Nottinghamshire and he passed and was accepted. Due to just been married he could not accept due to poor wagers that cricket's were paid. My brother and myself grew up with cricket also we had an Australin cricket bat, that my dad had brought home, (war reminder) Each Sunday went we went on a picnic the cricket bat came with us. When we started playing one or two children ask if they could join us, and before long the childrens dads had joined us and guess what We

The Anvil Chorus?

I'd have to say it is the same for womens' cricket too Ben, played in the spirit it was intended to be and the female commentators are so much better than the old has beens telling war stories and ignoring the game.

Ear on a G string...

This must be one of the earliest threads on Nottstalgia.....December 2004. And it says a lot that the subject is still remembered by many Nottingham (or ex-Nottingham) people. If you haven't already, check the earlier posts in the thread. I think 'victim' may be appropriate.

With a full symphony orchestra and rock band in my head I need to be wired up to Jill - who may make some sense of it

Strange as it may sound and I never spoke to her, she had 'victim' written all over her.

Flower Drum song.

HMS Pinna-fore?

Apart from the attacks of tinnitus, which, fortunately are not too often, the brain brushes the usual noise away unless I think about it. A researcher was quite intrigued when I said that I often listen to the tinnitus just like listening to music. A range of notes, intensity and timing. It's like celestial music and I often get lost in it. Can be quite pleasant sometimes. Pity that I am not a composer or I could write something quite original.