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Just in case the OP comes back I had a quick search of the Hill family. Maybe errors, can't 100% guarantee it's right info without seeing certificates : Will Hill family. William Frederick Hill born 1882- married Gertrude Key or Keys b1883 in Nottm. He died March 1968. 1911 family living 2a Noel Street. His Offspring : Leslie Hill 1905-1975? . He married EiIeen Otilie Elliott , she died 1997. Douglas Cecil Hill b1907 . Married Rene Tyler in 1931. They had a son Robert Hill. Mabel Irene Hill born

Willow, I remember Ed Stewpot playing Josh MacRae's version of Messing About on the River on Children's Favourites on a Saturday morning. Some good 60s footage in this clip.

Putting a 'Like' on that doesn't seem appropriate, so I'll say 'Noted'...and hope your consultations come out ok.

Balmoral coming into Llandudno pier Rog

John Harker barges transporting oil played havoc with my fishing gear when they rounded the bend on the up river end of the anti flood wall at Fiskerton. first the draft sucking all the water out and then the wash sending it all sloshing back. You really had to hang on to your keep net and your fishing basket/box and rod. Here is a link to a very interesting article A History of the Trent Basin by Mark Patterson\ Trent-Basin-–-A-History-by-Mark-Patterson-1.pdf (trentbasin.co.uk)

Working barge in Town Lock Newark Rog

Burl Ives sang many of those songs too on Childrens Favourites. Ugly Bug Ball, Big Rock Candy Mountain, Little White Duck and I Know an Old Lady. Listened to them all when travelling to the Forest away matches in the mid sixties

@Brew sorry you seem to be having some health issues. I hope they'll be sorted soon. I know all about those eye tests …… I’m a regular at the eye clinic. We also have a ‘Peak flow’ monitor to use at home which measures how quickly you can breathe out. Our scores aren’t too good and we’ve both been sent for CT scans but the results seem OK for our age. Sending lots of good wishes to you ……. x

They are all part of the so called green energy we are all being hoodwinked about Lizzie Rog

Those wind turbines ……..What an eyesore!

You'll have to sit in wait for it Phil, liquidised cat food and night vision is the best way Rog

In Scotland you need a licence for an airgun. Funny lot the Scots! Yesterday I saw the biggest rat ever. A neighbour keeps chickens so I guess it was after their food. By the time I’d come in to get my rifle it was gone!

Not on the tugs that Plantfit drives!

No, Barrie, you’ll be up the creek without one.

The last thing I want to do is go on a cruise. You have to dress for dinner!

So if you don't have to apply for a licence, how do you get one? Iv'e seen some you tube vids on shooting rats. It seems y'all fighting a losing battle. As for being 'third man' in a boat, I do have my own paddle !

Thanks @DAVIDW so my old deceased neighbour was correct, the Hill family did live in a house near us.

It all seems a bit vague about shooting vermin. You have to be an ‘authorised person’ and work within the terms of the licence but you don’t have to apply for the licence.

‘Three men in a boat’ Barrie. You’re the third.

Did'nt they make a film about you and Phil., Rog., I think it were called "The Deer hunters", or was it, " In the line of fire".

Here’s mine Rog. A Theoben Rapid 7. Sorry about the rug!

I am pretty much the same DJ. I came across this article by a Liberal (Conservative) Senator,(our upper house) where he claims that the Prime Minister (Labor)has authorised a manual on "How to Keep Secrets" that should be made public. It is only a short article and well worth a read. Is this what we have come to in politics? SIMON BIRMINGHAM: PM must explain Labor’s attempt to keep information hidden | The Nightly

Knowing the generosity of farmers he certainly won’t give it to you! There’s a cafe you will know where the A46 meets the A17 north of Newark called The Friendly Farmer. It always makes me smile! As you know, pigeons are a protected species. I won’t tell!

From what I see round here the farmers compete to see who can have the largest tractor. It might be ok for the Lincolnshire prairies where Rog lives but round here the fields are much smaller and the tractors are churning up the roadside verges and the rainwater can’t drain away.

We should find out on Saturday about the points penalty. I can't see them reducing or changing anything, my prediction is that Forest will survive by 1 point.

I remember the barge traffic on the Trent during the 60’s. Trent Carriers used to advertise ‘Humber Ports to the Midlands’. There was a dock and a large warehouse at the bottom of Trent Lane. At one time Whittaker’s of Hull used to bring fuel from the Humber refineries up to Colwick. The river used to be dredged to accommodate the barges but that no longer happens and the river can be as shallow as 1 metre deep in places during the summer. I believe there are still some gravel barge’s operating on the tidal stretch below Cromwell lock.

Mess deck in the little cab, heads out the back door lol Rog

Ian Finn, yes Pete Seager, little boxes all made of ticky tacky

I remember listening to this song on Saturdays Childrens Favourites way back and another song not sure of the name something about Little Boxes.

Some nice pix there N.A. pity theyv'e all got that watermark splodged over them. Thanks pal.

There's another load of pictures here The Omnibus Society | Makemson, Bulwell, Nottingham (zenfolio.com)

Like your pictures Rog., but tell me, where is the mess deck or heads?

I love boats and had one for fishing for the last 60 years. Nothing big - just 10' - 16'. Still got a 16' Tehri boat with small Honda 4stroke and an electric outboard. I'm in a fishing boat most weeks - Carsington tomorrow then a local water on Friday. I have borrowed bigger boats - a Princess 30' motor cruiser and a traditional Norwegen Folkboat for sailing in Scotland. Going to Ireland for a weeks boat fishing in a fortnight and then up to the Highlands for another week a month later. Even if the fishing is not that great it is satisfying to be out on the water in wild places.

l had no idea that Makemsons had such a big fleet or that they ever operated double deckers. Passenger Transport Yearbook 1962 lists the fleet as 5 d-d buses, 2 s-d buses, 13 coaches comprising Chassis: 11 Leyland, 3 AEC, 3 Bedford, 2 Commer. Bodies: 5 Leyland, 4 Burlington, 4 Harrington, 3 Yeates, 3 Duple, 1 Willowbrook.

Good for you, Phil, having a change of heart about killing things...

I don't know about people keeping snakes as pets. It's each to their own really I suppose. However, I've NEVER understood why people should want to possess an air rifle. Farmers and gamekeepers keep REAL guns, that's perfectly understandable, but air guns are totally unnecessary. In the wrong hands, cats and dogs and other family pets become easy targets, and many children have also been maimed. The ONLY place for an air rifle is up the orifice of its owner.

I have a lovely, friendly squirrel, he visits my bird table every morning, he is a nuisance, but enjoyable to watch. I think it's weird that you people get a kick out of killing wildlife, in whatever shape or form. Do you enjoy it when, whatever it is you shoot, falls down dead in front of you, is it a pleasurable experience when you remove a creatures life, or do you have no thought for it and see it simply as 'a bit of fun'.