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They seem to have had a son of the right name and age, David

I'm so sad to read this - never met Dave but we exchanged emails every now and again. He seemed a lovely man, with many interests and there will be a big space on this site. Condolences to his wife, daughter and Katyjay x

Used to love the ferry years ago, but no comparison now. Has to be the Tunnel

Another vote for Tunnel, rather than ferry - so much quicker and easier. Novotel and Mercure are brilliant too, for a stopover and there are lots of them and not too expensive

There's a possibility for her sister on Facebook - will send you a message

You could get your Mum's birth certificate, which would give her parents names, and take it from there

Although, Compo, a neighbour of my parents went to complain to them about my brother - probably aged 7 or 8, so early 50's, for pointing his toy gun at her and saying "hands up!"

Don't know, Ian, but the man in the kilt might be a clue!

I loved Instant Whip, which we always had with either hundreds and thousands or chopped walnuts on top! Never liked milk so Nesquik was too milky for me. Anyone remember Rice Cremola, which was lovely

I like Habitat too at the time - relatively cheap and different. Not the same now

Thomas Pearson died in 1962 and his address was 22 Carisbrooke Drive. He left £29000 - a sizeable sum for the time and Probate was granted to Laurence Herbert Pearson and Alan Stewart Pearson (his sons?) and a solicitor

Sounds like a lovely day Ben and Happy Birthday

My Grandparents lived in one of those slums in Lumley Street in 1911

A stamp book paid for a single! War (what is it good for) or Ball of Confusion!

My husband, a Cabinet Maker, says the long curved tool is a swan necked chisel, used for cleaning out the bottoms of deep mortices, like a mortice lock

A short article in the Nottm Evening Post of 11/3/1940 mentions that Emily Mary Corbett was granted a licence for rediffusion music at the Paul Pry. (Radio music?!)

Sucky to me is overly sentimental

Agreed - coudn't drink the milk at school, and can't bear the thought of drinking it on it's own now. It's OK in coffee or in cooking but that's definitely all

Yes, your wife got her pension when expected, at 60 and it's good that she continued to work. I still work and will do, probably, until I get my State Pension at 66. I wasn't asking how much State Pension women who already have their State Pension get, or how it's shared between you. I was just saying how much I and many others have lost as we have to wait for 6 years

I don't think so, Waddo, and that's not the point. State Pension Age should be equalised with men, but the issue is how it wasn't communicated properly, along with the fact that women generally have lower private and State pensions than men, pay has never been equal, more women work part time etc etc etc

I'm so used to men saying what you posted, NBL (and they meant it), so assumed you did too - sorry Losing around £50000 (6 year increase) isn't particularly funny

I still work too but doesn't mean that the increase in State Pension age with very late notification was right. NBL - we've had sexism to deal with all of our lives.

I think Jill might have meant that she should be getting her state pension at 60, as should I - 61 this week, but we have to wait until we're 66. Are you getting involved, though Jill, to do something about it?

I quite liked the Milly Molly Mandy books as a child, along with the Moomins, Famous Five, Secret Seven and the girls school series, like Mallory Towers. I was an avid reader then and still am

I didn't feel any snobbery at BGS. Most of the Wollaton lot were fine and I could compete with any of them academically - just didn't have anything to do with the ultra posh ones!