Fairlad

I remember you, Did you used to pal about with Colin Wood?

I knew Neil Oakden, he was in my year at Bilborough Grammar, and in my very early teens I snogged Glenis Scrimshaw a couple of times!

It was down the back of her blouse and not the front!

She's my "little" sister!

Didn't enjoy N I much but as a helicopter tech we weren't on the streets. Although some of us did volunteer for countryside patrols because we were bored!

BT was a year lower than us, knew her from St Martin's youth club.

I thought it was Mr Crompton but I wasn't sure. Yes I can recall Darryl Barker and the question! I also got a lecture from Dr Peake after he saw me stuffing fresh grass cuttings down Brenda Thompson's Blouse one lunchtime....

No longer in the army, they have no use for decrepit old codgers like me, served from '66 to '76. Best ten years of my life , got to live in Germany for 4 years and Hong Kong for 3.

I can remember Peake watching us through the door window But I can't remember who put the note in the register. Had an English teacher, whose name escapes me, set us a short story to write for homework and when it was marked and handed back I had to ask him what "pornographic" meant (yes I was that innocent!) much to the amusement of the class. I got 8/10 for the story but he added the comment "almost pornographic". The plot involved my friend Keith Humphreys and a girl named Sue Brown but I did swap the surnames around...

My girlfriend came from Strelley too, so we must be.

I remember Miss Trail, She was my form teacher in 1964 (Form 4T)

Got soaked again

Got flippin' soaked

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie here who forgot to introduce himself. I have already posted a few messages on specific subjects but not here,,, I am Nottingham born and bred, born in Lenton Abbey, moved to Wollaton as an infant then to Bilborough in the 50's. We lived on Fairnley road (top end of Wigman Road). My first school was Melbury Infants, then on to Glenbrook Junior Boys and finally Bilborough Grammar school. Most of my early and teenage years were spent around Bilborough and Strelley estates. 1966 I left it all behind and joined the Army. There you are - now you know.

I feel really privileged now....

Now you've really got me worried!

Should I be getting worried here?

I originally posted this message on a St Martins Church page but was advised by Cliff Ton that the posts were from 2009! (I will get the hang of checking first I'm sure). I have re-posted it here as it is still relevant to my growing up in Bilborough during my teenage years in the 60's. I used to go the St Martins every Sunday. I was also an alter boy! The main reason for attending church was so that I could go to the youth club held in the church hall , (now communal garages and houses), on a Saturday night. We also had some great dances there. This was in the early to mid 60's.

Yes I can, think I got the cane for that. I can also remember throwing Nigels hymn book out the window.

Good camera to learn the basics on. Not like the "press the button and let the computer take over" cameras of today. Not that I'm against them because I have one and have many in the past. Even now the enthusiasts say that to learn photography as a hobby you have to put everything on manual.

Hi Stavertongirl, I'm afraid I might just be that Raymond Wheat! (Had to think quick when registering on the site for an on screen name, Was going to be FairnleyLad after our road.)

Mum had an order book that was handed in to the Bracebridge Drive CO-OP on a Thursday and the groceries were delivered on the Friday. I remember Mum giving the Delivery boy 6d each time. I also remember the red milk floats, i used to help the milkman out sometimes, I would only have been around 10, and remember one day going up into Strelley village and he let me have a drive! Mum preferred the Landers Bakery bread, he used to deliver every day too on Fairnley Road.

My mum's was 90088, used mainly at Bracebridge Drive CO-OP during the 60's.

Just read this thread from the beginning and like many others I started with a Zenith E (bought in Andover when I first joined the Army). I then progressed to a Prinzflex TTL, purchased in Dixons. I was later posted to Hong Kong and purchased a Canon FTb (as stated - built like a tank) which I still have together with a collection of lenses, it occasionally gets an outing. My other cameras, used occasionally are a Yashica Elecro 35 GTN, Olympus XA, Canon IID2 (range finder model from 1955), Mamiya 645 and my go to camera for everyday use a Sony RX10iv. At my age it's easier to carry one c