taxi ray

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  1. 9 hours ago, John the Yorkshireman said:

    Part of my National Service was at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst where I made friends with Ray Larvin of the Lincolnshire Light Infantry from Nottingham. He said his family were involved in the fruit and vegetable business in Nottingham. The years would include 1961 and 1962.

    I once went to find Ray and family at 26 Westgate, Old Basford only to find that they had gone on a holiday to Great Yarmouth. My Christmas card for 1963 was returned saying that the property had been demolished in 1963.

    If you search for Larvin on this site there has been quite a few mentions of Ray.

  2. 19 hours ago, Brew said:

    I think you're talking about the Bond Bug from the '70s. Bright orange wedge shaped.

    I mean the Bond minicar from the '50s. To start it you lift the bonnet and there is a motorcycle engine that had to be kick started.

    I have a picture of each but I'm too stupid to figure out how to post them from PB or DB

    the bond bug had a Hillman imp engine.

  3. Fogrider,

    I don't remember seeing any photos of that building, was Stirlands involved with it?

    The book although being a proper book, looks like a home made jobbie. I will have a look at it over the weekend, and see if there is any relevant info.

    If you are interested  I could probably scan the pages and e-mail them to you. Some of the photos and illustrations look like they have been photocopied, so the quality is not the best.

  4. I drove along Watnall road from Hucknall towards Kimberley today, I noticed that the sign for Watnall is the Hucknall side of the motorway, so I would assume that part of the development is going to be part of Broxtowe councils area.

    I would imagine that there will be plans to build on the old Moorgreen showground, so taking Watnall closer to Hucknall.

  5. I lived on Kings meadows road in the early 70s, I can remember tanks travelling on the road, it was only 1 or 2 at a time, never took much notice at the time.

    The thing I remember about the gun factory was the sheer amount of people that seemed to work there, all passing the house every day.

  6. 2 hours ago, benjamin1945 said:

    Embassy tyres still there............I still use it,have done for 30years..........same bloke as well,can't remember his name,always full of chat.........prices reasonable....never feel ripped off..............

    Embassy tyres has a for sale notice on it, I don't think it will be the business, probably the buildings and land.

    I see the owner most mornings waiting for the bus on Wollaton vale.

  7. On ‎21‎/‎08‎/‎2015 at 8:32 PM, catfan said:

    Booking Fees for concert tickets, paying to book specific seats on aircraft, paying £30 to change a tiny detail on an insurance policy etc really gets my goat.

    My wife bought 2 tickets to see Bruno Mars at the arena next year, £150.00 for the tickets, £18.00 booking fee, and £2.95 for postage. What a rip off.

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