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What years did they leave...I left in 72....Mainly only knew folk from the same year that you were in...dint seem to mix thru the years at Mellish

I dont remember Dave or Tim But the name Colin Draper rings a bell....Maybe they knew my brothers...I had 5 of em...3 older

Just had a look at yer pix....some gooduns too.....cant nick any of em tho...you disabled 'all sizes'.....ah well shall have to nick some off you when we meet.....its crazy what a mess theyve left.......the place looks a disaster in there.

Nice vid...great player....but a 4 STRING tenor Banjo.....cant beat the good old 5 string bluegrass

Just make yer albums 'public' and anyone can view em.....dont need to tag anything.....What do I search for to see your pix.....what have you called yourself 'on there' and then i can search.... Just got back from weymouth so will email you soon about meetin up with you.

17th 21st Lancers.....I wanna know who got the great 'skull n crossbones ' on the outside wall....woulda made a great wall ornament

errr...is there any music today....hmmmm....not to my ears there aint

Hi ya Firbeck....YES that is me in the picture.....the Banjo is tuned to open 'c'......thas....gDGBD.....seems to be the best fer playing most things.....Nick as many 'tabs' off the net as you can and just keep tryin.....eventually itll sound S**t hot.

hi SussexRed....No m8 i dint go to BHGS....went to sunnyside primary and then to Henry Mellish Grammar school.....Yep travelled bl**dy miles to learn things i dint wanna know.

Ikeabrook!! ha Ha....like it....Mind you its true....But do you have arrows on yer carpets to tell you which way to go round yer house ???? Vespa...Nice one....bit o syle eh. Hi and thanks fer the welcome....our street is about as wide as your scooter.

Ide lose Esther Rantzen in the jungle

My missus just had her memory jogged by this thread......I used to see sally most days in the late 70s sellin her papers and drwing on the pavements...she also used to drink in the Flyin 'Oss and downstairs in Ben bowers at Canning Circus.................Well my Missus recons that Sally was hired to paint Murals at Carrington Day nursery off Mansfield rd....she did loadsa Disney characters....also did the kids bedrooms upstairs where the owner lived.

Known 'Hendrix fer many a year....one o the last punks in Ilkeston

Hi ya LL ....yet I rember Bob....dint teach me tho...I always had Mr Bonsall ( enid ) for physics.....Huge guy always pulling his trousers up

Thas ok....now we know 2 vals in chilwell

Found the site I found the 'clinton Arms mentioned on....Its not much to read but hey i found its name http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/8638/ Scroll down and its on the very last review....you may have to hit 'more reviews'.

Hi ya 'val' thanks.......I dont suppose you know a 'Martine' that has just moved away from chilwell do you ???

When i lived up broxtowe i got broke into and everything i owned was sold in the cocked hat....got told the week after !laughing!

I remember well many saturdays in the early 70s going to selecta disk on Arkright st....and browsing through all the 'junk' shops....seemed to be on every corner with their signs all over the wall advertising ' House clearance' ....but.... ..............Can anyone remember a little further down the road ( nearer trent brigde ) a little old very dark shop with the scariest guy in it.....it sold old record 78s and even 16s ( first time i ever found out what that '16' on my dancette was for )...also sold Gramophones with big brass horns on...the shop didnt look like it had been touched for abo

cheers Bip.....now we know where to go if my mates out

Hi katyjay ....She wouldnt like to shop at the co-op now...before it was a co-op it was a church...Now its known as the worst nightclub for miles..called Dillingers. ...Yeah....cloverlands estate would have been in her back garden...and its huge now.

arrrgh just found an old revue for it ...mentioned it was called the clinton Arms.....came back to this site to find I was beaten to it....well done beefsteak

cant think...know the pub..just down fron the registry office on the corner.....got me thinkin now.....think it was one word.......arrrrgh

Remember all those pubs well...seems the 'Nook' is now called - The Sporting Chance at the Inham Nook - warra gob full eh....ooo the hell thought that one up Have a freind down near the marina in sawley just off haddon way

These are ' s**t hot'