pemberton

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  1. Eh - this is maybe not as funny as it is meant to be because I detect about 99% truth rate in both the above statements - What a bloody country we live in when the chronically sick cannot get benefits, but those who have only been in this ONCE great country of ours for a short time and have contributed absolutely zilch, get EVERYTHING!!!!

    Thank god I'm reaching the end of my four score years and ten.

  2. Ruddington's not too bad, good schools, good connections to the main arterial routes in and out of Nottingham,, only 5 miles from City centre with good buses. Plenty of new houses being built and crime is comparatively low when compared to other areas. Plenty of watering holes too (that must be a plus!)

  3. Can any of you budding gardeners out there please help. I have a Rhododenrum in a large pot outside, but it requires re-potting to an even larger pot, now me being a bit thick about matters of the garden, I wondered if anyone can tell me the best time to re-pot?

    Warning Spelling Mistake>>>Rhododendron...... ilikeyou

  4. I'm Nottingham born and bred, everywhere has its bad areas, ghettos, where it is not safe to go, but as long as you use your common and stay away from the more unsavoury parts of Nottm, it aint no where as bad as the press make it out to be. All large Cities have problems with louts, Nottingham certainly is not alone, so come on back to Nottingham, it's a great place to live!

  5. 4 large sheds and numerous smaller ones are still in existence, The HQ building is still there, now HQ 49 (E) Brigade, the building still has the 'NSFF' logo on the outside wall, there is still the training wing half way up the hill and the married quarters are still there and well occupied! Staffing levels are probably in the region of 2-300, so still a vibrant place to work, although about 75% of the original land has been turned over to housing and shops etc, - Tesco, Lidle, Matalan, Manor Pharmacy and all other types of business premises.

  6. Hi Bazza, yes I used to work at 'Ericson's' when it was Ericson's, so did use the club, must have been about 1964ish. Used to work in C7 making little components for the larger exchange racks. It was piece work and every time you got up speed and started to make a bit of dosn a bloke in a white coat would come along and up the rate. Didn't stay there long, slave labour, joined tha Army just after that - much better!

  7. Although not from Radford, my first job in 1963 was at a little engineering factory right at the very top of Denman Street by the name of 'J UNDY LTD', I was the shop lad and remember having to go to the chippy on Ilkeston Road each lunchtime for the pie, peas and chips, bloody luvly, the chippy was about 200 yds down on the right hand side from Canning Circus. Remember catching the 43 trolley bus from the Fountain to Canning Circus to get to work, fare was 3d, Ah memories, and we thought we were hard done to in them days, lets bring em back!