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As a young man in one of my first jobs I used to barrow the parcels over to the post sorting office on Lower Parliament st next to Shipsides Showroom, would always oggle the little sports cars there but I cannot remember what they were, don't think they were any more than a few hundred quid back then though.

First time we made out we were older than we were would have been in 64, three lads and three girls all went out to "The Cherry Tree" at Calverton because one of the group said they served underage drinkers. We were so obviously under age but it turned out to be true the lads had two pints of best and came back rolling.

So people see you coming out of the alley and wonder what you've been up to in a dead-end. "Would raise a few eyebrows especially if you were doing up your fly"

Found this one difficult so I had a look at the No 1s for that year usualy helps me remember something specific. I had just become engaged to the love of my young life, Well!! I was 16 going on seventeen and of course knew all ther was to know. Didn't last but I don't think I will ever quite forget the first.

Mam used to say "Youv'e done utchins" as a remark when going from point a to b very quickly. Who was Utchins or was it Hutchins?

Sorry Riddo I dont know what happened to him after the school years, had a reputation for being a bit of a tough kid back then though.

Some of the records owned by my parents were 78s! I remember Freight Train by Nancy Whiskey was one they also had quite a collection of "The Old Groaner" Bing Crosby. Back in Radford in the fifties we also had one of those wind up Gramaphones were you had to change the needles all the while.

The only time we were interested in at our house was Breakfast time, lunchtime, dinner time and suppertime.

Sorry I am not familiar with that procedure, Is it expensive?

The picture has special significance for my family because of what happened back in the early fifties. My father was a regular when war broke out and was a Dunkirk veteran then went on to serve in North Africa and Italy where he was wounded and captured, he spent the rest of the war in a German POW camp. We thought he had recovered from those terrible years until the very early fifties when he became ill and could not work.Not only did the Buffalo's pay for him to go to convalesce in Weston Super Mare but they also looked after the family while he was away. Such was the comradeship shared by

The only person I know in the picture is my father top back right. Radford lodge around 1950, Who knows someone may recognise a father or a grandfather.

My father was a buff when we lived in Radford late forties and early fifties he attended a lodge at a pub called the Moulders Arms in Radford. I think as Rog says it will be a case of contacting the RAOB as they don't appear to have a dedicated website, a bit difficult for you if it's Derrick, living so far away! Sorry there is a website! maybe you can contact them through that.

Exactly right Bilbraborn! The private sector makes the money and the public sector spends it. Both work hand in fist with each other and the public sector cannot have a better time of it unless the private sector is doing very well.

She told me last week that the job she used to do was being readvertised, think they go around in circles for ever.

So it was Michael! You don,t get me I,m part of the union was a fun song also but pray to God we dont go back to those times, While I have every sympathy with the people on low wages because of hard times I have no sympathy with the strike action.

Will do Mick! She starts drawing her pension this month and has already gone down to part time.

We all have our skeleton's in the cupboard LizzieM!!

I worked in the manufacture of ladies foundation wear and lingerie from the sixties right through to the late nineties, the changes through those decades were great to say the least. From corsetry right through to underwire bras and firm control underwear. come on though girls admit it! you could not beat a bit of power net for keeping things in place, Wonder if it will make a comeback!!! Come to think of it I used to travel all over the country solving production problems just so that you ladies could look Shipshape & Bristol Fashion!.

Had to laugh at the English fans who painted their faces with the German flag and held the banner "Look what youv'e done to us Roy" I don't have a problem I am a European and will be supporting "Germany"

No problem Mick all are still there, it's me! I forget how to use the site search buttons. It's an age thing!!!

The film I saw him in was called "Hound Dog Man" abouit the same time I bought the record String Along.

Is it possible to know which phtobucket pictures are still linked to Nottstalgia as I have noticed that a lot of old posts have been removed.

I remember using a burnt matchstick to darken the moustache I tried to grow back in the late sixties, very difficult as I only shaved about three times a week back then.

I have always liked "I Vow To Thee My Country"