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Ta very much! - I'll be bidding on that.. ilko.

They did a similar type of thing at Alton towers, whereby you entered a dome like construction and the film completely wrapped around you, even above your head. I remember ducking when I was about to be trampled by a circus elephant. the American Aventure also had some sort of display whereby you were flying in an aircraft or riding a rollercoaster etc. the effect was very realistic as your stomach churned at every swoop and dive. shame they never converted 'Saturday night and Sunday morning' the film shot in and around Nottingham. it would have been nice to jump off a trolleybus again as it

The Forest recreation ground was regular host for the big top. I remember sitting way up at the back looking down on the acts, all exciting stuff! its nice that animals are no longer being used, but I wonder if it will still be as popular without ? .. wouldn't say so myself! besides ... it all seemed to go downhill after Burt Lancaster perfected that long awaited 'triple' ! :D ilko..

Anyone heard of Radford Folly?

after passing the driving test in 66, my first car was a Ford Pop situp'n'beg that cost the tidy sum of £20 .. with its side valve engine and three gears, speeds of up to 50 mph could easily be achieved, and all this with leather seating, and room for four .. man! you knew you'd arrived with this baby! B) Skegness may have been a little bit too ambitious for it, but runs to Trent bridge, and Wollaton park were often taken without any hitch! I remember it being a pig to start in the mornings, often having to resort to the starting handle, but other than that it was ok! ..it was later t

There's a mention in Daphne's post of a Trickets.. now thats going back some years.. seem to remember them being on Radford road opposite Kirkstead street, a big rag-n-bone type of place, would be interesting to know what happened to them.. anybody got any info ? re the army coats.. can't remember an army surplus on Arki street, whereabouts were they located? Nidd & Horseborough used to sell some snazzy clothing at the time, they were situated across the road from Atlas street, flares, jackets, shirts, they had it all. and if they didn't stock what you were looking for it was off

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Lets cop this sucker! - he might feed us!

This is how it looks nowadays since Tom's left the scene. apparently its the 'Nottingham Princess' that now stops off here. available for hire for that special occasion! corporate events, weddings, college trips.. fully stocked bar, dance floor, etc.. sounds great! - I'll have to start saving up!

How many sessions would it take to get all the craft through the locks? with the amount of rowboats etc. Tom had, I would imagine there would have been several fill-up sessions ... this may explain why at times the water level in the cut was very low ? ... had we experienced a 'Drain By' courtesy of old Tom T. ? yam got a cool dancer there dude !

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County hall, The cricket ground, and remains of the old Trent Bridge, are all this side of the river! how did it get its name 'bread and lard island' ? did they really take their sandwiches to work in violin cases ? .

Sie sind Hans und Lotte Hass die deutsche Unterwassermannschaft ! ah the 50s telly!, even the adverts seemed exciting in those days ! some progs I remember are: Wagon train - Ward Bond. Boots and Saddles. The Army Game - excused boots Bisley. Take your Pick - Michael Miles. Sea Hunt - Lloyd Bridges. Torchy the Battery Boy. Lunch Box - Noele Gordon. Crackerjack. Supercar. In the early 50s, TVs were BBC only and a convertor was needed to receive the commercial ABC station. ... can you remember that? and what year did Clint Eastwood appear aS Rowdy Yates ? .

A very nostalgic pic. which hadn't changed a deal through to the 70s.. with slightly more detail to the lefthand side it would have shown my entire walk to school. Notts County fc (centre right) to - meadow lane - cross London rd - past the Globe - cross Arkwright st - onto Fraser st - straight down to the bottom - turn right, et Voila! - TB ! Distance approx 1 mile (if metalwork) and 30 miles (if maths). And behind the Almshouses on London rd. was Ryehill terrace where my grandparents used to live. There used to be a wall seperating the almshouses from the street, and as soon as you jump

Actually the Skoda of today is an half decent motor, eversince Volkswagen got hold of it a few years back, threw out the old engines, and totally restyled the whole range. a lot of the taxi operators now run the the Skoda Octavia, which is both reliable and roomy, and in the case of the 1.9 diesel returns over 50mpg. the interior is a bit on the 'plasticky' side, but perhaps this is a feature sought after by the taxi fraternity, whereby, they can now merely swill out those barf-ups instead previously having to shampoo and dry.