jonesy

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  1. My mum lives in skeg, when she comes to visit us she does bus to Lincoln, train from Lincoln to Notts. She hasnt found a way across for free yet, so I'd be interested in knowing how to do it
  2. Thanks Ashley. Yes I've seen them mentioned here too.. its just that I'd not seen the frith one mentioned.
  3. Whilst looking for photographs of Old Nottingham I came across http://www.frithphotos.com/nottingham/ seems to be photos up to the mid 60s Its got some really interesting photos of all over the city and surrounding areas. (As well as other towns in the UK - I spent hours and hours looking at Nottm and Skeggy seeing how theyve changed) Hope someone finds it useful
  4. Will do when I'm done scanning (such a monster task) and I figure out how. Now I know the Vulcan is flying again I'll keep my eyes/ears open
  5. The Ozarks? A dear friend of mine that I've got to know on a work related forum is from those parts. Havent seen him online in a couple of days... is everything ok there?
  6. Is this the first flight of the Vulcan since the 80's/90s? I'd love to see/hear that beastie fly again I used to be a regular air-show-goer until the kids were born. All over the country, RAF and USAF bases. Got some great photos that I'm currently working through scanning.
  7. Yeah we still walk down there... Got some pics to add when I can figure out how to load them
  8. Thanks Bamber, I cant remember trains using the line... but I'm pretty sure my mum does. I know she refused to buy a house down a couple of roads in WB because there would've been trains running at the bottom of the garden (I think she had visions of derailments or me clambering up the embankment and wandering onto the line) I do remember the bridges, and remember them being removed... and near the school there was a little corner shop just before the bridge (I cant remember the name of the shop) but thats now gone as has the rest of the terraced houses that used to be there. (its now a car p
  9. My boys would LOVE that skate park. I dont think we have one around here. In West Bridgford we've started having a "farmers market" and it seems to be very popular. I'd never seen it advertised at all. I just happened to be on Central Avenue one Saturday and couldnt work out why it was so busy
  10. You're isolated no more Bip... (though I must admit, I'd go live in the US if the chance occured) Welcome Quicksilva (from a forum newbie too.)
  11. Can anybody help me please. When I was a young girl going to "mucky road" infant school in West Bridgford, I can remember walking under a railway bridge, and there being a railway embankment just in front of the school. The bridge always used to seem spooky to me (as a 5 year old). There were other bridges along the old railway line too. Does anyone know when they were demolished, and what railway line used to run through West Bridgford. These days the school looks less frightening, and the embankment gone, and houses/flats/bungalows built on the land... Cheers Tracey
  12. May be a bit late replying I'm using Thunderbird. Gotta say I prefer it over outlook express. (I'm using version 2 tho )
  13. Yeah? I bet every place has those days. A different forum I go to for my work stuff had a similar problem a couple of weeks ago... soon gets buried in the other posts
  14. Thanks for the welcome Katyjay. It does seem a very friendly place to come
  15. Anyone here used to go to Rushcliffe Youth Club and "Origin" (the disco ran by the club)
  16. Thanks for the warm welcomes. I'll add a bit to me profile in a few days... if you dont mind waiting. I'm still finding my way round here at the moment... different forum software to what I'm used to using... (old dog, new tricks )
  17. Just joined the forum today. Been lurking as a guest for a few weeks now, but decided to jump in. Been having loadsa fun reading the posts here I'm Tracey. I've lived in this great city all my life... I did (for a couple of years move to the Long Eaton/Sawley area, but felt more comfortable back in my old stomping grounds of West Bridgford. (via a detour of Clifton) Anyways, gotta run, these photos wont scan themselves
  18. Did the slipper thing in the 80's. Wow, its gone upmarket these days
  19. I was at Rushcliffe too. (left in 1982 - I think) I think we were the last year to use the annex. I couldnt wait to leave the school