katyjay

We're flying from Phoenix to London to Malaga. A week in southern Spain, then moving to the Algarve and a week in a villa. Then 3 nights in London on the way back. There's 6 couples going, the men will be golfing most of the time. We do these trips every 2 years, this is the 7th.

Just thought I'd let anyone know who's interested, I'll be disappearing for a while. Didn't want anyone to think I was being mardy! I leave on the afternoon of the 15th, back Oct 4th, so all will be quiet from this neck of the woods.

Hi Rob, I've finally heard from our cricketing friend in Woodborough. He doesn't remember you [sorry] but remembers your cousin Keith very well. He said he was stickler when it came to either side being turned out correctly. Woe betide any that weren't, he let them know about it. Dave said Keith is buried in Woodborough cemetery, next to his 12 yr old grand daughter, who drowned while on a catamaran holiday in Greece. That's sad, isn't it? He says both Keith's wife and mother still live in Woodborough. Keith died of the same rare cancer that Simon did, quite a coincidence.

Wasn't one of the first Bernie Inn's in Nottingham, on St James's Street, between Long Row and Maid Marian Way? Also one on Milton St, backing on to the Vic Centre?

I'm here, I look several times a day on the website, but don't post unless the subject takes me fancy. I know folks have been having trouble getting on the site, perhaps that's the prob.

OK, she had 2 older brothers, Eddie and David, although they were quite a bit older, so they wouldn't have gone to that school.

I had a friend, Frances Watts, who lived next door to me on Amesbury Circus. She moved to Mapperley top then Wilford Crescent East. She must have gone through school at Trent Bridge, and I wondered if anyone knew her, and know what she's doing now? She was born 16/8/47, so would have gone into the senior school Sept 58 and left July 62. Haven't seen her since she turned up at the church for my wedding. She said she was married and had a baby boy, so he must be 38 now. Anyone know who I'm talking about?

Now that's funny, made me larf. Trouble is, it's getting truer and truer.

I've joined Ayups site and enjoying it. Like he said, we need more warm bodies, so if you've left for sunnier climes, give it a try. It don't cost nowt! [before anyone points it out, I know you've had very sunny climes for a while now]

My brother looked at an old Map and the only factory in the area was as I thought, Saxby's. He's stumped though with the bakery.

Rob, don't suppose you knew any of the Woodborough players? Our friend is Dave Mellows, very tall and fair haired. His son, Simon played for Woodborough with his dad too, also very tall and very blond. Sadly Simon died almost a year ago, age 32.

Oh dear John, hope it wasn't your middle finger and it's strapped up. It will look like you are giving folks 'the finger' Ouch, I bet that hurt. Did you play cricket for Bingham? I have a friend who played for Woodborough for donkey's years.

Didn't he have a golden trumpet?

Rob, I can't ever remember a chimney amongst the prefabs. The only one I remember is Saxby's on Bar Lane. I'll ask my older brother, see if he remembers either of your queries.

Rob, I'm sure Vic would have gladly passed on a sister or 2 for you. He was definitely outnumbered in that household. How sad about Mr Halford. Angi, you said your husband was born on Amesbury Circus, what number?

Rob, as far as I know, Uncle Sid died in the August of 51. You know how you hear bits and pieces as a kid, but don't know what they're talking about really. I caught snippets of his death, and as far as I remember, a load of coal was tipped out of a lorry and he was standing where it was tipped. I should think if that was true, the driver couldn't see him. I don't know. My dad's cousin at 165 was Sidney and Ivy Crompton. They never had kids, but Ivy's unmarried sister Fannie used to visit. She was a tiny thing, always in a Salvation Army uniform complete with bowler hat. She lived in March,

Hi Rob, well, as you say, small world. Malcolm is the last of his family to survive. He lives in Lincoln. He lost his mum last December, she was 94 1/2, she was my dad's only sister. Malc's dad died in a pit accident in 1951 at Babbington Colliery. That left his mum with 15, 9 and 3 yr old boys. She remarried in '54 to Steve Clarke, who had a paint and paper shop on Vernon Rd nr the crossings. This shop was enormous as he kept buying the next one along and the next. Malc's eldest brother Brian died in his early 60's and Ronnie the youngest died at 50, so like I said, just Malc left. Regardin

Rob, did you know my cousin? He lived at no. 143, born 1942, his name is Malcolm Lowe-Guest, or he could have gone by just Guest? Also I gather you lived in the little cul-de-sac near to Dulverton Vale, there was a girl in my class in the infants who lived in there, Janet Reeves, had long pigtails. Her family are not on the 1958 voting register we have for the street, so must have left by then. Just wondering.

I don't know where it is, but it's making me home sick! Oh how green it all looks.

How about 'shurrup ya mardy bogger, else I'll bat ya tab'

I remember the name Miss Mantfield, but I think it was because she was spoken of, and wasn't there by the time I went 'up' in Sept 58. If she was still there, I never had her in any of my lessons. I guess there were other teachers there that I never came across, there were a lot of girls there and those few teachers I mentioned couldn't have taken them all for lessons. There were 4 streams in each year. Towards my latter time there a man joined the staff. I can remember the whispers that went round when we heard about him coming. With all female teachers and all girl pupils, he was definitely

Did she teach in the junior school? Her name rang a bell as soon as I saw it.

I thought I'd recall a few memories of my years at Crane School. I started there Dec '51 the day after my 5th birthday. I sat next to Sheila Cook, who lived round Amesbury Circus from me, and already an old friend. She was exactly a week older than me, so a week ahead of me at school. I think my first teacher was either Miss Ward, or Miss Maltby, either way, one was my first, the other my 2nd yr. Miss Stoker was another teacher there, not very nice either, she really slapped my legs once because I'd dropped a pencil when she wanted silence. Hope she got her come-uppance later in life! I remem

I remember the Vulcan coming over our house all the time, as a kid. I lived on Amesbury Circus, obviously in the flight path of this plane and many others. I also remembering it crashing, and going out with my dad and eldest brother to look at the site. Brother worked for Rolls Royce, Hucknall for almost 40 years before taking early retirement, so he and my dad went to every airshow going, me too most of the time. We often went to the American airbases for their shows. Brother has written books, articles for magazines, and often gives talks, all on Rolls Royce, its planes and engines. He did a

Wow Caz, that must have been excrutiating, boiling water fown your back. I know what a slight burn or scald feels like. You were very lucky not to have scarring. I'm sure if that had happened to me, my mum would have slathered butter all over me, it was the answer to everything! Not so nowadays. Tut, you were right with the copper stick, I'd forgotton about that. That was wood, so were the props for the washing lines. I used to put 2 props up against next doors hedge in the back garden, throw a sheet over and viola, a tent to play in. Robt, thanks for showing the photo of Broxtowe Lane. I