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Hans' list was from the church at the junction of Hartley Road and Alfreton Road. I cannot be sure, but I don't think there were as many as 650 names on it.
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The one I went to the most was the Ad Lib, saw Ike and Tina Turner there.
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Albert Whitehead ran the Belvedere Club, it served mushy peas and jazz.
He also ran the Lantern Lodge on Fletcher Gate, next door to what was to become Warro's Wine Bar.
The Lantern Lodge later became Frodo's, and later was known as Brummies, Pete Smith was DJ there, I sometimes spun the vinyl in his place when he was absent.
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Andy, I frequented the Intercon from 1972-76.
Basfordred, I too went to parties at the Truscott house on Alexandra Street in the 60's. Some on the forum may remember John's brother Don Truscott who worked for Radio Nottingham in the 70's. The third brother was Charlie, I last saw him in the early 80's.
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The night club at the entrance to the Vic Centre was the Intercon, I saw the Glitterband there one night, minus the paedo.
They had quite a turnover in managers. John Truscott and John Bowers were two of them, JT had a Triumph T110 and JB had a Vincent Black Shadow.
'Barrow Boy' Tony used to sell hot dogs outside the club at one time.
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I too have never been in a Macdonalds or any other junk food outlet, although my wife did once go in a Burger King to us the toilet.
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Yes Ashley it was Marks and Spencer, not Hooleys. Re the #63 photo I think that Hooleys had been demolished shortly before t was taken. It would have been on the right of the photo, There was a narrow road shaped like a right angle between the garage and the side and back of Hooleys.
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Hooleys motorcycle shop later became a chinky (am I allowed to sat that now?) before it was the lighting shop. It was just south the old ballroom and the roundabout it faced was known as Hooleys island. I remember because I once slid my bike off there. Not to be outdone another biker once went straight through Hooleys showroom window. It might have been Mick Marriot, but I'm not sure. Ashley, can you ask him?
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Glad to see that you are enjoying your mobility scooter Babs.
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Any rise in the PSA level is worrying after a prostatectomy, but at 0.1, I don't think any procedure will be called for. The thing to remember is that you are being checked regularly, and any recurrent cancer will be treated early.
I went for my quarterly blood test this morning, here's hoping.
Babs, Tom with the mesothelioma has been told that the chemo is working well, and his time on the planet has been increased to two years. He is quite chuffed about that. I had a long chat with him at the weekend, and as you say, his attitude to the cancer is really positive. He has had a T shirt made with the logo 'Mesothelioma----------It Takes Your Breath Away'. He wears it to the hospital, and the staff and patients get the the biker humour.
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On two or three days recently , Shetland has been the warmest place in the UK. If you keep your eyes on the weather forecasts this winter, you will see this happens quite often. We have turned the heating off, but not for long, I expect.
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It's got to be Dark Side Of The Moon for me.
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The lane from the the Hoveringham Gravels quarry to the A52 was built in the late 50's, before then the lorries used to go along Holme Lan and along Trent Boulevard, or south along Holme Lane to the A52 at the Holme Pierrepoint junction. They used to ruin the roads.
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fch782c, I was at Y.A.Y in 1965, I worked at the Council House replacing the boilers, then I was at several schools doing the same.
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I do get angry about the effects of asbestos exposure. I was heavily exposed during the 60's while working for Young, Austen & Young. Later, when I became a T.G.W.U rep., I learnt that the dangers were known about since the late 1920's, this was following the high death rate of workers at, I believe, the Smith and Nephew asbestos factory at Hebden Bridge.
I was politicised by the callousness of the employers towards their workforce, a callousness that continues to this day in many industries at home and abroad.
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Thanks for all the info folks.
I'm feeling a bit shell shocked at the moment, a good friend of 45 years standing has just emailed to tell me has mesothelioma.
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Checked EDTA out on line, £99.00 for 6 weeks treatment, any comments or advice before I buy are welcome.
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Bilboro-lad your dependence on google for your information indicates you are not an expert on prostate cancer.
A.Charlesworth had a Gleason score of 7 and a type 2 tumour, that means that his chances in getting recurrent prostate cancer are medium.
Like me he had a PSA test and a rectal examination (DRE), his decision, this led to further tests, his decision, the biopsy to ascertain what type of cancer, benign or malignant, and if malignant, how serious, (Gleason score), next an M.R.I scan will show the position and size of the tumour, and whether it has spread (advanced prostate cancer). Next he will have been given the choice of watchful waiting, active surveillance, surgery, or radiotherapy, probably with hormone therapy. Brachytherapy and cryotherapy are also options in some areas.
At all stages we are given all the relevant information and also encouraged to do our own research, at all stages we are never rushed into our decisions. I had consultations with the consultant surgeon and the radiotherapist, as well as three different specialist nurses. These people are experts, and based on their advice I opted for laproscopic radical prostatectomy, my decision.
All the experts that I met are in favour of PSA testing.
Until something better is developed, I recommend that men over 50 have the test.
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I remember Grenvil, the night he died he was drinking in the White Hart, at the table next to some Nottingham Aces and 41 Club bikers including me. I heard that he was trying to prove to some mates that it was impossible to fall out of the window. He got out of the window but his mates could not get him back in. Eventually he slipped from their grasp and fell.
Another of the Aces, Big Baz Price was driving a taxi on Derby road and saw him fall.
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I was in the Turf Tavern, our usual hangout on Fridays, can't remember which of my mates it was, but one of them came in and told us JFK had been shot. I think we thought it would be the Russians that did it, and that war was likely. I should imagine we would have drunk a few more than normal that night.
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Stan, Re #145, in Shetland I have to wait 3 days for the result of my PSA, this is because the blood had to be sent to the mainland. When I was in Aberdeen, the wait was 2 hours.
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Re. your post #138, before my operation the surgeon told me that about 1 in 200 die as a result of the op. I asked her how many she had lost. She replied 'none... so far'.
200-1 against seemed seemed a reasonable bet.
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A Charlesworth, I was given anti-biotic injections after the op, I think that happens with any op. I was sent home with oral anti-biotics and a catheter in place. (this led to a hilarious episode with airport security when I returned to Aberdeen for it's removal).
Hygiene at A.R.I. was good, particularly in the surgical wards.
I don't think there is much point arguing about PSA testing with Bilboro-lad, someone who just gets his information from the internet. You and I have had many face to face conversations with the specialists, we know about Gleason scores, we know about the possibility of recurrent illness with Type T2 tumours, we know about the treatments for recurrent prostate cancer.
We, along with many thousands of others, know about being told that we have cancer. You and I have experienced the surgery and the procedures that follow the surgery, and all we are trying to do is offer advice that may prevent others going through what we have gone through, and it may even save someones life.
I hope your test result is less than 0.01, and remains so.
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Thanks Hippo girl, it's just a routine test, but I am always a little anxious when I phone for the result. A Charlesworth will understand the feeling.
Flooding in West Bridgford mid 1950's -- What year ?
in Bread & Lard Island & South of the Trent
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There was flooding in the 50's. Trent Fields, which is the flood plain, was flooded regularly, and some houses on Holme Road and Julian Road were badly affected, our house on Trent Boulevard had water rising up the cellar steps, on one occasion it almost rose up to the ground floor. Work was done on the river about 1958/9 and that seemed to stop it.
Tudor Square was not affected in the 50's as far as I can recall.