Cliff Ton

Former Forest manager Sabri Lamouchi has been given the push from Cardiff after a few months. He lasted at the City Ground for around 18 months. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65611275

Quite possibly. I remember having more than a few of them back in those days.

The first record I ever bought for myself, on my own. I got it second-hand from a stall on the old Central Market.

Never come across Sistine as a name (unless you have the surname Chapel). Googling the subject tells me that it's a girl's name but I think/assumed the person in the photo is a boy.

Jill S has asked me to post this photo, which is the cricket team for Huntingdon Street Juniors in 1964. Very 1960s because the boy on the back row, third from left, is wearing a jumper with a pattern which half the boys in Nottm seemed to have.

When was the last time you were in Nottingham ? If it's a long time ago (eg several years) you might struggle to find your way around now. And if you remember the city centre as having a lot of shops.....it's not like that any more.

St Albans Cathedral also has a family of peregrines. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-65564631

Sorry to hear that Margie, but maybe you were just at the wrong angle at the wrong time in the wrong lighting conditions. Maybe the next time one appears, things will be back to normal.

Ation corner is mentioned in several old threads. https://nottstalgia.com/forums/search/?q=ation&quick=1

For no reason other than I can, here's a list of the pubs within a short distance of Bentinck Road. It's not definitive. There's more the further out you go. Radford Rd / Claypole Road - The Langham Radford Rd / Hyson Street - The New Inn Birkin Avenue - The Albany Alfreton Rd / Palin Street - The Clarence Alfreton Rd / Bentinck Rd - Alma Inn Gadd Street - Forest Grove Inn Ortzen Street - Marquis of Waterford Alfreton Rd - Spread Eagle Alfreton Rd - Windmill Independent Street - The Forest Lion Hartley Road - Col Burnaby

The previous version was my Alter-Chatbot.

It's possible that DAVIDW doesn't really exist and the whole thread has been generated by ChatGPT.

Your friend is probably remembering something which was near Bentinck Road - not on it. Around the 1950s-60s there were at least a dozen pubs within a few hundred yards of Bentinck Road. And you could double that number with a slightly wider area.

Could it have been some kind of club - rather than pub ?

I'm open to correction on this, but I don't think there have ever been any pubs on Bentinck Road; I'm not aware of any and there's nothing on old maps or anywhere else. The closest is/was the Alma Inn on the corner of Bentinck/Alfreton Road.

Digging deep into the depths of my memory, I dug out this from 1969. I'm probably the only person in the world who remembers it.

I guess this might be the incident. https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/armed-officers-deployed-nottinghamshire-address-8417982

Nottingham City Council now has no Conservative councillors at all; the first time ever, apparently.

Are you looking at the text at the bottom of the reply box..........where you see a paper clip and "Drag files here to attach....." ? Ignore that. If you're using Postimage you don't use the paper clip at all.

A large number of Chinese players didn't play in the recent World Championships because they are currently suspended and being investigated for match-fixing and betting. Hopefully that's something the Nottingham students won't learn.

Very near.

A few days ago, in a burst of nostalgia, I went to the Notts Archives and had a look through the electoral registers for the road where I lived and grew up on Clifton I wanted to see the names of the families who lived there, and how many I could remember. It’s a medium length road - 50 houses in total on both sides. I looked at 1961, and then at 1971. Some families I’d always remembered, but others were a blast from the past who I'd forgotten. Some families stayed for years, others were obviously just passing through. It was like being back in mid-60s.

I remember a card game named Find the Lady. My grandparents taught me it !

Yesterday evening I discovered by chance that BBC Red Button is showing 'British Seniors' Snooker, which is basically older players who are past their peak but can still hold a cue. Players who might've been in the 'proper' championships a few years ago but have now been overtaken by the youngsters. What's really worrying is that these oldies are all younger than me. This lot...... https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/llp-solicitors-world-seniors-championship-2023/players

It's also worth mentioning the commentators who the BBC use. Stephen Hendry is probably my favourite TV commentator on any sport. If he doesn't like the way a person plays,there's no beating about the bush; he says what he thinks, and is clearly a person who doesn't suffer fools at all. An expert at just-on-the-edge diplomacy. And Sean Murphy comes across as a pompous t**t.