Trickymicky

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  1. As Stanford on Soar is near Loughborough, i always assumed that Stanford Hall was in Leicestershire, but its in Nottinghamshire, just.

    Anyone who's not been past there in recent times will be amazed at its transformation into a rehabilitation centre for injured servicemen. Its taken about 3 years and 30 million pounds.

     We used to be taken there each week, in the Wrights of Keyworth Bedford OB bus, over 50 years ago for swimming sessions in the lido there. I think it was open to the public then.Anyone else remember the place ?

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  2. Nothings changed, if you scroll down, the initial report is free.

     

    Initial Report for FE66FOM

     
    Registration FE66FOM
    Manufacturer Volkswagen
    Vehicle Image
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    Exported No

    MOT

    MOT Status First MOT due 14 Sep 2019

    Road Tax

    Road Tax Status Expires: 01 Sep 2018
    Days Left 177 days left

    Vehicle Details

    Manufacturer Volkswagen
    Model Transporter T32 H-Ln Tdibmt
    Colour Blue
    Vehicle Type LCV
    Fuel Type Diesel
    Engine Size 1968cc
    Brake Horse Power 150 BHP
    Vehicle Age 1 years 5 months
    Registration Date 14 September 2016
    Manufactured Year 2016

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    If there is you stand to lose the vehicle if you buy it.

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    Road Tax Information

    Road Tax 12 Months £230
    Road Tax 6 Months £126.50
    CO₂ Output No data available
  3. He was also a Magistrate at one time. I was up before him once when i pleaded not guilty to a speeding offence. Conducted my own defence and won.

     As i left the courtroom, the two cops who brought the charge were waiting for me. I was expecting problems as my version of events didn't tally with theirs. The opposite was the case- they both shook my hand, remarked how unusual it was for someone to get off a speeding charge, and took me upstairs to their canteen and bought me a drink.

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  4. I've been coming on here more than usual, in the hope of catching something of interest before it disappears. At the moment on the activity page there are fifteen topic titles for " Where is everyone ?". Surely there should be just one, with the latest contributions listed beneath it? And quite why you have to wait 8 seconds before you do a search when the previous one found nothing ? I'm sure there's a few of us who would chuck a few quid in if a better package could be sourced.

  5. Dave P is correct. Ted Brefitt owned the garage- Newcastle Filling Station, with Ernest Dench. Eventually, Teds son, also called Ted took over, and if I remember correctly, the final fine up when they closed was Ted Brefitt jr, Graham (his son), and David (Ernest Dench's son).

     All the Brefitts were competent motorcycle trials riders, the elder Ted though (J E Brefitt), was one of the top runners in the day, and had works contracts with both Norton, and Douglas motorcycles and various times.

     I remember them being agents for Reliant, Bond, and Kia.

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    Thats a good picture. The structure which runs horizontally the length of the factory was known as transverse bay, linking all the other bays, coming off at right angles.

    The first three bays, on the left were the sheet metal/fabrication area. The open area next to them was to become the forge area, where ingots were made into gun barrels,

    Various machining was done in the remaining bays, starting with heavy turning, through to fitting at the Kings Meadow Road end.

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  7. Rushcliffe managed to put the lid on my enthusiasm for recycling. I was a few seconds late putting the blue bin, full of recyclables out, by which time the refuse lorry had reversed past my house, to next door. They refused to empty it, even though they had to drive past it again on the way out of our cul de sac.

    So I loaded the bin up, still full and dumped bin and contents at the entrance to the council yard in West Bridgford. I got a call from the "head of refuse" who had identified it from a micro chip on it, asking what had happened. I told him, and pointed out that thanks to them I couldn't recycle for the next two weeks as the bin was full, so I wouldn't bother at all, thanks anyway. It ended up with the crew getting a warning, and he made them return the bin to me personally.

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