danny333

You got it " The Hutt "

Yes Billy Bell was the owner, Mr Noy and Brian Noy who lived a couple of doors from us were related and also worked there. I bought a new car there it was an Hillman Minx automatic. ( Around £800 ) It was 1967 the year Foinaven won the national at 100-1 A good year for me as I owned a Betting Shop then in the old Commodore Building and had what was known as " A Clear Book "

Came across this today, may be of interest to Bulwellians ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulwell

As Kids we used to Cycle along the Ramper to Newstead Abbey from Bulwell through Bestwood and Papplewick and stop at the Halfway House for Ice Cream etc. Later in life we would eat at the " Berni Inn " ( Forget the name of the Pub ).

Forgot to mention that near the Swings there were Anti Aircraft Guns and Searchlights.

Jim Holmes lived next door to us and he worked at Wrigleys Wagon Works , I remember going there as a kid and watching him operating a great big steam hammer banging away on axles or such. Also we went Potatoe picking on Top Valley Farm nearby for a few Coppers. During the war Bulwell Forest was planted with Old Railings in a type of " A " frame , supposedly to stop enemy aircraft making a landing. In around 1954 I was called back on R.A.F. reserve, when we arrived at the Airfield nobody had a clue what to do with us so we spent a lot of time in Dispersal and I manage to scrounge a flight in

Is this a kids forum or for adults ??? leave the Smileys for Children. Also keep text speech for Mobiles if one must use this sort of expression. ( No I`m not grumpy , just my opinion. )

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Mr Hadrill ( Walter ) was my headmaster at The Technical School for Textiles early 40`s, would this be the same Hadril I wonder. So The Commodore has gone eh, I had a Shop in the parade there 60`s 70`s. When we moved to Bulwell my eldest Sister Olive went to Ellis but had a better education at Chesterfield and was so advanced above the School that she was allowed to leave to go to work. Same with my brother who went to High Pavement, and my other Sister to Mundella. Poor old me failed my 11 plus

20 Kensitas Cigs and two for your friends stuck to the side of the Pack. And a machine that dispensed two Fags and some Matches. 1D Nestles Chocolate Machine on the Railway Platform Crisps with a twist of salt inside. Fog. ( Remember many a trip on a Trackless with the conductor walking in front to guide.)

Hi tony, We live in Devon now since 88 Salcombe, Kingsbridge, and now Newton Abbot after leaving Notts. I spent 6 Years in Canada in my youth. I only recently Joined this happy breed and am having some fun. Just tackled the Brake pads all round on my good old Rover 75 . Stiil have a go at stuff at 79. Cheers Danny 333

You must be ******y Crackers

It`s hot here in Devon too, turned the Heating on, now a nice 24 C

Is Mackesons of Bulwell still running, they did a Pit Run to Bestwood from Bulwell. in the 60`s My brother rented a shop from Mackesons on Commercial Road and the upstairs was boarded off, when we made access to the upstairs, it was a time warp to the 20`s, it had been a Drapers storeroom and there were lots of " Roaring 20`s " dresses , strings of beads and all sorts, our sisters and sisters in law had a ball trying on all the stuff.

I keep myself busy converting stuff to D.V.D/ C.D, I have a Turntable V.H.S. Player , Tape Deck. Decent Amp and Mixer, anyone wants any done P.M. me https://picasaweb.google.com/l.daniels13/20110718?authkey=Gv1sRgCKHPhbaS6q3AmwE

I`ve used A.V.G. Free for 10 years and had no problems, security scaring is all **ap ,all the magazines are full of it, owt for nowt is good in this case !!!.

I mess about with Photography a bit and video, heres a couple of videos of mine. At our local Dance with our Keyboard Player John Westlake and Troops returning from war. I use Cyberlink Power Director for editing. I have a fairly decent Kodak DX6490 and a JVC video Camera GRD34E. http://www.youtube.c...h?v=zHga1Sa13h0 A few Stills ( Autumn Leaves ) https://picasaweb.go...tumnLeaves2010#

I love my Shed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZeBumzpYrY

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=QUscL1DsBl0 Heres my Nephew Mike,, he always wanted to learn the Guitar, I wonder if he will !!!. ( Sorry Mike.) " Donut Panic " do a few Gigs around town for Charity

Sad days for Avro , the Yanks managed to kill the Programme and sell the Canadians an inferior U.S. plane. I wonder where Avro would have been if they were producing today. I worked on the Airframe before being layed off with 14000. others Jobs were scarce then but I managed to get a on the T.T.C ( Toronto Transit Corporation ) as a Streetcar Driver , what an experience that was !!!!

Just remembered a classic one from my uncle Dick from Derbyshire , he would say, looking at an object " Does tha know if tha ad the tools , tha cud mek one o` these " . He was a bit of a scrimper and I remember him working on his ancient Austin using a Rolling Pin and emery paper Reboring the Cylinders.

Our family had a few " Stock Phrases " such as " Doing a 412 ". if someone was showing off etc ., this comes from an old Stan Freberg 78 " St George And The Dragon " which is a take off of a popular Cop Show " Dragnet". Where the cops have Numbered Codes for different Crimes etc. A 412 was " Overacting " http://www.youtube.c...h?v=VBcASC9VqzY

It helps save your live if you run out of Air, also Divers have come up late and found the Boat gone if the crew have miss counted returning Divers,. Thats why Divers wear watches. I agree swimmers with Watches on are just making a statement or don`t want the Watch nicked whilst swimming, which makes sense. http://www.watchxl.c...h-vp5028bk.html

Look in the " Fridge " that`s where I have found a few bits that don`t belong in there !!!

A few years back, my brother Alan ( A member of the Ilkeston Sub Aqua Club ) and some mates were out in a boat off the Breakwater in Plymouth Harbour doing some diving. Alan came to the surface and found he had lost his ( Expensive ) watch. After a number of fruitless searches of the bottom they gave up. A storm blew up and lasted a good while and curtailed going out for a day or two. The weather improved and off they went, about two miles off shore and one guy said " Eh Danny it`s about here where you lost your watch how about diving here " " Don`t be daft" or such other comments were mad