Beachbum

Thats true Mick, Niece and her family from Brisbane here in Mabo this Wednesday, really looking forward to it, never met the Husband or the children.

My Gran swore by a bread poltice for practicaly any ailment

The Fox and Hounds at the bottom of Midland Road in Carlton has used that name certainly from the 50s , the landlord was Harold Redfern

Having a pint In Mabo the other day @ £2-50 a pint It struck me, beer £20 a gallon, petrol about £6 a gallon, how??

The melancholy drunk who thinks I 'm the man to sit next to and regale with his ramblings. Noel Edmonds, and his brother Bury St. The bloke I met In Watford In 1968

I survived Meadowhall last week, coach trip from Mabo.

I lived on Bailey St (probably the cul de sac) in the early 50s til we moved to Midland Rd in 1958, the factory was Staffords, something to do with printing, if you were quick and brave enough you could run through the main entrance and out onto Curzon St. On the other side of Forester St was a removals firm, Harris/Harrisons I think they were called, next to them was a Bakery, myself and a few pals found this place ridiculously easy to gain entrance to and help ourselves to the tasty treats within.

Sorry does'nt ring any bells, I do remember a little butchers outfit not far from Commercial Sq, up a little alleyway to some small premises. You may know them now as Pork Farms.

In the mid 60s I worked at Percy Carnells pork butchers on Commercial Square

If I'd been bad my Mam would say, "keep that up my lad and you'll end up in Lowdham" If I'd been really bad It was, "I'll swing for you, you little sod"

Phylisan fortifies the over forties

As a lad living in Netherfield trying to earn a shilling or two like many others I took on a paper round, first with Bloors and then Dawsons then later with Pete Tarry. Recently a friend here in Mabo who runs a newsagents told me he was struggling to get people for deliveries and could I help him out for a while, well what could I say, I'm now a born again paper boy, aka news deliverer, I've come full circle, at least I don't have to rush to get the inkwells filled and the blackboard cleaned.

Six cheese straws from Cooplands on Mabo High St, yummy

Ashleys right about the railway line being single track, a couple of hundred yards further on past the leisure centre (the former station ) is the site of the turntable. Now then Jimmy, get them solicitors sorted out, me and the seasidewalker are waiting to show you the delights of Mabo, mind you, you dont get to see much from the bars.

Well Pixie, if you do get to Mabo i'll keep an eye out for you.

As Mabos raised its head again thought i might chip in with a few words, its so busy, which is nice, when we've had the good weather the beaches have been packed, even the donkeys have had to have re-enforcements, really nice on the front last Saturday, a buskers day, everything from bagpipes to penny whistles, on Sunday The RNLI opened its doors to the public, lots of money raised for a really good cause. Sept 14th-16th The Bathing Beauties Festival, a good W'end. Oct 14th the motorbike sand racing starts again, fortnightly til March31st. Has anyone heard if Jimmy87 has departed Nottingham

He looks to me as if he's morphing into Ken Dodds love child

Like a lot of people from Nottingham i spent summer holidays in Mablethorpe, always on Victoria Rd, opposite The Eagle, (probably Dads choice), loved going the bottom of the garden, through the hedge and out on to Queens park, up onto the front and walk into town, a few holiday shillings burning a hole in my pocket to spend as i wanted, the arcades being the first stop, sizing up the penny cascades to see where i could win a few extra coppers, did'nt happen very often. I loved coming to Mabo, even told my Mum i would live here one day. In 2004 my present wife and myself decided to have a bit

When i lived in Beaconsfield in Bucks i was invited to a 'high spotty', took me ages to work it out.

I remember the Beech Nut chewing gum machines, there was one on a shop wall opposite the Sunday school at the top of Chandos St. in Netherfield, we'd be given 2d for the collection, however 1d went in the collection and the other in said machine, the knob on it had a little arrow on it, if it pointed toward you you got two packs for the price of one, an early bogof i suppose.

I remember the the sweet shop on Meadow Rd, think it was called The Tuck Shop, a favourite from there was a knickerbocker glory, on a Sunday my dad would stop there on his way back from sugarbeet and get tizer and vanilla ice cream, served together, yummy.

I loved Spanish Wood, as a kids we'd chew it for hours til it looked like a horses tail, great for spitting contests too, had some not long ago from a shop in Louth, it was horrible, has it changed or is it me??

Played golf on Wednesday during which i played a par three hole using an eight iron, i hit the ball so well it rose like a young salmon, hit the green and rolled to within two feet of the hole, my playing partner (who is not from Nottingham) said "thats a great shot" i said thanks, two for a tenner on sneinton market

I remember in the 50s' when i lived on Bailey St in Netherfield an Asian chap lugging a huge suitcase would call regularly doorstep selling all sorts of household cleaning products, dusters, polish, brushes etc, If Mum had the money she would always buy something, i never knew why, we ended up having more stock than him.

Passed my test in 73' in High Wycombe,and living in Beaconsfield at the time, bought my brother-in-laws car, a Bull Nosed Morris DMT 53 complete with split windscreen and indicator arms, thats when you indicate with your own arm if the fancy took you, and it was'nt to cold.