Trevor S

......and I thought the thread was for 'Overlooked 'eroes'. I consider that my Grandmother (maternal) was a heroine to bring up 5 children (4 girls and I boy)on her own after her husband left her following the birth of her youngest child in 1929. Working and living in the Lace Market and salvaging clothing to sell to bring in extra money to support her family and with nobody else to help her deserves a medal. All the children well fed and clothed and properly educated during those times, up to and including the war years....she was my heroine. That was why I posted my Grandma on this threa

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Grandma

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He was good..........................

R. I. P. Jonah Lomu... A great player who died far too young............

Crystal clear down here in Oz as well.......

Portland Baths and Highfields Lido was the go when I was a kid. Strange thing is that I never went swimming with the schools that I went to, like some Nottstalgians seem to have done.

Two things I remember as a child when we visited SoS back in the early 50s, The sea wall along the beach that I tried to climb but slipped back due to the black/green slime it was covered in and, The house that we rented, together with my Aunt and her kids. Water was pumped up at the sink with an old fashioned pump handle and, a sand pit in the garden. They are the only things but, Skeggy and Mablethorpe over the years following was something else again.............

R. I. P. Saeed Jaffrey

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Welcome to Nottstalgia, Bigdaz..I look forward to sharing your memories..

R. I. P. Warren Mitchell.......a legend in his own lifetime.

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R. I. P. Phil Taylor....you were far too young to go.

col....Did Johnny Mercer write the song???

These old threads will give an insight into the 'Quoting' issue................. http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7510 from 2010 onwards and, http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14524 from Sept 2015 and now a 'Locked Topic'.

Well said, hippo girl. As my Grandma used to say: "If you can't feed 'em, don't breed 'em."

School dinners were never like this back in my day................... https://www.youtube.com/embed/JNgCM7zp30M

It was Jimmy Durante aka 'Shnozzle' This is the full version.............http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/i/imtheguywhofoundthelostchord.shtml

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