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Goose Fair It's always the first Thursday in Oct. From where we lived in St Ann's you could walk to the fair, at the time we were teenagers we would walk down to the fair every night, no not for the rides just to see what boys were around. Love the noise, crowds, fortune teller's. Miss the side shows, and the 2 big swing boats, the cakewalk, and the fair chap who used to jump on the waltzer's and swing the car round till you were dizzy. When setting the date for our wedding it had to be Goose Fair Saturday. Getting older saw a young girl fall all the way down the steps off one of the

"Brookside" The best soap ever all though it was just a little bit political some times.

Ian 123 your not going to believe this just before master had his heart attack, on bonfire night my son and his wife were at a friends house and some one threw a firework close to the garage where there was a can of petrol and my son tried to kick the can out of the way what he did not know was that the top had not been put back on, he was in flames in no time at all as it happens his wife got the hosepipe and kept putting water on him also asking the people that were there to get wet towels, she saved his life. Its not nice getting a phone call about three in the morning and having to

I can recall a fire, after moving from Hucknall to Anderby (not Anderby creek) but the village. The properties all have names there are no number's. In November 2000 master had a heart attack, he had been out of hospital for about a week and on this night the smoke alarm went off, now we thought it might need a new battery, so got out of bed to check looked into the kitchen and there were 6ft flames coming out of the dishwasher (put on in night economy seven) master was right behind me, what should we do he asked Phone the b----- fire bridge I said so 999 we did, by this time my friend Julie

Hi MargieH your post reminder me about when my daughter-in-law Nina took her little boy to his first toddler group, the group were singing old mac Donald's farm, when it came to the noise the pig makes Nina grunted, so loud " "No" "No" said one of the helpers you just say grunt, grunt, you don't do a real grunt. Nina did not go back again. So grandson had to learn the song at home. With all the grunts.

Welcome Big Dunc looking forward to reading your post's

WHERE OH! WHERE AS OUR NEW MEMBER GONE? WHO AM I TALKING ABOUT? NOTTINGHAMPAST JOINED 13 JULY WHERE ON EARTH HIS HE? ANYONE HEARD FROM HIM?

Were the people are standing is King Edward st and were the electric board sign in front of this was the old bus station then the roundabout, St Ann's Well Road and right Bath St

caftan Congratulation's on your 24 Wedding Anniversary you both look very happy don't forget though next anniversary in 25 SILVER. So you had better start saving.

I my self like the John Lewis Avert its Brilliant as least they treat there staff well. TAX what about Green the British home stores man , Mac' Donalds . or the Sports shop who only paid peanuts, and their are still firms out there not paying the minimum wage.

I'm sure where Central market and the Palais was the street was King Edward Street.

Know St Ann's church well mum and dad married their in 1935 at the back of the church was a little school this was were my mum attended but you mention head stones I can't remember seeing any in the grounds of St Ann's church as it only had a small piece of ground around it, but at the bottom of St Ann's well road there was St Cathines and if my memory serves me right I am sure there ground had head stones in it.

Can any member recall a pub in Bulwell I have visited it in my younger day's It's was called The White House by the locals? Catchems corner remember it well, driving past the pub turned left in my new Allegro and a little Fiat came straight out from a side road in front of me. I have never seen a car break up the boot and bonnet shot open the doors fell off . Not much damaged to Allegro though, got out of the car went over ask if the women was OK which she was, then could not help myself quote (You stupid women what made you pull out in front of me, and look what damage you

When my mum was saving for her bottom draw she brought a set of small wine glasses they had a coffee colour base and around the rim was all in gold leaf (not real gold) I think six glasses cost her 6d this was in 1936 when she married. Me each payday I would go down to (woollies) for part of my bottom draw but the thing's I brought cost 4/6 each now, I only used to get £2 10/- wages so to me they were expensive, they were wooden handles knife, fork, and spoon, believe or not I still have a set of six, six knives, six spoons and six forks. No not four candles? to quote a phase. Married 1965.

Also add "Broken Biscuit's" can you remember the large chandelier lights Woolworths used to have, eat your heart out Dell-boy.

I met a chap in Nottingham who had come to see the site: he'd travelled from Blackpool where he'd seen the lights He said I've seen Nottingham Castle though it looked more like a hall, I've even seen the statue of brave young Albert Ball. I went to the park in Wollaton were the Reindeer run free I took a trip to Sherwood Forest and saw the old oak tree Then I wonder round the Council House sat in slab square, loved the flowers up the poles and all the pigeons there Saw the Galleries of Justice, and Tales of Robin Hood, went around the sandstone caves folks told me I sh

Not that kind of "Roll UP"" no wacky bacc'a here. This is just a phase us bowl's use

Most greens will let you have a try for about £2 00 an hour you won't need any bowls all you do need are flat shoes. Not sure where you live but Brinsley is open most afternoons and you get casual play, some teams ask if you want to join but it's up to you, if you do know any body who plays ask them if you can go and have a roll up with them, this is the best way to see if you like it. Plus you will pick up tips (No Not Ti?) tips I said.

Love all your comments, you won't know if you like bowls or not , till you give it a try. Start in April 2019. If you don't want to take it to serious there are people who just play for fun. Sorry I must admit that I do like a challenge------- Just example of one match it was a pairs match 2 players one end 2 the other. When we had finished an end before I had time to check how many bowls were ours, as most of our teams bowls were near the jack , the opposition chap signal to the other end (2 points down,) meaning we were 2 points up, "just a minute" I said " I want that bowl measur

MargieH This song used to be played in the program of "Butterflys" Wendy Craig was mum and she was married to a dentist.

Just up the road KIMBERLY have a great green and team.

To IAN123 and catfan BOWLS What you need!! To Be 1/ Polite to the members of the other team. 2/ Considerate 3/ Know when to give Praise 4/ To be very, very Competitive. 5/ Good at maths as if you are skip you have to add the scores up, and put them on the board. You will also have to measure yours and the other teams bowls. Also to add to this you must be honest. 6/ Fit When you play a game of bowls and it's 18 ends you will walk approx. 0-0559234 miles. also you have to carry your bowls, put o

If you watch the grass grow this summer you would have been their a long time. So you could have joined in the bowls, that's if the ode uns would let you.

Welcome Notts-Landing hope to read your post as I'm a St Ann's girl and lived there from being born, never knew about the victory works. Just show how Nottstalgia is educational to us all.

Now i under stand why you think bowls is always played by the older folk. To be honest most of the young bowls up to 21 play the game indoor's like you see on TV.