LizzieM

Oh yes, I remember the Gondola baskets for taking your cookery creations home, I used to feel very embarrassed carrying it when I got off the school bus! In fact even without the basket it was like running the gauntlet when I got off the bus in Arnold, dressed in my grammar school uniform and walking/running through a bit of a rough area to get to my home!

TGC # 61......... I don't know anything about elephants escaping and don't even know where those roads were / are but when I was little my Granny lived on Queens Grove, a stones throw from Midland Station, and I clearly remember going up Queens Drive to watch the elephants walking out of the station on the way, I assume, to the Forest for the circus.

Bilboro-lad, I hope you don't die of un-diagnosed Prostate Cancer .........

My Mum died aged only 64 in 1988. At the time my Dad was only 66 and had relied totally on my Mum for all decision-making. They were married for 40 years and still very much in love. My brother and I worked hard to keep Dad motivated, taking him on holiday with us etc. I rang him 3 or 4 times a week from where I was living (Hertfordshire), half an hour at a time, just chatting about everything and anything. He would drive down the M1 and spend a few days with us. Dad was a shy man and no matter how much I tried to encourage him he wouldn't join old people's groups. Eventually, 9 years ago w

Thanks for posting the above article David, although I'm not a public transport 'anorak' I found this really interesting, especially some of the names of the officials who were present for the occasion, particularly The Lord Mayor Sir Albert Ball (Capt Albert Ball's dad) and Chief Constable, Capt Popkess. I wonder if Messrs Gunn and Farr were anything to do with the cricketing families? Made me laugh to read that a couple of the gents fell into the inspection pit in the depot.

But they may have inherited a nice chunk ........

I saw Geno Washington on the top floor of the Nottm Tech College ...... now Nottm Trent University, about '67 or '68 ...... sorry, nowt to do with the Christmas Thread, just saying!

Moving closer to Nottingham Stephen, you'll be able to come to the meet-ups!

I remember going to Moor Farm, wasn't it a place where some of our local groups would perform? Mid 60's?

I refer to my post # 12 on this thread .......... I'm with my husband and his brother at the moment and have read out to them all the comments that have been posted by the men who have been tested for prostate cancer and those who are doubters as to the accuracy of the PSA blood test and biopsy. As I said before, neither of them had any problems before the blood test but took up the opportunity, just like most women take up the offer of a breast screening and most sensible folk of both sexes will do the bowel screening test when it's offered to them. They both think that any man of a certai

Rhubarb. ;-)

RGR's photo on post # 16 ....... that pub was in my family for over 50 years until my uncle retired about 25 years ago. We spent many many happy times there. Lovely pub and very pretty village.

I've no recollection of watching films at school but I do remember sitting on a desk at the front of a classroom, swinging my legs and watching some of the Rome Olympics in 1960 at lunchtime, not during lessons. I would have been 10.

You up already Mick? I haven't been to bed yet!

Hey you men, get yourself checked out! Some if you may cynical about the PSA blood test but for my husband it has been a lifesaver. He'd had a PSA about 4 years ago and the reading was OK. Then about 18 months ago our GP offered him another one and the reading had gone up quite dramatically. He was sent off to see a consultant and then have a biopsy. We'd rather not think about that though because he was the one in a hundred who ended up with septicaemia from the procedure!! There were 3 days that he can't remember at all following that episode. Then followed 7.5 weeks of radiotherapy, e

Well done Basfordred !

My mum was a CROFT. One of her sisters married a CLEMINSON and another married a SPRIGGS.

I used to go there most Sunday afternoons in the mid 60's, it was a good place to hang out with friends. For a few years from late 60's to mid 70's we had a bowling league at work (20 of us) and would dash down to the bowling alley from New Basford every Friday lunchtime, have a game, then a chip buttie and get back to clock on, all in one hour. I've got trophies still!! You wouldn't be able to do that nowadays with the traffic chaos and one way streets in town.

Stephen and Paulus, and all you other folk across the south of England, I'm pleased to hear that you came through the storm unscathed. We were expecting to be in the line of fire up here in Notts but it wasn't bad at all thank goodness.

Welcome from me too Tom-Sum. You'll find loads on Nottstalgia to take your memory back to your childhood in Nottingham.

Good luck Carni, hope you don't get too exhausted and have a good day.

I used to work in a factory across the road from Guy Birkin's lace factory in New Basford. The building I worked in was demolished probably 30 years ago, I've not been round there for many years, does anyone know if Birkins is still there and is the company still in existence?

Funnily enough I was up at Wilford Hill Cemetery recently and went over to the big mausoleum that stands to the right hand side as you look up the hill (near the children's burial ground) I have noticed it before but had no idea who it was for. Inside the locked wrought iron gates are several plaques referring to members of the Birkin family, including Tim Birkin. It appears that several members of the family suffered accidental death. I'm sure that I read that they were from Ruddington Grange though, they must have moved from Aspleh !!!

Only happened a couple of times for me since changeover

If you go into the Hopewells store and go upstairs to the cafe there are big photos of their stores, past and present, with dates I seem to remember. Adam Hopewell is the present Managing Director and is usually to be found in the store. He seems to be very approachable and I'm sure would answer any questions because I think he would be pleased that someone has shown an interest. You probably won't end up buying anything though, it's not exactly IKEA!