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And to make it on-topic the opening picture of the video, shows Dave Rowberry (2nd from right) who took over keyboard after Alan Price left the band. Dave was my elder brother's school pal at Henry Mellish and they formed a skiffle band from there. He either lived on Roseleigh Ave or Fernleigh Ave, Mapperley can't remember which.

This from the 1950s : Peter Barrie, New Exchange Buildings, a business owned by Barnett Hutton of 3 Broadway , Nottm. Mr. Eric Knowles, the manager.

Not seen this before, a remastered live Beatles concert in Washington, the first one after appearing on Ed Sullivan. The beginning is almost comically amateurish as the screaming audience are on all 4 sides of the stage and Ringo sits with his back to the band ! First Ringo and then Paul try and rotate the drum stage with no luck. This rotation of the drum set and mikes goes on throughout and with the way Ringo was bashing those drums (but still holding the rhythm), it's a wonder the kit held together. George opens with Roll Over Beethoven. It's a

Actress Jill Pearson had 3 different names , her birth name as Jill Smalley, her first acting name as Jill Stuart and then after marriage , Jill Pearson. Her marriage to one of the Pearson Bros family: John Laurence Pearson, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Laurence H. Pearson, of 15, Oundle-drive, Wollaton Park, Nottingham, and Miss Jill Marie Geraldine Smalley, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart H. Smalley, of 57, Chaworth-road 26 June 1952 Nottingham Evening Post Some of her film credits from IMDB

Could be ! In 1939 living Chaworth Rd , W.Bridgford is Jill Smalley (later Pearson) ,born 1932 , living with parents Stuart H Smalley and Lillian M. Smalley (nee Cannell). (Presume Lillian M. was known as Mamie and also Peggy ! ). Stewart H Smalleys occupation "Mens Hatter and Raincoat Retailer". He died 1985.

Posting this , as a query about the Golden Cage shop on Derby Rd came up on FB a few days ago. Wasn't much response to my answers but I found it interesting in that the shop was run by members of the Pearson Bros store family , one of whom, Jill Pearson, was also a movie actress and when not filming helped in the shop apparently. Can't say her name springs to mind but she appeared on Coronation St in the 1960s and one film mentioned was "I Love NY" and another called "Marathon" with Christopher Plummer. She had a daughter with the exotic name of Jane Paradise who also

Hey don't diss Fiats ! I've had my little 08 Panda for 13 years now (tempting fate !) and it's been a brilliant little car , done everything asked of it , including a few trips from Cornwall to Northern Holland and numerous trips to the Midlands. Now on 111,000 miles and went through its MOT last week with just an advisory for rust on the exhaust. Must have been worse than they thought , as the very next day of it passing its test , the back exhaust box sheared off from the pipe. £100 for a new back box fitted . The only electrical gremlin so far has been whe

"What determines the “frozen pension” list of countries where British expats won’t ever see an increase in their benefits? The government’s policy is seemingly illogical and random. For example, UK pensioners living in Trinidad have frozen pensions, while those residing in Barbados enjoy annual indexed increases."

Thanks Stuart C. For the explanation I think I grasp some of it .

Unfortunately I believe your pensions will be frozen at whatever rate it is currently . It apparently affects half a million expats in countries such as Australia, Canada . If I'm reading it right those expats in Europe and a few other select countries get the increase. More here : https://frozenbritishpensions.org/the-problem/

Just signed the petition for increasing the old state pension to the same rate as those on the "new" pension rate. I still don't understand why there are two rates. No one has ever explained the reason to me. In April those of us born before April 1951 will get £169 per week , whereas those born after April 51 get £221 per week, a massive difference and if they apply a blanket percentage each year the difference in money terms will increase even more. My wife missed out on the new rate by being born just 22 days too early , just so unfair. Article

I keep saying to my wife "I don't know how old people are supposed to do all this" , when logging onto certain online sites (forgetting I'm in that category myself). As well as your email and password, a number of sites won't let you in until you have inserted a six figure code that they send separately to your mobile phone or email address. I can cope at the moment but one day maybe it will all be too complicated !

@DJ360 Thanks for asking for me , really appreciate it. Since posting my previous message , I joined a FB page for Newton Heath and got a fair bit of info on him . It confirms that we had the right parents for him but unfortunately still no closer to finding any living relatives . Also confirms what I suspected in that he worked with Jimmy Savile and his sidekick Ray Teret ! Indeed with information from that FB page found an article and photo of him in a Manchester paper from 1965 where along with Savile , they were organising outings for crippled handicapped children

@DJ360 Similar story to Beekay's above and I know its not Liverpool but I'm on a genealogy board, trying to help a Danish chap find any relations to a recently deceased, 1960s Manchester club DJ called Dave Booth (born 1942). He billed himself as "Englands top soul DJ". After working in Manchester he lived and DJ'd in Denmark from 1970 until his death , leaving no partner or children. I put an appeal on a couple of Manchester nostalgic FB pages including one for 60s/70s Manchester clubs but had no luck. People remember the clubs he worked (one called Ray's Place) but not him.

Good idea !