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Not heard that but I have heard dab- hand -to be good at something . Then theres dobbie.... you're "on" .

Concrete pud ? What was that ? I only remember those corn flake tarts . I hated them and we seemed to be served that everyday .

A few weeks ago , I was outside shelling some old nuts to put in the bird house and as usual the friendly little robin red-breast was hopping around in close proximity , seeing whats going on . Next minute a noise that I can only describe as "Vuuumpphh" , a noise like a very muffled minor explosion happened , made me jump out my skin and looking about three feet to my right , saw what I am sure was a Sparrow Hawk taking off from under a lavender bush and with little Robin in it's claws . It settled in the corner of the garden and I gave chase but it took off again unfortunately taking dinner

Not really of any importance but can any ex Gedling-ites remember the lunch procedure in the 60s ? I was discussing school dinners with my son today and was trying to explain how lunch was served at our school as opposed to the more modern buffet style of today. As far as I remember we had tables in the main hall , seating about 6 kids on each and one of them was nominated as a "server" and had to go upstairs to the back of the stage , where the kitchen serving hatches were . They would then bring down a tray with dishes of say mash, veg and whatever meat there was and each dish was passed

Why do so many people join this message board and then not post a message ? Just took a look at a random page on the members tab and 15 out of 20 have joined but never posted a message or reply .

Babs , I am sure Ann will have more info than me but doing a quick search on freebmd the only births I can see in Notts with father , with surname Clements and mother nee Rowland are Mabel born 1918 and a Nellie born in September quarter 1912 . There is a death in March quarter 1932 for a Nellie Clements , age 19 in Notts so that could possibly be her , as the age fits but purchasing the death cert. may tell you more . There is a birth for a son with surname Clements to a mother with maiden surname also Clements (so likely to be unmarried ) . He was called Harold Clements born in Nottm i

Good track, never heard of him . Even though seems he was born in Florida, he's got a good Cornish name ! Though the spelling Pendarves with an e is more popular here. He's probably a descendant of a Cornish migrant tin-miner .

Lovely evening tonight by the river at Burton Joyce . Had a very fleeting visit and a meal at a surprisingly busy (or short staffed) Ferry Boat . Watched someone on the opposite side drive down and set up for an evening BBQ , so spring must have sprung .

Some more names from the past: Slinky Mr Potato Head Sooty puppet Scalextric Hula Hoop Frido plastic footballs .the more raised bumps they they had the better Dinky /Corgi cars that had suspension and steering when you pressed the sides Trolls......the first time round Gonks........used to be a shop , top side of the central market on Glasshouse Street that sold lots of these.......Studio 65 ? Spirograph Stylophone Hot wheels Tiny Tears Girls World Space hoppers Clackers Wombles Rubics cube Teenage Ninja Turtles Slime Some from more recent times that I sold lots of : Trol

Thats em . Hours of fun !

Ah understand now .Don't think we were really into tops .......probably because our road resembled a ploughed up farm track there was nowhere to spin them ! One of my favourite toys was a spinning gyroscope-type toy that spun up and down on a double sided hand held track . Now what were they called ? Simple really , found it..... a gyro-wheel !

Don't remember them but what were carrot tops and window breakers ?

I can't remember a derelict building there only the more modern one that replaced it . There is photo here , looks like turn of the century. https://www.hpacde.org.uk/picturethepast/jpgh_derbyshire/DCHQ503337.jpg If thats the building you mean . The next building along Main Rd , though it looks like a normal house here , later became Lilians wool shop. Looks like the Co-op there on the left .

Can't see any reference to a scopodittle but there is a reference from Yorkshire for a scopodiddle , meaning a cheeky child .

When Elvis died , I learned of his death from the morning TV news just before going to work at Asda where at the time I was in charge amongst other things of L.P's.(way before CD's). As many will remember , before his death Elvis wasn't selling that many records and a good number of them were for sale on the budget label Pickwick , for 19/11 pence or whatever . The Pickwick / Hallmark albums used to be merchandised by a van-salesman who would take away slow sellers and replace them with new stuff . I happened to know where the rep kept his stock at a lock- up somewhere near the law courts

MFP part of EMI did produce the Hot Hits series that were covers of hits produced by studio artists but also were better known for re-issues of "older" albums by well known EMI artists at a budget price. I've still got my vinyl LP of Beatles at The Hollywood Bowl that was on MFP and a cassette of Lennons , Mind Games and probably others too if I searched . http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_for_Pleasure_(record_label) One of the best known artists to do cover versions of hits on the Top Of the Pops series was Elton John , before he was successful in his own right . I met another guy that

These were the more popular as far as I remember on the Pickwick/ Hallmark label http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=top+of+the+pops+pickwick&client=tablet-android-samsung&hl=en&source=android-browser-suggest&v=200400000&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=L-97UcGcJ6LD0QWD1oDYCg&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=800

Theramin type instruments , as used in Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys, though to be exact the instrument used in that was a Tannerin

One of the problems was the fundamental set up of the Co-op. I can only speak of 30 years ago but each Society was owned by its members . Anyone who was a member could stand to be on a committee to run the society on behalf of the members. Therefore you could end up with say postmen, doctors or joe soap on this board , many of them with no experience of running a retail shop. The appointed salaried management were responsible to this committee and it was very often difficult to get the committee to agree to any changes and thats one reason why it stagnated . They didn't like changes .

No idea where grootled came from and yet to me, its a good descriptive word for something thats caked in mud or grime . As in "its all grootled up" . Must be because I "grew" up with her saying it. I've tried different spellings , grute seems to mean to humour someone and groot in Dutch I think means great , so no use there

As I mentioned before somewhere on here I was a housewares / diy buyer for the North East Midlands Co op in the late 70s for about 3 years . It was based in Langley Mill and Ripley but slightly on topic as our best non-food store was in Eastwood . The worst department store was the one in Belper . It was something only the Co-op would build .Situated on a hill at the top of the town it was like Wuthering Heights . It was a series of small rooms and each one on a different level with stairs everywhere . A nightmare to merchandise and security was also a problem. We used to have a toy section

"Grootled" must be Carlton-ese then !

If something was filthy / dirty my mum would use the word "grootled" . Not sure of the spelling and can't see it on google . My mum was Carlton born but grandma came from near Skeggy , so it could be a Lincs word ?

Salou or Barcelona ?

Rob L theres some photos of the unmade road here in these threads. http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10360&page=4&hl=marshall#entry155591 And http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10635&hl=marshall#entry156898