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Hi Mary. I was at St Anns Junior school 1957 to 1961. I remember the headteacher, Mr. Salt but other than that my memory's a bit hazy. We lived in Westminster Terrace of Westminster Road. I remember well going to the Cavendish pictures on Saturday mornings. My dad was a regular at the 'Wessie' pub and had an allotment on Hungerhill Road. It seems like another world now and I'm sad that most of it has gone though I wouldn't want the hard work my mam used to have to cope with. 5 kids in a tiny space - no hot water and a tin bath filled with saucepans of hot water. We don't know we're bor

What a lovely warm welcome. Thanks so much to everybody! Good to know other people had their 'galleys'! I grew up with four younger brothers so was pretty much 'one of the lads' - making galleys, trolleys (hunting all over for the wheels), climbing lamp-posts etc!! Anybody on this forum live in Torquay now?

Hi everybody! I'm new to this forum and am looking forward to hearing from people from my home town! I live in Torquay now - been here for 14 years but was born and bred in Nottingham. St. Anns until the slum clearance in 1961 and then Broxtowe Estate until 1969. After that it was Dunkirk, Bestwood, Lenton Abbey, Wollaton, Toton, Beeston and Colwick!! (phew!). Devon is lovely but I visit Nottingham often and love to hear the accent and the words I heard whilst I was growing up. Someone once said 'you can take the girl out of Nottingham, but you can't take Nottingham out of the girl'!! A