benjamin1945

thats exactly where they went basfordred you know your way about dont you.

Anyone remember "THE DAILY WORKER" a comunist paper that came out in the late 50s? i do cos they piled about 50 in my paper bag at theakers on Andover rd this was on top of my normal load,a free 1st edition.Anyway mine got dumped,probably why it never took off

Dont get me wrong basfordred,ive mostly done ok,but regret not taking 11 plus,always think could have done better,and as the song goes "regrets ive had a few but then again too few to mention"

11 PLUS, DIDNT PASS IT ! DIDNT FAIL IT ! DIDNT TAKE IT !

my 1st school was a wooden hut,where they later built "highpavement" on gainsford crescent,now a housing estate.mam took me 1st day and that was it,knew most of the other kids so not a trauma. was there at least 2 years i remember having a "minutes silence"when the King died and i remember the teachers names,mrs taylor,mrs garvis,miss blackbourne , headteacher was mrs Townsend,must have been happy days cos they are what you remember

# 10 notice the window dressing,special offers changed every 2 weeks at marsdens/farrands,and the window display reflected this,the only thing i ever got a certificate for was window dressing. i was an old bestwood boy and dare not tell my mates,cos they thought i was hard still dont talk about it,so keep this info to yourself.

AH, WICKSTEAD PARK,ABOUT 1950 NEARLY DROWNED THERE IN THE BOATING LAKE,WE HAD GONE ON A DAY TRIP WITH A PUB IN OLD BASFORD (OLD ENGLISH GENTLEMEN)FELL OUT OF ROWING BOAT.CHAP PULLED ME OUT WITH A LONG POLE WITH HOOK ON. THEY PUT ME IN A ROOM CALLED THE DRYING ROOM.LATER THAT DAY A ANOTHER OF OUR PARTY ALSO FELL IN,A GIRL CALLED "LILLY" WHO WAS FOREEVER KNOWN AS "LILLY OF THE LAKE"

#8,you have jogged my memory,WOODIES then on to scotties.my grandma was in those old peoples flats as well on gainsford

#8`YES SPIKEISLAND,PROBABLY ME WITH YA BIKE,I USED TO TAKE PAPERS FOR POTTAGES AND THEAKERS ON ANDOVER,SPENT HOURS PLAYING IN THE DUNGEONS,ARMYY HAD GONE WHEN I KNEW THEM,WE CALLED IT "CAMP HILL",OUR SCHOOL FOOTBALL PITCH WAS NEXT TO THEM,AND I REMEMBER A LAD BIT OLDER THAN ME JOHNNY DERRY PLAYING THERE "SEANS DAD,COUNTY MANAGER.NICE TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE WITH OLD BESTWOOD CONNECTIONS ON NOTTSTALGIA,

DID SHE HAVE A BROTHER,ALAN?

in my young teenage years on the old Bestwood est a lady called Elsie wyres organised day trips to the east coast mostly Cleethorpes,for teenagers,i have great memories of these.sadly there doesnt seem to be any old Bestwood folk on nottstalgia.thought i would mention a few of the surnames of lads and lasses who went on these trips to see if they resonate with anyone,Warsops,Fishers,Wakefields,Fewkes,Scriven,Olpins,Eastaps,Lowe,Ingall,Ingles,Crowles,Spencer,Peggs,Wallhead, HELLO,ANY OF YOU OUT THERE?

We probably clashed "SPIKEISLAND9" i was from the old Bestwood est and used to make forays in to that disputed territory called Scotties farm,to nick strawberries

Forest had probably missed out on promotion AGAIN!!

contentment bilbraborn,who could ask for anything more,as the song goes, NICE ONE !

A survey has made Nottm the 10th happiest to live in the UK,It got me thinking that all the bad press we get doesnt really bother us,i lived down south for 10 years and have spent time in most parts of the country,there are some lovely places and people in the UK,BUT NOTTM always pulled me back its the roots thing.and family. Having said that,the survey only refered to the UK,if i got the chance to live on a hillside in southern Spain, I WOULD BE OFF LIKE A SHOT.

#33 ref; local tale of girl trapped under rail, yes its true her name was DIANNE STALEY, i recall being in assembly at Henry Whipple and the headmaster telling us not to trespass on the railway after the incident

I Was on my way to Henry whipple school when the plane crashed at Bulwell Common station,and all i remember is running with lots of other kids to the farmers crossing at the end of southglade and seeing all the smoke riseing,,.my dad was a shunter at the sidings and was there at the time.

forgot about Eric,no wonder he always had smile on his face and Eric always serious

i know this old topic and no replies so i thought i just mention i knew them early 70s,their surname was Thompson nice couple i was a rep.for A.B.GIBSON and saw them every monday morning to sell them groceries,

i wasnt such a looker in those days,i improved with age

talking of Barbers,i bought my 1st 3 pack at the one in Bulwell near the crossings corner of bestwood rd. i had purchased a shirt in Bulwell town,and decided to get my hair cut,while in the chair i was trying to pluck up the courage to ask for the said item.anyway i did,and left the shop as i was walking up st albans rd i heard a shout of Oi,feeling guilty of buying my 3 pack i started to run and heard oi again i turned round and it was the barber waving my shirt saying YOU LEFT THIS :laugh:

that was the one Siddha,once you mentioned Parliament st,thats were my old mate worked ,Barry Rippon his name (#16 basfordred)and he wouldnt have drove a pink car he nicked a bird off me once

my mates Dad worked there in the late 50s early 60s Mr Rippon,he was a stonemason

before i read above,i was going to say i think my best mate Barry from school worked there early 60s,saying nowt now WHERE WAS IT?

seem to remember a "Rons " where in town was it siddha?