benjamin1945

could have known em,wont tell you how LIZZIE,

by giney yol coppit

Yes commo , it really grates me, :biggrin:

especially if the Sikhs wearing a Turban

Some you love some you hate,when i began travelling the country in the 60s i was fascinated to hear all the different twangs,even around nottm,ie sneinton and meadows so different from bulwell and hucknall,and then mansfield,well another pplanet in the 60s,.Not so different nowa days but it was then. Then moving further afield,Birmingham,Manchester,Newcastle,Liverpool ,i was enthralled.To me thats what makes the UK so interesting,and i love to hear ethnic minorities with the local accent,for instance a Sikh with a broad Brummy one,.Is it me or do you find it interesting?

i dont mind the Aussies speaking like it,they cant help it,its when British do it,

As ive got older i find myself being annoyed by people much more,in all ways,for instance,people who answer every question with the reply,ABSOLUTLY. and even more annoying people who end every sentance with that Aussie upspeak turning it into what sounds like a question,for instance , ive just been to the SHOPS? .Love to hear your views!

Edna was brilliant,i remember her two sons who served there John and Rob (i think)and liz and big AL,80S SAT/SUN NIGHTS, Piano going and people getting up singing(not kaioke),Pianist Harry ex popular jazz player,when Harry not there it was Dennis from New Basford,never no bother just a great night

speaking of snooker,does anyone know what the connection was between Burtons tailors and snooker? there was a snooker hall above or below Burtons on Carrington st and one above Burtons in Long Eaton,and during my travels 60/70s found the same combination in a few other Towns.

Knew alot of the Barraboys in the 60s by sight,and if they didnt play football on thursday afternoons they could be found playing snooker on Goldsmith st, under ground club at the back of guardian newspaper building, can,nt remember the name of the club,was it Elston and Hopkins ?

OH YES,nice one LizzieM

back in the 60s when thursday was half day closing i played football for Notts Corinthians run by Redmayne and Todds,we played our home matches on the Embankment,i remember a few of the other teams like,City Police,county police,Forest colts can any of you recall the others cos iam blowed if i can

Thought so,last time i went there it had turned into a Lap dancing venue,and the owner was a Russian or Polish woman who informed me,YES I OWN THIS SH.. HOLE,made me laugh,bless her,

wasnt there a Spread Eagle on Alfreton rd ?

not bad team Ashley did they win owt/?

FOREST FAN since my uncle John took me to the City Ground about 1950 for a friendly against CLYDE. My best xi would be ( in the old formation ) Shilton,Anderson,Mcdonold,Whitefoot,Mckinley,Burkitt,Dwight,Bailey,Baker,Wignall,Moore.

i was a floorwalker at coop house during the 90s and have wonderful memories of it especially the staff and some offenders,in particular one old lady in her 70s who stole ladies coats at £40 a time,one day i saw her take a coat and exit the store,didnt enjoy stopping old ladies but couldnt just let her take it.anyway she was most indignant at me stopping her and under protest returned into the store with me,she wouldnt cooperate with me,refused to open her bag or give me her name.i even made her a cup of tea while trying to placate her,she was having none of it and in the end i had to call the

It could have been me,went passed Pretty Windows at midnite in a taxi on the night of the murder,but it wernt honest

Bulwell common we called it Devils hump,and old bestwood est,the Bankings between Raymede and Leybourne drive

there was a Siddons car sales in the 80s on Northgate New Basford,bought a 2 seater yellow Capri there,wife was not impressed

East Yorkshire driving school,Friar lane,Nottm,1964,16 lessons,instructor named Keith,passed ist time,car was Triumph Herald

back in the 50s all schools football was played on sat.mornings,kicking off mostly at 10 am,i plyed for Henry Whipple then Padstow and remember catching the bus to different school grounds,we played local Derbys in Bulwell against,St.Marys,Rufford,Springfield,Highbury and Bonnington,and travelled to foriegn parts to play haydn rd,Claremont,Huntingdon st,Berridge,William Sharpe,Players,Cottesmore,Whitemore, dont think they play sat.mornings now,could be wrong,thinking back we took the Teachers for granted who gave of their time,had some brilliant ones,H.L.taylor,mr Barnes,mr Harris,mr walker,m

it certainly was,on at 1pm mon to friday

ah yes, Lunch box,noele Gordon and dont forget the Gerry Allen Trio,

had one in 2003 ,i was walking the hills in staffs miles from anywhere,luck saved me,i used to go every wed.and never took my phone for some reason Donna my wife insisted i take it that day, just managed a 999 and they found me in time took me to hospital in Stoke,there for week.and never looked back,used to be a bit of a drinker,not now except on special occasions,luckiely no scarring didnt need stents,then got other probs.life aint a bed of Roses,you be ok CAFTAN and as the nottm saying goes,dont let the Bastards grind you down,