benjamin1945

No Alpha sorry.............don't know many folk in Kirkby.....my origins are Bestwood and Bulwell........with a bit of Basford thrown in........

Cricket will live forever in Kirkby in ashfield...........i pass these statues everyday........the two Englishmen Bill Voce and Harold Larwood both from Nuncargate Kirkby in Ashfield were the main Bowlers in the infamous Body-line series of 1932-33 played in Australia.......it actually caused diplomatic tension between our two great cricketing countries.........The Batsman is the great Aussie opener Don Bradman'' Edit........Voce was actually born in Annesley....

Love this picture too.......wonder if bad light stopped play?

From being Cricket daft...........i now have little or no interest in the game...... Dad too loved the game......and he taught me 'Spin Bowling when i was about 5............and from the same age i could name every player from all the Test playing countries....... But over the last 20 years or so my love of the game has vastly dwindled...........its changed so much..........never a great fan of the one day game....(except when playing it)......the county 3 day stuff was ok......but for me it was the Test matches that completely enthralled me......

Can't believe its been 50 years since i did the ''Hustle'' Memories of my travelling days. '''''''''''.Always.....happy smiling faces..when this music began........ ...

My Babs is a genuine '''Litter Tray'' user........because we had her from just a few weeks old...........she's such a Lady she never lets us see her..... Most nights she has a few friends round on the garden and some of them are not so well trained.......

Rog.......if a Cat wants to do summat...it'll do it.....wherever it wants....... A few years ago.....i had a neighbour who asked me to have a ''WORD'' with my then Cat about the prob you're having...'I did''.....she sat and was obviously listening to every word..........then went straight out and climbed over the fence.................to 'Crap' on his lawn.............. Did i just say ''She Sat?''......lol

Could have been in the 'Standard of England.'' just looking for it............

Love to see it Kath.......

Another Happy Easter..Railway club early 60s....from lots of lovely friends and relations........wish i could see them all one more time..........those were the days my friends.............

Everybody must be in Church......6 comments in 11 hours ?....... Anyway Happy Easter.........

Thank-you......kind Lady............

Same here Jill........Love Dogs and Cats in fact all animals.....and when it comes Birds the same applies.......i put food out for them on the roof of my large Garden shed.......then wait for them to descend on it.......Pigeons...Magpies...Seagulls...and others......love watching them on the feed...and their inter-actions with the other species....how anyone can hurt them i'll never know............

Yes Beekay.........and there was a Marsdens among those shops....did a week there early 60s..........

Yes ' @IAN FINN down the bottom near a road island....and a Pub on the junction...cant recall its name........what did UYC stand for ?

AH the memories..............and them stairs..especially.........a magic 100 yards...of being crushed on leaving the match........

You could be right Lizzie..........it was a long time ago...i only met him once....his Dad was General Manager at Farrands based on Wigman road.....

Nottinghams own..........with their biggest hit 1974

Great Nottingham group Believe it or not one of them did a few shifts for Farrands/Marsdens...Michael Vaughn......prior to his 'Paper Lace' days.........

A good piece about the trio....if you google them..........

Yes Kev Railway club still standing.....called summat else now....... The place holds too many memories for me.to ever visit again.......memories such as..... Working behind the Bar....with some great people... First wedding reception.... About 20 of my family were members....met up most sat nights..... Oh yea..nearly forgot Played football for them for 3 or 4 years....Also great place for Dancing sat nights to many local Artist's...among them Reg Guest trio.....anyone remember them? The place began in the late 50s...and my railway Dad and Granddads were amon

What a brilliant piece of 'Nostalga' Kev.............I was born and brought up less than 100 yards from where some of it was filmed................can still hear the rattle of Coal trucks that went thru the night and the Whistle of the Engines...recognised many of the places.........Its a wonder i didnt see my Dad and both Granddads who were working all around the places filmed....... Even the drivers and firemen i would have known from my days serving them behind the Bar at the Railway club..in the 60s....which was situated almost under Bulwell Viaduct........

How can it ever be 'Pulled down''...........the good old 'Palais' will always live with some of us ''Oldies''..........great memories........Lovely Ladies..magic music....even a bit of '''Rough and Tumble'' (60s style) was worth the admission fee.....

Your Post was excellent Sofi...........and i agree with much of it,,,,,,,don't know why it was cancelled......Cllff ton ?

Very true Sofi...........