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Anyone remember these?..........ABGibson Based in Daybrook Sherebrooke road.....were the suppliers of the VG stores throughout the Midlands South Yorks..Lincs Cambs and Norfolk.........VG is no longer a trading name...at its height i believe it had something like 3,000 stores........Gibsons had two other depots apart from Daybrook...they were in Peterborough and Moxley west Midlands.........I worked for them all thru the 70s at all3 depots.....good days some great people........
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Start the day........with a cherry pink...or even An Apple Blossom'' white..........
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Horse and Jockey gone Phil.........i used to work in the old Oxford.1967. 4/- per hour.......can you remember the small room they called the 'Blood Room?
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1907...........SAME TODAY thanks to Paul Turton for photos...
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Who needs Skeg.....where else in NOTTINGHAM compares to this..........
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On 12/20/2023 at 7:29 PM, LizzieM said:
Another gesture that I thought had gone out of fashion, amongst the young, is holding a shop door open for the person following them in. This week in town I’ve been pleased to report numerous young folk have held the door open for me.I always hold the door open for folk......young or old male or female........odd times don't even get a thank-you............but mostly a nice smile........
Mind you i once held the door open fo a little old man.......he wasn't looking and FELL straight in.....i did help him up when i'd finished laughing.......
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On 5/16/2019 at 9:27 AM, benjamin1945 said:
Had a great result this morning,,,been looking and making comments on ''Nottingham way back when''........at troggs instigation,,,
Well you all know of my love of Marsdens/Farrands days which i always go on about,,,i always knew that they joined up in the 50s but didnt really know much about their History............Anyway the great grand daughter of Frank Farrand contacted me thru NWBW this morning,,and filled me in as to Farrands beginnings...............First shop 1850s on Fishergate,,,plus Fulforth street opened in 1870...........she gave me other snippets about them too,,,
She made my day,,
Just stumbled across an article about Marsdens.......ive always wondered when they began.......
Turns out JD Marsden....opened his 1st store in 1880...on Woodborough rd......and after 11 years had 8 more around Nottingham..........in the end Marsdens had over 80 stores all around our fair City and i was privileged to work in the majority of them throughout the 1960s........
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I know lets make a video of Bulwell that makes it look like the worst place on Earth.........
Pick a day when its raining.....
Pick a time or day when there is hardly anyone about...
Make sure its when most of the shops are shut for the day...so it looks as if theyv'e closed down...
Make sure there is no market...and just show empty stalls......
Disgusting............
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On 11/18/2022 at 10:27 PM, DJ360 said:
An old classmate from High Pavement sent me this link to a YouTube video of scenes from HP in the 1960s.
I think they are after 1965 when I left. They mostly show boys and staff around school on the Bestwood Estate site.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49olhvRnEZs
Brilliant video Col..................I lived on Bestwood est but didnt go to High Pavement......didnt fail the exam just didnt take it.......might have failed who knows.........
Anyway the site on this film has so many special memories for me............Especially if you go to 2min 37 seconds..............where you can see my original classes IE...the Wooden Huts.... i was there in 1950 a few years (6 i think) before High Pavement was built.......reckon the Huts lasted several years in the High Pavement grounds.......its made my day seeing those old Huts.....Mrs Taylor was my 1st Teacher in Hut one...........
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A True Bulwell Gent..........in the flooded main st 1947.....
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Bet he is..Jill..
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Loved 63' turned 18......working all over for Marsdens..and Danced everywhere....first time spent time in Brum loved it......old enough to drink legally...........passed driving test....Marsdens gave me a car.....Mam increased my board to £3........what days and nights....thought they'd never end........Became a big fan of a young Billy............some great songs...........
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This gives me memories of Horninglow Burton on Trent.........that year again 63''............
Only there a few weeks......but had to get out of the place.......never been back.......
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Did a bit of shopping in Bulwell this morning........long time since ive seen it so busy....even the free parking was difficult to find a spot........
It is certainly getting very Cosmopolitan...........and they seem to be blending in with the Bulwell friendliness.........Like everywhere there are lots of Barbers and i keep going to different ones just out of interest........This morning i went to a different one Turkish or Kurdish not sure ......Asked him for a Tony Curtis.....but he didnt have one...so settled for a number one....There were 3 of them and all busy but very friendly and good at their job......will visit again.........
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Wife has her operation today on her foot........so i could be doing all the house-work and shopping for a while......hopefully she'll be home tonight.with a Limp probably..........ive bought her Flowers and chocolate to help her speedy recovery...........romantic thing that i am....
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Including my family's local and mine for meeting all my old football pals thru the 60s...the Park Tavern...and next door used to be a little cottage where Dad was born in 1923............that little area is full of lovely memories and people i can still see in my '"Minds Eye''...Sentimental or what......
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Thats the chip shop that back in the 50s........Mam and Dad used after Pictures at the Vernon and as a kid i used all the time......it was called 'Marlow's.............opposite is St Aidans church where most of my family got married including Mam and Dad in the 40s...........
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I remember the fire....i stood across the road........so yes it was my Mam's workplace.......
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I wonder if the Pearsons my mother worked for in the 50s....was part of the same company......she was a Machinist at the SOUTHWARK street Old Basford.premises.......i know it was a Lace factory..........
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could have been me crossing Maid Marian Way in 1964....ran straight into Judy....she wasn't best pleased....told me i was a twerp or summat like that.....at least she spoke to me ........
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How things have changed.............imagine a 6 year old treking with just other kids doing that today.....and being Politcal enough to 'boo'...The great 'Churchill''......think as daft as it sounds we understood a little too..........
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First General election i recall was 1951..........Bestwood and Bulwell were very working class....and i recall the Conservatives (Winston Churchill).........getting back in power..........i was only 6 but along with probably 50 other kids..remember walking along Leybourne drive behind a Labour Van which was reminding people to Vote.........A house on Leybourne at the top of Hove road was sporting a large Picture of Winston...this was very rare for Bestwood and was met with much 'Booing'....The occupant was a Manager where my mother worked at Pearsons lace factory in Basford.......funny how i can recall all the above from being only 6.........
What i could'nt recall so looked it up....was the Conservative Majority of 17 seats and a turnout of 82%.........Highest ever i believe...
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December back in 63..........Upstairs of the Bodega.....first laid eyes on my 'Millie Small'' lookalike.....
Drink Duck?
go on then
What you like?
Babycham please..
Two Cherries?
Go on then........
You like a dance?
They don't dance in here..........
Bet you can if i ask nicely.....
Your Cheeky............
I did and we did............and 'Oh what a night''......lasted about 3 years........
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2 hours ago, Cliff Ton said:
But moving to secondary school, it was all surname with no mention of first names.
Same here Kev..........even starting work at 15 in retail.....everyone was addressed by their surname.(bit like 'ARE YOU BEING SERVED)... ........ football and cricket clubs i played for at school and thru my Teenage years ...it was always surnames.....which somehow i respected more...
Farrands, Marsdens, Maypole, Dewhurst, VG, Vernons, etc
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Not that i recall Phll..........