crankypig

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  1. the nags head on carlton hill was always called `naggo` my mams house was right next to it,and my grandparents next door but one from mams,grandad used to send me to the side door with a jug for some ale.,not sure if your age mattered then...the houses were knocked down and now flats stand in their place,the pubs still there.

  2. no not me ,i think people who lived nearby complained about the noise ,wish i could hear from someone who remembers the concert or has photos.i was in love with francis rossi (quo)at the time but everyone there was calling him mike ,dont think my boyfriend was too pleased with me staring at mike rossi all night.,but the boyfriend won in the end ,i married him.

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  3. my grandma used to have a caravan at chapel st leonards skegness,it was a strange shape like an egg and painted grey,it had gas lights,you had to fetch the water from a standpipe on the site,no toilet in the caravan,there was a toilet block on site.granny used to sit in the vine pub for a drink while we played on the beach...i think there was a cafe or a place where you could play on one armed bandits and other games,this place had a jukebox with cliff richard singing please dont tease ,i couldnt get this song out of my head and kept begging my sister to put money in the jukebox and play it again.

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  4. i worked at this factory in the late 60s,it was on stamford street.We made y fronts and vests kids and mens,some were for littlewoods.There were 3 floors of rooms full of machinist,a cutting room below and a canteen.i earned good wages there ,but had to work very hard for it.,i used to spend some of my wages on new clothes from c and a ,the rest i had to give to my mam.i cant remember many of the workers names,i think there was a janet,sue,thelma,kath,there were 2 machanics there to repair machines ,an older man called alf and i think the younger one was john.

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