don walker

and every Friday night was syrup of figs night when I was very young,it was that or that bloody chewing gum , what was that called,, with in about 3/4 of an hour you were on the loo . there were 4 of us kids and we had to line up for a dose, there was no way of getting out of it , the old lady made sure of that

hi ,yes the road was blocked off ,,in 1944 I was a distant twinkle in my dads eye,, I was born in 1947, I don,t remember much but I can recall large trees smashed to the ground, there was also a shed flattened . I also recall a smouldering pile of rubbish ,and I certainly recall my dad saying that a plane had crashed. and he told me to close my eyes and be quiet for a while at the time I was sitting on his shoulders, I was only about 3/4 at the time. is my memory playing tricks on me ! it,s got to be that plane.

do you know where the tennis courts were because this is a possibility.

when I was a small boy about 3/4 years old ( about 1951/2 ) my dad had an allotment in wilford village. when we got to the ferry inn the road was blocked off , apparently there had been a plane crash . The plane came down on the allotments which were situated across the road from the large pond that was at side of the 1/2p bridge Has any body got any info about it, was any body killed? what type of plane was it, etc. mainly did I imagine it, after all I was only a toddler, my dad and mam never spoke about it, I,ve often wondered why.

I would not mind coming back as a woman, well, I mean you get to wear the clothes and nobody laughs at you,

fabian of Scotland yard . Gideon. thee saint

hi plantfit I was there 1961 -1965 so Elaine would be after my time, but thanks for taking the time out to answer the post

acharlesworth I have sent you one tonight hope you got it ok. it did say it was sent.

round tree fruit gums yum yum yum ,,, 5 fruity flavours in you tum tum tum, one things for certain beyond dispute,,, in round trees fruit gums you taste the fruit . for a small fee I will sing it

stan what do you expect from this do gooder cammeron and his gang he thinks more about certain people than the rights of decent anglo saxon people. yet his side kick who runs the DWP does not give it a second thought to cut benefits to people who require help because they are not all scroungers, they should be kicked out of Britain in my opinion. this country used to be called the work shop of the world now it,s the dustbin of the world.

good photo Clifton, just see arkwrite st. station bridge with oscrofts written across it, incerdently he committed suicide in the late sixties, there was a rumour that he was batting for the other side and it was about to be made public, whether that's true or not is any bodies guess.

a charlesworth that's right the alley way was almost opposite my granddads house, a few yards down that alleyway was a slaughter house and he used to hang bulls penus ,s from a washing line, there used to be about 6/7 pegged up at any one time, this is no wind up, they were sold to make high class walking sticks .There were also some stables down there, I think it came out at waterway street a few yards from Arkwright st.

I remember david natrass he lived near goegie Burbank I do believe he lived next to the roukes who run the corner shop, correct me if I,m wrong

Christ Clifton that photo brings back some happy memories.

ha yes TBI She was the one who died of an asthmer attack if my memory serves me well

hi, all who was the teacher at collergate who had asmer I think her name was miss white but not sure ,I think she died of an attack many years ago. can any body remember any of the teachers names there, just so I can put names to the memories.who was the headmistress was it miss taylor

yes that's right mrs parry,s shop was same side as chip shop about half way down summer st.

can any body remember mrs Parry the old lady who used to keep the sweet shop on summer street meadows. what lovely old lady she was, she was a bit like the old lady out of the lady killers film, my granddad used to live on that street. Summer street was almost opposite the picture house on arkwright street. was it called the queens

I WANT TO COME BACK AS ANDY PANDY I VE ALWAYS FANCIED LOBY LOO

hi all been reading all thee posts about fairham com, fred rydell was an out and out bully, he would cane any boy he did not really need a good excuse, in my opinion he was a sadistic bully !!. when he became chairman of the education authority he was dead against corporal punishment ain,t if marvellous how some people can change their spots, his words aught to have choked him !!!! the 2 faced moron. Has any body had the taste of doc chapmans size 12 slipper, you did not argue with him !!!

hi caftan thanks for the info ,made interesting reading.

hi denshaw I have been asked this before,, I seem recall the name but can't remember what number they lived at,, I remember the ,,renshaws,, the chesters Susan Arnold, the turners, and a polish family can,t remember their name,,, the goddards , longstaffs blackberrys, slacks, I will ask my mate john longstaff if he remembers them, he might even know what became of them.

thanks lads been to the site and its there thanks for the help I,m a new comer have not worked it all out yet thanks

hi, trevors excellent. excellent!!!!

hi every one can somebody help me,, I did a topic yesterday, called fairham comp woes , but today I can't find it. just wanted to see if there were any reply,s if any body finds it let me know ,, can't remember where I put it,, I, will have to keep of the gin.