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#109 That brings back memories, the Belvedere. We used to roll in there for the mushy peas after the pubs shut. As I remember, apart from the peas it didn't have much going for it.

Very upmarket, even the flats are very expensive. Working in Broadmarsh, we used to deliver household electricals regularly there in the seventies. Nice people though, not stuck-up as I recall, one lady gave us tea, sandwiches and cake once. I can remember security, certainly on the Derby Rd gate. I also seem to remember they had their own system which lit the street lights by gas.

It was at the start of St Anns Well Rd, town end. Later became a bingo hall. Before my time though, them owd folk went there

Dave Allen was the best in the sixties and seventies.

Commo, glad to hear, we thought it was just us didn't appreciate the 'humour'. Robbie, don't forget the old chestnut William FitzGerald and Gerald FitzWilliam lol.

It's all about Baftas in the news at the moment. What cringe-worthy events these things are. I see the leading film for nominations is the Grand Budapest Hotel. Saw this last year with my missus on Orange Wednesday ( soon to be discontinued ). What an absolute pile of crap, we'd have left if we could have got up without disturbing everyone. The arch-luvvy Stephen Fry will be hosting the event next month, I'll be using the off button.

Quite a dark, gaunt-looking building as I recall. It was called the Queens Drive Congregational Church.

When me and my mate were about ten or eleven, we used to be regulars at the joke shop on Goldsmith St, stocking up with stink bombs, itching powder and stuff. At that time we were 'volunteered ' by our mam's, church regulars, into St Faiths choir. Could never understand why, Aled Joneses we were not! We also got stick from our other mates. At the start of each service, the choir would all troop around the church from the vestry to the altar, following the Rev Whalley and the lay-preacher, a sourpuss called Mr Thorpe. At the altar the vicar and Mr Thorpe had chairs either side. One Sunday

Aargh, Please don't say anymore. The £800 was the best out of several London dealers. Saw me coming or what. Mind you, the Met absolutely hated shooters, perhaps they were the robbing barstewards.

Totally confused now. We'll probably be going over that way this week-end. I'll have a look.

My wife was born in Giltbrook and can't remember the house from the picture, not on Nottingham Rd. That's be fifty-oddd years ago. She remembers the building which is currently a care home ( is that the 'Almshouse's? )

It is I agree. To many they're a scourge. But the sad fact is, many people who have no access to loans at reasonable rate, will only go the the alternatives and find much of the same. So many live hand-to-mouth these days I remember the pawnbrokers on Arkwright St, my mam used to say when she was little, people used to queue to get loans before payday. It seems we've come full-circle.

I didn't know that. I lost out badly then, an S&W .357 686, Colt 1911 .45, Dan Wesson .357 , High Standard .22 and a nice broomhandle Mauser 9mm. Over three grands worth back then ' took off my hands ' for £800. Some dealers must have been rubbing their hands then. Makes me feel even more aggrieved. Still, on a more positive note, glad to see the Paris situation has come to a positive end, but a huge tragedy in lost innocent lives. Now the arse-covering starts. Lessons must be learnt, these things aren't going away.

Yes, I can remember the name T K Statham. You'll have been a black-powder enthusiast then as well presumably. My shooting was mainly police and service pistol, some rifle. It was diabolical the way pistol shooters were treated by Blair. Politicians covering their arses yet again.

Nearly all of my shooting was in London, I was a member at East Barnet and Hendon clubs and also shot on the Dartford ranges. I did sometimes shoot at the range on Carlton Hill ( a policeman was a member there ) and small-bore at the Castle. But only for a short while before the license changes.

That was an embarassment and absolutely shouldn't have happened, but as the report states, the girl was hit by a bouncing ejected case which caused a minor injury. We perhaps need to take a bigger view. My thread was only prompted by the Paris events, not specifically about that. Later in that news report it was stated that more and more incidents of this type could be expected by terrorists, jihadists and criminals. Frankly, that worried me! I think back eighteen months or so with horror, as everyone did, at the news footage of the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby. Whilst his murderers were sti

# 15 The technique you describe, compressed surprise break, had been in common usage since the early sixties, as you'll know. You'd have thought the police would understand the need to be up-to-date in their techniques when developing their new firearms units in the eighties. As regards the present-day situation, I see that Police Scotland have recently reduced the visibility of firearms because politicians have complained that they, and the public wouldn't like to see armed police! Police Scotland currently have only 10 armed officers in every 1,000. I wonder how many members of the publ

Oh yes, a bacon butties just not the same without HP. Why is it in danger, not another EU regulation?

I think you might be talking Miss Richards.

Don, what year would we be talking about?

Yes, sounds like the lovely Miss Slack to me. It's not unusual for young men to lust after old(er) women. And some like a dominatrix too, I've heard.

Twice a year range practice is unbelievable. I had an FAC for twenty years until Blair's lot banned handguns and I practised most weeks to keep my scores up. Twice a year?, still can't believe it.

Hi Stevo and welcome. Very nice Isle of Wight, but yes, not as good as Nottingham.

Just looking at the news and the shootings in Paris. Whilst we have armed units, our police are not routinely armed. I understand the Police Federation are against this. But if unarmed police respond to ever increasing numbers of incidents involving gunmen, are they, and members of the public, at greater risk? What's your view?