philmayfield

I had never thought about a personalised plate until one day I was accosted by a rather pompous elderly lady who lived on our lane. "Do you have a personalised number plate?" she asked. I replied that hadn't and was not especially interested in having one. "Good" she said - "If you ever get a personalised plate I will never speak to you again!" This, of course, ignited the flame and when I got home I went online and bought three - all of which alluded to my surname. Sadly she died soon afterwards.

Isaac Newton lived at Woolsthorpe (by Colsterworth) - not the Woolsthorpe (by Belvoir) - both in the Grantham area though. My only tenuous connection with Kinoulton is that my mother in law was born there!

Dabbit was a brilliant stain remover. However the ingredient was carbon tetrachloride which was carcinogenic. That's why we don't see it anymore!

I tried some a few years ago after remembering older relatives eulogising about tripe and onions after the cinema on a Saturday night pre war. It was disgusting.

Judging by the number of cars outside my local at "early doors" the drink driving message has not got home to some people. I've been in (on foot!) and they're not drinking Coca Cola.

The Thurland Arms used to have a "men only" bar. Happy days!

£1 for half litre of beer in a supermarket and 45p for a litre of tonic. A pub's got to have a lot of ambience and interesting customers to make it worthwhile to turn out - and then you've got to walk there on a cold winter's evening.

£5 - for a pint of bitter and a tonic water in one of my locals (country pub) - that's why pubs are closing down!

There's an interesting book about the WW2 oil exploration called "The Secret of Sherwood Forest" available online from Amazon.

I live in one of those villages! Best side of Nottingham for commuting to town - not that I go into Nottingham unless absolutely necessary these days.

That's where I am. Only had to walk back from Nottingham once and that was in the 60's when the fog was so thick that no transport was moving. Had to keep stopping in pubs along the way for stiff whiskeys to keep warm!

Southwell area.

Good heavens - not heard that song for years!

Reading about Lord Lucan in the Sunday papers and how he has now been pronounced "officially dead" reminded me of back in 1974 the police searching a house in my lane to look for him. Apparently the owner was one of his gambling associates and his was one of the first places they came to investigate. When I go by I often wonder if Lucan is holed up in the attic! Yes - right here in Notts!

Hi Rob. Yes, I well remember the Barry Fisher incident. I knew Barry - we were in the senior cross country team together. I was one of the many who crowded round the notice board in the 5th. Form corridor to see the outpouring of vitriol over Eric Hutchinson. "Hutch" was not the pleasantest of masters and there was a measure of truth in what was published. The amazing thing was that Barry had the nerve to pin it up - he must have been very upset about something. He received the statutory thrashing from the Whale and was expelled. I recall it did him no subsequent harm and has done well in his

Interestingly, JP Knight (1828-1886), the inventor of the traffic light,was born in Nottingham.

It was the building on the bend of Haydn Rd. opposite the Meridian playing field which was bounded on one side by Quorn Rd. I should know - I was responsible for arranging the demolition! We did have the Brough owners' club up for a viewing prior to it being knocked down. The larger factory/warehouse which was built on the site in about 1975 has since been demolished and the site is now occupied by houses.

It came over a steel bridge wth blue brick supports over Haydn Road where there used to be a high level station. It was next to the Stag Furniture factory and the Cooper Brothers hosiery factory - both since demolished. There was a coal yard and sidings on the Nottingham Rd. side of the station. The track continued on over Valley Road. It's all built over now.

Mick It would have been 1959/60 when I was around 17. Phil

That looks like a Hofner Committee, the model I used to covet in Jack Brentnalls window. Had to settle for the cheaper Congress which I still have!

I drove down that stretch of Haydn Road daily from 1972 until 1997 and although I remember the existence of the bridge I'm pretty sure it was not there in 1972.

I suppose someone should ask the Queen for her suggestions.

The "don't offend the ethnic minorities law".

quote ="The Pianoman" I agree. Land of Hope and Glory for me. Written by this country's leading and most English English composer! Good tune but slight religious overtones. I think we need something completely new. I'll work on it!

Too religious. More suitable for Womens' Institute.