BilboroughShirley

I am aware that this is an old thread but the title is right for my post I think. Today I watched celebrity Mastermind. One candidate was answering questions on the life and work of Watson Fothergill. She did well with all 9 correct answers and no passes. Having read posts on this site I was able to answer some of them. The other 3 candidates failed to reach 9 points even when they had done the general knowledge. A bit of a shame but very entertaining and good to see details of Watson Fothergill on TV. The winner is a florist in Nottingham who has been on the Apprentice. Well done to her!

I have just read the newspaper article. My dad was not dismissed. The workers got threatening letters about dismissal. I still have this in my archives. He was offered and took what is called voluntary redundancy though it is a job that is made redundant not a person. He could have gone back to work there but instead he took the redundancy and a group of them set up a free newspaper called "Info". It was financed by advertising. Again more positives because he enjoyed working on Info.

I remember him. My dad worked at the newspaper office. The workers learned to use computers having had all the training and then that man pulled out of the carefully negotiated agreement. It all got very nasty going from strike to lock-out. The picketing became creative when those on strike produced a line of traffic that circled the building so the vans could not get in and out! I borrowed the book "Somebody had to do it" from the library. No way would I buy it! The book tells the whole story. When the computer was installed the compositors typed in the text to produce punched tape. My dad s

Just had a look. I used to get Facebook messages about the Peregrines but this does not happen now. Does anyone know why? Sorry if the answer is in previous posts. Just looked at the camera. That did not work last year so I did not get live images. I hope they fix the second camera so we can see down the ledge. Does anyone know what is going on?

I remember the newspaper strike in the 1950s. It was in the summer during the school holiday. It was wonderful. When dad was not on the picket line he took me out to the park. We had great times! I think it was 1955 or 1956. I had started at school and it was before my grandfather had his heart attack.

Farmers sold clothing and fabrics. They had departments: ladies clothing, haberdashery, paper patterns, fancy goods (gloves and gift ware), materials (silks, cottons and curtain materials), children's clothing, underwear (two departments, one downstairs with modern things and upstairs the laced up corsets and long johns) and also a household linens department. In those days department stores had stock rooms. At Farmers it was like a rabbit warren! As a student working there in the holidays I spent time in every department except those selling material by the yard. This needed special training,

Scan opened to replace the Farmers shop in the Market Square. I left Farmers not long before it closed. Most of the staff transferred from Farmers to Scan and they were quite excited about the move. Some of the staff moved to Griffin and Spalding as Debenhams also owned that store. It was mostly the staff who worked on the materials counters (silks, cottons and curtains) who went to Griffin and Spalding. Happy memories of working with good colleagues. Mr Dean was the manager at Farmers. A nice gentleman. He retired when the shop closed and there was a photo in the Nottingham Post of him being

A musician friend who is often asked to play for funerals at the crematorium told us that some hymn choices are a little surprising. He has often been asked to play "colours of day". The refrain is: "Light up the fire, let the flame burn .....".! One hell of a choice!

A big thanks to everyone who responded. Very helpful. It is good to know I am not on my own! We had to migrate because our previous webmaster used SiteGround hosting and registered in USA. They sent me an explanation about not having the legal structure to host from their USA branch. We moved to the UK/EU one. I did ask them about the effect of Brexit and they said no problem! It looks like SiteGround are an umbrella company with sites all over the world. Anyway, they have been wonderful and I like their "ticket" system for customer services as they can keep track of progress. Our domain

It is a long story but I have ended up managing a website for a society I belong to. A very fast and steep learning curve considering that I have never set up a website! The webmaster who set it up (then left) lived in the USA and it was hosted in the USA. This meant that the site had to be migrated from hosting in the USA to the UK with a new domain name. Did that. The hosting company were awesome! Very helpful customer service with online conversations that had a ticket number so when I went back with another question they had all the background. All went well. Then I discovered that some li

With the move towards hands free phone use being made illegal for drivers surely it is time that smoking at the wheel is banned. It is in Sweden. My Volvo does not have an ash tray, nor did my Saab before it. My dad used to smoke when driving. When driving at night he would use his lighter to light a cigarette so the big flame came up in front of his face. I used to worry about this. Also some drivers chuck the fag ends out of the window creating danger and litter. If a driver needs nicotine while on a journey, how about patches as an alternative?

I like the Scandinavian detective stories on BBC4. Below the Surface series 2 is on now and it is good. A couple of things in the story line surprise me. When the hostage situation starts the story line says there is no passenger list and it also shows people in the car deck. One crew member asks them to leave. On ferries to Shetland, Orkney and the Isle of Man I am sure they lock the doors to the car decks. The ferry in the story line is going from Denmark to Sweden. These bits of detail are not spoiling my enjoyment. A good dark tale with plenty of cliff hangers!

To see it you would have to walk past the mural holding a video camera. Next time I go to Packwood house I will try making a video of the effect there and see if it works. Plas Newydd is just a bit far away!

Secrets of the National Trust presented by Alan Titchmarsh is usually quite good. Episode 3 featured Plas Newydd and he spent ages talking about the mural that Whistler painted and all the places included. Alan Titchmarsh missed out one very special feature of the mural: the fact that when you walk past it the boat in the centre turns and footsteps change direction. This could have been illustrated using camera movement. When we visited I spent a while enjoying that feature. There is a similar effect on a painting at Packwood House in Warwickshire. I asked a friend who is an artist how the

Big thanks for all your interesting answers. Much appreciated.

This is puzzling me and I bet one of you has the answer. On the motorway we have average speed cameras pointing at us as we drive towards them. They read our plates. What about motor bikes? They only have plates on the back. Are they missed by this system? The ordinary speed cameras catch vehicles as they pass and so will get the back number. Another question about cars. Talking to a friend last week he said that years ago drivers had to have a radio licence if they had a car radio. He said they cost about ten shillings. Dad got his car in 1966 and I do not remember that.

Wonderful day! My old laptop was on its way out. Wi-fi stopped working, USBs stopped working, slow start up and showing its age. Windows 8.1. It had done me years of good service and I liked it when it was working well. Now I have a new one, Windows 10 and loving it! My Family Historian software loaded up, no problem then all the upgrades. All the data is in and I am back in business!

Wonderful photos. Thanks Compo. Happy memories of holidays in Scotland with my parents.

I watched Whistle Down The Wind yesterday. Never seen it before. A nice relaxing afternoon and good to see the youngsters doing so well in the film. Loved the accents!

Shopping in one of the large supermarkets I looked for an ordinary writing pad. Nothing! Lots of envelopes of every shape and size but no ordinary writing pad! I normally use Facebook messenger, email and text but sometimes there is a need to write a letter. Not everyone has the technology to receive email and text and some prefer handwritten rather than typed as that can look like a round robin letter. It is sad as this suggests we are losing the capacity for the personal touch.

Big thanks to whoever sorted it out!

For five years I worked for a line manager who was Jewish. I did not know he was Jewish until a colleague mentioned it after he had left. No problem. If someone is professional, polite and a nice person then that is what counts. My point of view is that their faith is their business not mine. We only need to know if there are associated customs to be respected.

Try looking at the Newspaper Archives. You can normally use this service free in a library, or on Findmypast if they are having a free weekend. The Newspaper Archives can be a good source of information about ancestors and sometimes there are photos. For members of my family tree I have found BMD announcements, accounts of funerals and also details of fires at their premises and when they won prizes at local flower shows. If ancestors were in a local football team you may be in luck with a photo. Hope this helps you CB Hunt. Good luck with your research. Another thought, try contacting N

Saturday night, feet up in the recliner, glass of wine and The Killers on the pyramid stage. They were joined by Pet Shop Boys and Johnny Marr. Great music! Also Georgia with her electronic drums. Very entertaining. I love the music but I have never done camping. Much prefer the feet up and a glass of wine at home or live rock bands at the NEC.

I agree with you Brew about the cash cows. Parking charges and parking fines also rip off the motorist. Sainsbury's in town has now put up cameras and limited parking to 2 hours with no return within an hour. I can see why they have done this. The pay and display car park opposite is now being built on: retirement flats with little or no parking! They fine you £70 if you overstay in the supermarket now or go back within an hour. So if you forget something from your shopping then the best bet is to go to Morrisons. I prefer them anyway!