BilboroughShirley

The 10th anniversary is tin. When it was out 10th anniversary we had just moved house and we had a good laugh about this as we were buying lots of tins of paint!

#6 I agree Carni. The archives are so interesting and when someone is new to the site it takes a while to explore all of the threads. Also members can add extra information to an old thread and this is valuable.

In the 1950s and 1960s the Midland General E1 bus was the one we used most often, going the full distance between Strelley Lane to Mount Street. Looking back at the Nottingham transport system we were very fortunate. From where we lived there was a choice of E1, 60, 16A or B2 if you wanted a walk through the Bilborough estate. During the same time period my husband lived in East Anglia where the buses into the town ran on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with two trips on each day! He had a bike! I liked the Midland General buses best as they did not have the dreadful engine smell so I never

#18 and #1 Hi Lizzie, I have a book called Nottingham in Old Photographs 1944 to 1974. The picture you are looking for is on page 13. There are also more photos of VE day celebrations in the square. The book is by Douglas Whitworth and the ISBN number is 0-86299-973-1. The library will probably have it. Hope this helps.

When my son was at primary school they used a reading scheme called Oxford Reading Tree. He used to bring home lovely books to read to me. One of the best was a lovely story about a little boy who saw a fox come into the garden and heard the dogs chasing it. He opened the shed door so the fox could hide in there then called his mum. She came out and told the hunt to get out of her garden. When they had gone the little boy let the fox out. A nice story about kindness. On a visit to a nature reserve we were told by a guide that local farmers were complaining about foxes. The response was that

#2726 I still have the premium bonds with face value £1 and £2 that my grandfather and his sister bought for me when they first came out. Now we get the electronic statement my husband said I should shred them. I said no as they are a bit of social history and they were gifts from those I no longer see.

# 148 #149 and #150 Many thanks for bringing back great memories. In 1966 my dad bought a white Morris 1100 from Morkel and Carnill for £700! I loved it. It had a bright red interior. Mum wanted blue, dad wanted green and I wanted red so we had white! In 1973 dad got a new Wolseley 1300 and I had the Morris 1100. I kept it until it was 13 years old and was heartbroken when it developed a hole so you could see the road and it had to go. Dad's Wolseley was brillian and it went like fire! It is ironic that the garage ended up as a Saab dealership. We love Saabs. Such a shame they stopped making

firbec, thans for sharing your memories of Radford baths. I searched for a thread on Radford baths as I also had a bad experience there. When we were told about swimming essons at Portland School it seemed quite exciting. It was not! We were taken in a double decker bus to the baths. The swimming teacher told us to sit on the side of the pool, put both hands down on the edge of the pool beside us and then jump in. I did as we were told, jumped in, slipped on the bottom and went under. I can still remember surfacing from this. Nobody asked if I was OK. This started the dread of swimming lessons

# 108 Would Nicola Sturgeon apply for the job?! Helen Mirren would be better!

Hi Cliff Ton, Looking at the photos on your link, the game on the top left I remember as Jacks and the next one along we called snobs. The snobs were the little cubes with ridges. My set were in nice pastel colours. I had forgotten all about this game. Thanks.

Congratulations Michael. Your posts are excellent and your jokes brilliant. Well deserved likes!

#8 Yes TBI as they are text message style. Text messages are too often abrupt. A sign of the times, but rather sad.

#1 I agree with you about the negative effect of cutting comments but I find this a very friendly site. There are so many threads and such a wealth of fascinating detail that if someone points out that a post of mine also relates to another thread I find this helpful as It leads me to other areas of information. I keep delving into the older threads and posts and finding out amazing things. Positive thinking is the key. Just focus on the idea that all of this is fun, friendship and the sharing of very valuable local and social history. Enjoy!

Hi Tompa. We went to the Doctors on Cockington Road; Dr Angus and Dr McDonald. The surgery was on the corner by the shops. Those were the days with no need for an appointment! Was your Sunday School at Kingswood Methodist Church?

In the council house where we lived in Bilborough there was a gas copper and a blue/grey washing machine that stood on legs and had a big black paddle in the middle that turned. The wringer was separate and fixed on the edge of the sink. I had forgotten about this until I read your post Ayupmeducks! This machine was then replaced with another top loader, a Servis machine and we chose the one with a red door. I was allowed to choose! It had a lid that went on the top giving a bit of extra worktop but it was higher than the rest of the worktop in the kitchen. When I got married my parents

Michael, Then add to this a new handbag to go with the shoes. Enjoy! Take good care of yourselves.

It was a meeting at an exam board office!

When I read the title for this thread my first thought was that it is a computer problem! I remember when interfacing was the material you stiffened collars with! The wonderful English language. A while ago I attended a meeting where it was explained to us that we should ask for coffee with milk or without milk rather than black coffee or white coffee. The same person said that in her area man holes were called person holes! I ask for black coffee, nothing fancy!

Well done. I look forward to the next 2000 great posts.

A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives just as planned. Lord of the rings.

In 1960 my dad and I used to watch an ATV programme called The Strange World of Gurney Slade. It was devised by Anthony Newley and he played the part of Gurney Slade. It was very strange, very funny and I think it was ahead of its time. The theme music is on Youtube and I still have the single recording of this in my collection. We saw Anthony Newley in a musical show at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham in the 1970s and I think it was called Stop the world I want to get off.

I remember when I was in the 6th form at Bilborough Grammar when we went on a visit to Nottingham University. We were told not to go on the boating lake. Only one group did and they fell in. When friends who did not know Nottingham came to stay with us my dad would take them on his sightseeing tour of the city. This always involved a stop at Highfields an a walk through the park. At Easter 1970 when my boyfriend stayed with us my dad took us on the tour. As we walked through Highfields park past the lake a group of lads were out in a rowing boat on this freezing cold day. They started messin

So pleased to hear that all went well today. My friends who have had this treatment suffered some hair loss but it all grew back again exactly as it was before. Take good care of yourselves.

Feed the beavers they are going to introduce?

#13 Karlton, I remember Black and White coaches. In 1969 they used to run from Coventry to Nottingham. Also there was Halls Coaches that ran from Coventry to South Shields via Nottingham.