Yorkshire born (1947), moved to Nottingham when I got a job with the Land Registry on Chalfont drive, plans branch, in early 67 I think. Totally totally boring !.I left and got a job in the loading department of Jardine Dobsons at Colwick. Too easy, bored again,, my boss, Ted Randall ,(lived on Raleigh St) said why not join the fire brigade? I did. Brilliant move. April 1968, 3 months training in Birmingham and rode the Dennis pump escape first time early July. Proper fire engines then . Good days. Still have good memories of Nottingham, Yorkshire won though, sorry Nott'm !