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I think this thread needs bumping! After a wide variety of totally unlinked jobs, I trained in Work Study at the Harry Mitchell College in Beeston. Loved the course, did well, passed the institute exams and found my real calling at the age of 31. Loved my time at Marathon Knitwear and was devastated to be made redundant (along with 900 others), early 1980. The writing was on the wall as M & S turned against the very British manufacturers who had made them strong and wealthy - and never let them make enough money to invest in the new computer technology.

A bit quiet on this thread which is a shame. Maybe we need to circulate/promote it to any ex-ACHS pupils we know of? We call into Adelaide (again) later this year but as we'll probably be with NZ and Australian friends for the day, I doubt we'll hear a Nottingham accent!

Your brother - would that be Trevor? Lived on Beech Avenue on the level bit? Born 1945/46? If so, I sat next to him in my early days at Plains Rd school. Would love to know what he did as I'm sure the parents initially had him down on the list for a job at Buckingham Palace! We now use an AirBnB opposite the bottom of Beech Avenue. We'll be there again in August.

I remember them! "There were eggs, eggs, with great long hairy legs, in the quartermasters stores..." "...in an old Ford car, 'cos an old Ford car, won't get that far..." "...they scraped him off the tarmac like a lump of strawberry jam..." Thanks to the older scouts, there were others but I can't remember them too well other than a ghostly thing, 'your brains come trickling down your snout'... I wonder if anyone ever documented the words to those? May have to see what Mr Google has to say. Plenty it seems. Found this under Scout Songs

Kumbaya was more the Guides I think! The first ever proper UK Scout & Guide group camp was a city-wide invitation event, held at Elton, about July 1963. Three of the 110th Senior Scouts - all Queen's Scouts, were founder members. What was supposed to be an experimental weekend camp, had a reunion some weeks later and the participants effectively refused to disband and demanded more events, and that led to the establishment of what we believe was the first ever Scout & Guide Group. The first full week's camp was held at Guist in Norfolk, in the summer of 1964. By

The first gig I went to was Terry Lightfoot at the TBI. Dad took me. I went to the Dancing Slipper several times and like edthefolkie above, I too was a huge fan of the Chris Barber band. That band line up as quoted was one of the very best. I remember requesting Jackie Flavelle singing 'Gotta Travel On'. It got a huge round of applause. Jackie rejoined the band in later years right up until he too passed away. (Another heavy smoker). John Crocker was from West Bridgford and I think, the only survivor of that band and sadly his wife from Mapperley, passed away last year.

That would give the game away!

Does anyone know when the 110th Nottingham, Mapperley Methodists group ceased? And why? Shortage of leaders/helpers maybe?

Never realised it was alphabetical, but the first three housed ex Eastwood pupils and the ex Bramcote the other half. Roosevelt was Eleanor. if you read Dr Higginson's book, (A School Is Born) he was adamant that the houses were named after living people (at the time) and not meaningless colours and international, rather than just British. Doc Higginson, the first head (or 'Harry of England' as he signed himself later) was more than just a Head Teacher. He was best classed as an educator. Pupils were encouraged to form overseas pen friendships b

Two I was keen on - Suzette Fletcher and then Susan Bish. Suzette (lived on Haywood Rd) went to Carlton le Willows and Sue Bish (Moore Rd) was with us at Bramcote Grammar then Arnold County High School - first intake. Sue Bish unfortunately was dunked in a horse trough, in Switzerland I think, after leaving school, and got an eye infection and she has been blind ever since. Still a regular at ACHS Catch ups though.

Sorry Margie, but Mrs Beardsley (and Mr) ran the chip shop, so wouldn't have sold ice cream! Liz, the previous owner of the garage I think was Jack Horde, so that must have been next door to the garage? Your parents then built the bungalow on the opposite side of the garage, on the corner with Central Avenue. Back to Mapperley top itself, across the road from Judges, was Russells' bakery, corner of Whittingham, and I seem to remember buying the rolls for the hot dogs for the cub's Christmas party. I think Russells lived on the bottom corner of Central Avenue next to the entra

I remember Barrie Judge very well - always wearing a white coat. When I buy a packet of crumpets today, I yearn for Judges individual pyclets, which were almost the side of a side plate, not the miserable little things we get here! Most of the shopkeepers back then were owners and we knew most of them - and they knew us. When it comes to house numbering on Plains Road, the odd numbers started next door to Judges, but originally, the even numbers didn't start until the top of Westdale Lane. So Beardsleys, who owned the fish and chip shop, (and lived next d

Dave M - Makarenko House? Remember the name...

The original pic shows more. It was known as Tree Tops Hotel for a long time, but next door was the farm (Steeples?), with Crossland's fields behind. Mr Worsley who lived next door to the garage, would fetch a churn of milk from the farm and bottle it in his tiny outhouse at the rear of the house. Then deliver it in his old Singer van. I remember the broad necked bottles with a cardboard top. Top of end of Crosslands was accessed by a walkway alongside what was Wardles Garage (later, Wheelhouse's). There was a small pond there too. Great for catching fro

Thanks for that. The original shows quite a large area including the farm and the original Tree Tops hotel, Crosslands field etc. Photo taken by the RAF, not H Tempest!