nippergrant

PLANFIT....The word "norrit" means wont it as in " It'll ave to do wont it"

whacky racers

a shot of red-X in yea tank. used ta cost a penny a shot (old penny that is) now £4 for a 2 shot bottle

here is a history of gedling... http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/books/gedling1908/titlepage.htm

welcome conway V... thats right at the end of trent lane its the boat club now. i lived on colwick vale thats near the sluice gates farther down river

When I finally got a car there was no stopping my wife. Every Saturday starting about 10am I would drive her all round to every fords that she could find, neterfield-carlton-clifton-stappleford-beston-bulwell-basford-and others. Even better if there was a co-op scoop there as well. I spent many a long hour waiting in the car as I didn’t like shopping

A HOLE WITH WATER IN IT

Welcome zigzag…I was born in colwick on vale rd..I new some on 1st ave a polish family up near the foot path Sheila Watson lived next to the waste ground at top and a few others that names elude me. Old colwick was the main rd through colwick and new vale road was opposite the church with Deans on the corner. Johnny Boynton lived down there he gave me my nick name nipper which I still have today. Parkinson’s shop was a bit farther along than allsops just a few houses between them. Steel tanks on the field next to the paddock we called the barrel field and used to jump from one to the other pla

you can`t get insurance with out a MOT if its older than 3 years

No insurance no car…police usually impound it

thanks Bubblewrap.....found this site....never new how little i new about a place i`ve lived in or lived around http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/books/colwick/contents.htm

Hi Beduth, i think it was walls ice cream. I contained butter and was a Slight yellowy colour. Best ice cream ever

its not the "good experienced drivers" that are the problem its the reckless ones that are. Accidents are usually caused by the bad drivers, so it doesn’t matter if you are a good driver.

do they teach how to use an Indicator on these courses as well ???

Noticed in the post today how the ng post code is one of the areas that have drivers with 12 points on their licence and not banned. I think that if you have accumulated 12 points then you must have a total disregard for the law and don’t care if you are a danger to others. Most people have broken the speed limit at some time I know I have once 3 points £60 fine but I learned to watch my speed and not done it again. That is the lesson we all should learn