nippergrant
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My brother pointed me in the direction of this website. I went to St Johns C of E on Vale Road, Colwick from 1953 to 1959 and then to Carlton le Willows. I distinctly remember the day planes collided, we were in the playground of the then St Johns school and watched bits of planes coming down. We used to live on Trent Hills Farm, next door to RAF Syreston, so I was always interested in planes. The area of scatter of the debris was quite large, bits dropped between a couple of houses on Vale Rd and the Coop somewhere near the top of Douglas Avenue across the railway line behind the school. Rumours of body parts on the settling ponds that belonged to the sugar factory. We lived on First Avenue in those days. Our parents moved to Manchester in 1967. Though we still drive through Colwick and Netherfield from time to time and somewhere I have a membership card for the Vale Social Club. There are no pubs within the parish boundary of Colwick. The Vale Social Club as a private members club was a way around this restriction. Our Dad used to go in at the weekend for a pint and Jim Maloney used to frequent the place too. No chance of us going in for a beer because everyone knew who you were and how old you were!! At one time as kids we used to go fishing in the gravel pits and the Trent with a man from Netherfield who was All England Coarse Fishing Champion in 1955. His name has slipped from my mind- was it Ron Lye?? Anyway he had us kids lined up on the bank, we all followed his guidance, he caught big bream, roach and we had only gudgeon for our efforts! Sledging in Colwick Woods! A proper winter every year! There was Mile Run and 'Death Run', very steep at the top and very fast! Sledges made from conduit tubing and wooden platforms (because the Witham brothers Dad was chief electrician at the sugar factory and there was always a supply of these vital materials!) Bonfire night on Colwick was great, we seemed to spent weeks beforehand getting our hands on every tree, branch, wooden fence, old furniture we could! Now the Colwick Loop round goes through the field we used to use. Happy Days!!
Hi Pait...I remember sledging down mile run but not sure where death run is. We to sledge down the path just over iron bridge colwick on the right that went up thru the woods to Oke dale rd at the top. Now that was very fast and twisty all the way down and you lucky to make all the way. As for bonfire night we all collected rubbish from any ware we could get it tree from the woods, old mattress, furniture nobody wanted, tyres, any other bonfire we could raid and made the biggest bonfire we could. We built our bonfire on the allotments at the end of the gardens were I was born and lived on vale rd. There are factories there now. Can’t think of the field were you said your bonfire was unless you meant the allotments but as you say Happy Memories.
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Does anybody have photos of school classes from colwick C of E junior school 1955-1960 or chandos, classes 1c-2b-3b-4b 1960-1965 as none of mine survived
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Hi loppylugs thanks for the welcome. I remember Brazier only had him for a year as he went to the U.A.S. in an exchange scheme. Can’t remember his replacement. Mr Winters was our science master and his favourite form of punishment was a length of rubber tubing across the backside. That really hurt!! Not sure who still alive (not many I should think) but I do know Mr Marsh died along time ago of cancer
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I was at chandos from 1960-1965…I was in class 1c,2b,3b,4b, not the brightest of kids but have to say looking back I had some great times. The 1st form master I had was Mr. Whitingham (dick) then Mr. Parker (Pedro) Mr. Jones was next (jonesy) then last of all Mr. Fox (foxy) I hated Mr Marsh the head at that time who was very stern looking. I had him for maths (not my top subject) Mr Turner deputy head, I had him for geography. Mr Pike for wood work, Mr Jennings for metal work. Mr Marshal (mad man) he really was bonkers for art & RI. Ben Gunn for music. Never had pop Stanley for anything
Can anybody remember these teachers
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Anybody remember Netherfield fair in the 60's opposite the labour exchange ?
Yes went every day while it was there...Mainly went on the speedway standing at the rail (would`ent be allowed now)
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maloneys delivered milk round cowlick susan an steven were my age used to play on the farm
with them cant remember the horse did Francine live off douglas ave
hi i also played with steve. francine better known as frank lived on greenwood rd off douglas ave. her horse was called spot. billy the horse was owned i think by Josephine better known as joe, I know she had a horse just not sure of the name
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Let’s see there’s Jeff Parr (not sure of 1st name) faulkes,
Jones, Brian hall, Blueband, Monk (monkey) Tony Williamson, Collin Detherage, Peter Mann,Trevor Osborn, Jeff Brabrook, Neil Owen, Trevor Shutleworth and the teacher was Mr Parker (Pedro) as for the rest know the faces not the names. Oh and me of course.