SteveS

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  1. I've read a lot of the posts and many of my grandad's sayings are mentioned elsewhere but .... I'll go tut foot of our stairs. It's black over Bill's mother's. You're nesh or mardy - never really understood these Going there and back to see how far it is. I'm going down the end (the end of the yard when he wanted a fag (Park Drive of course) Sucker (ice lolly), tuffee (for any sweet) - I was from London so this was alien language to me And one that was totally unfathomable ... Well I never, did you ever see a pig without a blether (maybe he made this one
  2. So many earlier recollections on this thread that coincide with mine. I last went to Goose Fair in 1967, the year of flower power. I can remember the cake walk which I fairly ok on. Less confident on the waltzer and downright scared on the big wheel. The steam boats were not too bad, provided you didn't grab a seat at the end which, of course, I made the mistake of doing. Never been one for too much danger me - prefer to stay with the dodgems and flat ground. The old steam engines that provided the power for some of the rides were great as were the large organs (ooh matron!).
  3. I thought that the Olympics was marvellous despite the green diving pool and the threats of Zika virus etc. So many moments to be proud of our athletes and yes, I agree, they are not heroes just very good at their sport. Yes, it costs an awful lot of money to fund their efforts but I would rather it was spent on targeted sporting success than frittered away on other dubious art and culture projects. Debatable I know! i also think that they should be permanently based in Greece, the home of the Olympics, which would mean cutting down on the astronomic expense for the host country. Every co
  4. Thanks Jill - it is such a small World! I just loved the smell of the beer from the pub at that age. The summers always seemed so sunny and dry compared to today and the evenings on the swings were memorable. PS. Credit to Cliff Ton for the Picture the Past website and to Paulus for starting this thread.
  5. Thanks Benjamin and apologies for the delay in replying. It is great that you remember my grandad and you are correct about his smartness. Always remember his grey suit, braces and clean shirt for work and his shock of white hair. He would have been around 45 years older than you and just leaving as you were starting. I do remember well him having an after-work drink at the Beechdale. To continue the Aspley Farrands theme, my Nan (Alice) and Uncle Brian (still with us and 79 years old) both also worked in the shop. Nan in the shop serving and my uncle as an errand boy but before your time
  6. Thanks for the welcome - much appreciated. I will post some other memories over the next few days and see if they strike some chords with you.
  7. Hello there. I am new to this thread and feel a little like an intruder to this site as I was born in London, living in Bristol/Bath area now. My grandparents used to live at 385 Aspley Lane when my grandad was the manager of Farrands which was at that location. My mum and uncles lived there for many years. I used to spend 3 weeks every August holiday from school there and have great memories of the store and of Nottingham. Someone else has mentioned the smells of the store with their hams and cheeses.They also mentioned the biscuit tins that were displayed at an angle to present them to