Shaz58

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  1. Karl and the Heidelburgers

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    My first date with Chris (my husband of 40 years) was at the bierkeller in May 1975! Romantic  or what - his brothers were there (as it was one of the brothers birthday) - it was my first time there and as a 17 year old - the drink took hold very quickly - I had to be carried out !!! 

  3. Old Basford Pubs

    in 'Mucky Ukna' Bull'el Baasford & Hyson Green

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    On 18/10/2016 at 1:49 PM, mary1947 said:

    Not sure if this pub is classed as being in Basford, On the bus the other day going to Notts and stopping near Bobber's Mill (I think this is what its called) The Wheatsheaf  pub was being cleaned up  boy doe's the front of it look good but I was soon disappointed when I found out it was going to be a Mc' Donalds drive through.

     We are being taken over by Mc Donalds  when will it end.

    I noticed that the other day too! Shocking - that was the furthest my Dad used to venture back when I was a little 'un in the 60s. - Bag of crisps and a bottle of pop with a straw whilst standing in the entrance! Waiting on  old Arthur whilst he regaled the poor unsuspecting folk inside with his takes of the war: fleet air arm, Royal Navy days and years at Babbington pit! He was a character :)

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  4. Things you don't see anymore

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    Despite all the HSE regs. My brother, who has cleaned Windows for 40+ years, mainly on Alfreton Road and around Hyson Green/ Radford area (and used to clean the ice rink Windows before it was remodelled!) used ladders, chamois and squegies plus fairy liquid (only the best in his bucket) he has only properly retired this year ! 

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  7. A Up from me - a newbie

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    1 hour ago, Jill Sparrow said:

    Mrs Glass. Been trying all day to remember her name. 30ish, short ginger hair, supercilious smirk, specialist subject Sarcasm. Taught French. Don't know who was worse, her or Mrs Christie (Bon!...not).

     

    Double maths with Davy must have been hell but then she thought we were all going to hell because we were English and, still worse, Protestant!. Fortunately, I was moved into another group for maths and remember seeing Davy the day I left when she smiled at me, trying to be conciliatory, and said in her Irish brogue "You'll be glad to see the back of me!"

     

    I think my reply was something along the lines of "Too bl99dy right!" Or words to that effect.

    Yes indeed, Mrs Glass ! I do remember her sarcasm very well: I once got the rough end of her tongue because I had 'dared' to leave some loose papers in my exercise book and they fell out onto her living room floor when she marked my work! Pathetic or what?! 

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  8. A Up from me - a newbie

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    1 hour ago, loppylugs said:

    Hi. Shaz58.  Somehow or other I missed saying welcome.  So I'll say it now,. welcome!   Hope you continue to share your memories on the site.  We're an easygoing bunch here.  Not perfect.  Who is?  Great to interact with though.  Keep posting.

    Thank you - once I've started I can't stop ! You do seem like a great bunch and I'm glad to have found the site.

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  9. A Up from me - a newbie

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    My word Jill your memory is impeccable! I do remember most of the teachers you mentioned and actually couldn't say that I liked any of them ! I do remember the music teacher just wanting to get the speech day songs spot on and spending ridiculous amounts of time in the hall practicing the Hallelujah Chorus ! My favourite subjects (and ones I got O levels in) were history,  geography and RE and also the 2 Englishes - I think because the teachers I had for those lessons were, at least, OK and didn't make you feel like an imbecile for asking questions. I was good at maths and enjoyed the subject up until I went to Manning and then when Wheeler and Davy got stuck in with their Victorian work house style of 'teaching' there was no hope for me - I hated it and hated them. It really does prove that children learn given the right environment and as so rightly has has been said- a bit of praise now and then. I can still see Davy with those ridiculous animal skin ankle boots and hear her accent even now. I was so scared of her I feigned illness when double maths was on the curriculum and she also then made sarcastic comments when I returned - horrendous woman. Games was another story all together ! If you weren't up to the Jessica Ennis-Hill standard then the two of them (Ramsden and Greig) just didn't have time for you. Which beggars the question; weren't they there to get the best out of you? To 'teach' you how to achieve?! Not the happiest of days I admit but I made some lovely friends and we had some laughs which means I can look back with some fondness but only for that reason as the whole experience of being there took all my confidence and knocked some abilities out of me which I haven't regained (I still hate participating in sport!!!) 

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  10. A Up from me - a newbie

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    On 4 September 2016 at 8:55 PM, Jill Sparrow said:

    #8

     

    Shaz58, you mention being in form 1L. Just trying to think who your form teacher might have been. Mrs Lowe, geography? Miss Long, Biology? Mr Langley, Latin?

     

    As to form 5C, possibly Mrs Christie, French? She was my first form mistress in 1C. Friends at other schools thought being in 1C meant you were in the bottom stream. Other schools didn't seem to follow the system of adopting the form teacher's surname initial.

     

    Among my other form teachers were Mr Wells, geography. Mrs Schofield, Biology and Miss Burnham, English. There was no need to smoke if one was within 10 feet of Miss Burnham. Simply inhaling provided the equivalent of 20 Woodbines...I should imagine, never having smoked. She was a good teacher but lived in a nicotine bubble which meant that exercise books stank of it for days after she'd marked them!

    Now then Jill you've got the old memory cells working ! It must have been Mrs Lowe and definitely was Mrs Christie - 'Bon' ? ! As for the others :

    Langley, Bianchina (English), Edgeley (science), the two games teachers (!), Davy - I will mull over the rest today as I can't bring any others to mind - I can visualise them but can't put names to them yet! 

     

  13. A Up from me - a newbie

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    3 hours ago, katyjay said:

    Welcome Shaz, from another Cinderhillite. I remember those cottages. All that area was my old stomping ground as a kid. 

    We probably know each other! I have 3 older brothers - Tony who is 68, David is 67 and Colin is 65. Our name is Wilson. I went To Percy St school 

  15. A Up from me - a newbie

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    3 hours ago, The Pianoman said:

    My Mother was born at No 3 Babbington Cottages. They moved up(?) to Minver Crescent when she was only weeks old. I believe the move was because those cottages that were nearer the Cinderhill Road end were due for demolition. I *think* they stood empty after 1930. I certainly remember them standing derelict in the 1960's. Every time we drove past my Mother would remark 'I was born in that one'.

    I was born at No 6 in 1958 and we moved up the Road to The Elms (it had just moved from Pit ownership to the council) in the early 60s - can't remember the exact date but I remember being in the cottages the day Kennedy was shot! There was 6 of us in 2 bedrooms - I had 3 older brothers too 

  17. Lenton flats - memories

    in Lenton, Beeston & Chilwell

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    My mum moved into 13 Willoughby Court from a terrible house on Ireton Street off Alfreton Road/ Portland Road that had no inside toilet or bathroom at all - this was in the early 70s! So for her it was like heaven - bathroom and under floor heating ! she loved it but missed a bit of a yard to hang her washing which she had before! Sadly she died in 1987 bless her 

  22. School uniforms and colours

    in All other Nottingham Schools Discussions

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    On 20 June 2016 at 4:19 PM, Jill Sparrow said:

    Manning girls wore a grey pleated skirt which was required to touch the floor when kneeling. If it didn't, one was sent home for being a hussy! Maroon and white striped blouse which could only be purchased from D&P on Friar Lane, no other was acceptable. Red or grey jumper or cardigan. Red and white striped petersham ribbon tie. Red pursebelt. Black shoes in winter, inside of heels no higher than one and a half inches, or one was sent home...for being a hussy! Grey blazer with separately purchased badge, at extortionate expense! Red felt beret! Grey and red striped scarf.Conventional satchel. Grey flannel knickers, regulation colour only, to be worn at all times and regular inspections were carried out!

    In summer, cotton dresses were made from fabric which could only be purchased from school. Dance tunics, likewise, with a black dressing gown cord worn around the waist.

    For sports, we wore a grey flannel skirt for netball and hockey with white aertex shirt onto which one's name must be embroidered. We made our own tennis skirts in needlework along with a cookery apron. Mine were rubbish. Can't sew, can't cook either!

    No eating whilst wearing the uniform.

    Hair tied back at all times.

    No jewellery.

    No nail varnish.

    No make up...unless you wanted your face scrubbed in public!

    I couldn't wait to get there. After a couple of hours, I couldn't wait to get out!

    Five years in Holloway would have been a doddle in comparison!

    My word Jill this post has taken me back and I can still feel those nervous butterflies at being found out to be a non subscriber to the Manning way! I dared to have some of my uniform purchased from the Co op and had grey culottes for my first hockey lesson - Miss Ramsdale was far from happy ! Those poor teachers form day one gave me an inferiority complex which lasted through my school years. A far from happy experience but my junior school (Old Basford Percy St) wAs a lovely time and I'm glad at least part of my school life was happy 

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  23. A Up from me - a newbie

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    7 minutes ago, Jill Sparrow said:

    Ye gods, sorry to hear about Helen Greener!

     

    Other names you may recall would be Julie Minns, Elizabeth Blach and the twins, Catherine and Elizabeth ?

     

    I've used pseudonyms for the teachers in my memories of the school. Don't want to get sued for libel if they're still alive, although every word is true!

     

    Look forward to reading your experiences. :rolleyes:

    I remember Julie Minns and the twins Catherie and Elizabeth Moore - the twins were in my forms and very sporty (which I wasn't) ! 

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