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But who could forget the sho-biz legend that is Sneinton Elvis. Used to see him regularly down The Maze.

I was in Nottingham City Main Library this lunchtime. In the exhibition area on the first floor there's a small display about Nottingham Tennis Centre - it includes drawings by local children of all ages. What amazed me was the drawing by a six-year-old. There in the top right corner of the building was a chimney stack complete with smoke coming out the top. I'd like to know if anyone here can explain why young children have this primitive urge to include something that they've never seen and that hasn't existed in Nottingham since the passage of the Clean Air Regulations back in the 60s.

Whereas we citizens of the City of Nottingham get a green bin collection every week during the winter.

My old school used ex-police Black Marias as school transport. A more uncomfortable way of travelling to North Wales for adventurous training has yet to be devised. Four hours sat on a wooden bench with no seat belts. Ouch!

Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil?

Scoots knows the answer, he's just not letting on. Go on Scoots put 'em out their misery. Next poser is going to have to be a lot tougher.

... go on punk make my day. Name the character and the actor who played him way back in the 1980s.

Here's a pic of Oliver in the Overworld.

Caz! Freddie Garrity you must be living in dreamland. Does anyone else here remember his early 70s children's programme called "Little Big Time". It featured a clearly drug-fuelled segement called "Oliver in the Overworld" complete with evil drainpipes. Cheers, Bamber

Here's Bleep and Booster.

See him most Friday evenings in the Rose of England. I've not seen the lady who collects for animal charities for a while. Hope she's keeping well.

Its Donny Most (thank you Google what would I do without you?).

The character was called Ralph Malph; used hang out with Potsie and Richie Cunningham. Can't remember the actor's name though.

Hi Barnze, you beat me to it with Johnny Seven. Does anyone remenber the jingle that went with the TV advert for the ultimate present for a bloodthirsty seven year old. BTW you never see kids playing war nowadays

I have to say I am rather disappointed by the new signage for the Brian Clough Way. I was hoping for something that had a stronger graphic style - imagine how the Americans would do a Vince Lombardi Way - rather than just another boring street sign.

First one is Captain Athelstan Popkess. Chief of the Nottingham City Police for nearly 30 years and easily the greatest innovator in British policing. What we would give for someeone like him now rather than the odd assortment of Home Office lickspittles that "run" policing in Nottingham.

And most important of all for me cold Christmases Caz, you have been away a long time. I don't think we've had a proper, cold Christmas, never mind winter, for yonks.

Nah, that's never Eamon Andrews or even Lesley Crowther. Do you think Peter Glaze should sue Homer Simpson for pinching his "doh" Cheers, Bamber

Chris "The Mouth" Jackson. IIRC he ran away to Walsall with a young girl in the very late 70s. Used to love listening to his prog as I revised for O and A levels. BTW Fosset & Thorne went bust a few years ago.

Colwick Cheese was nothing like Philadelphia. <_< In the mid 18th century, Barton was becoming noted for the number of its dairies, and the cheese they produced. The Harrison family specialised in Colwick cheese, which they sold with their fruit and vegetables in Nottingham on Wednesdays and Saturdays. As well as sharing a stall in the Market Square, they supplied eminent local businesses including the Black Boy Hotel and King's Grocery Shop in Friar Lane. In 1928, they moved into the Central Market, and continued selling there until it closed. Cheese making had its own routine and i

Yep, it was circular (about 4" in diameter) and was wrapped in a kind of greaseproof paper. Our local grocer in Edwalton used to sell it. If I remember correctly it was made by a company called Richardsons. Cheers, Bamber

Down at the Test Match yesterday as we tucked into our luncheon picnic we started discussing what made a great picnic and that led us to the question: "whatever happened to Colwick cheese?" Does anyone know what became of a something I remember from my childhood in the 60s. Cheers, Bamber

The A52 between Bramcote Island (Toton) and Pentagon Island (Derby) is being renamed. The first signs are going-up in Derby. BTW they have opened an appeal to raise money for a BC statue somewhere. So far they've raised £60K. A pathetic amount given the time elapsed and the huge amounts of money in footballers' (even if Forest are now in the 3rd Div) wallets. <_< Cheers, Bamber 100% Nottingham but 100% Ram Fan :lol:

The signs for the Brian Clough Way are about to go up on the A52. All I can say is: what about Peter Taylor? He was one half of the team that won First Division Championships at Derby and Forest and equally deserving of recognition. Cheers, Bamber

Unlikely, I would have thought, because of the flood defences in place to prevent inundation of the Meadows. Regards, Bamber