IAN123.

Used presently by Applemans Cider for their ad campaign. Instrumental working of The Last Time..by Rolling Stones. Bill's homemade bass can be heard. David Whitfield worked with them also. Pity The Verve didn't ask permission- Ouch!!

A man I liked to watch wrestling.. no mucking about was Steve Clements, a straight boutsman...reminded me of the boxer John H Stracey..temperament and stance.

Anyone wine ,dine and grind here?

Quite right Catfan..some played up to the cameras...but a cheap night out for 60p. The fella that took me had to queue several days before for tickets! ...it was that popular. Character building for a Lad like meself

This is a history forum...you seem troubled Brew. If you need to 'talk' there are organisations available to you. To unleash your inner problems if you like. Feel free to PM me..i am a good listener as well as a jabberer! Have you considered any voluntary work at a local hospital etc...? I am informed that seeing others in less fortunate states than ourselves.. works wonders in putting Real problems into perspective. No more on this from me: I shall return to a postitive posting approach..sharing thoughts and exchanging memories of Nottm. I also bea

Right mr.Brew..since your disgusting post..i have done some painstaking research involving many cross channel phone calls. I tracked down Liam who worked for the Employment Agency and he subsequently after much searching found the Lincolnshire Company involved in the despatching of World Cup coins. I have just had a lenghty and interesting phone call with Mr.Coates. He was the supervisor and EQUAL PARTNER WITH HIS BROTHER.of the contract to distribute said coins."The tender they put in was low..they got the job and sourced cheap Agency labour. A daily batch of 100.000 was t

kitch!!

This bloke was ancient.. but kept going! Anyone recall two Polish Brothers that did the 'Chop'? Cannot remember at all.

I was reminded by a relation recently about my passion for wrestling when I was a youngster. I did indeed love the grappling... but it was Bob from Dennis & Roberts who took me on Thursday or Tuesday nights to Victoria Baths and the odd time to a big bout at the Ice Rink. Imagine that today?..I'd walk over the footbridge at Vic Station and meet Bob at The Forrester's Pub,hand him 10 Woodbine ..me Mam had bought and stroll to Vic Baths. Most Baths within Nottm Corporation could be hired for boxing, or even badminton. Refreshments were limited..i always went for the drink

Dear me Brew ..i thought my shaking of your hand at Wilford Hill had put that 'aside'. Alas you harbour ill will towards me. I don't give a Tinkers Cuss how many of my posts you let slide. For your information the Chargehand gave all staff at that job in Gainsborough permission to take loose coins home. Why you would attatch past posts about me leaving a car in Tallaght to crime breakers in an earlier topic this year? And for your upvote Phil...gutted..nowt queer as folk that's for sure. Brew if i offended you in those posts...that is something YOU are going to have to

Memory?? Was 1990 the penalties with Italy? If so I was at Wembley watching the Stones..Mick stopped the concert and put up the penalty shootout on the huge screen! Waddle toe poked it? Jagger was as peed off as us 60,000. They went past the 12.00am cut off point.. Kept playing and got fined by Ken Livingstone.

Nice one Commo...apparently the job paid a little more than National Assistance. My parents had split and times were... testing..don't want to see a ham hock again or split peas and pearl barley!

When my Mum returned to work.. she was based at Talbot House.. going around offices in town sanitising telephones.

Tut' Palais.farrands..what street?no idea of this Mace location...help please Oz...thanks/ian.

prior to demolition.During demolition.. Talbot House exposed.. The Amoy and Tess's Cafe by the traffic lights. They went on to run The Dorchester on Hamilton Rd.

Another all encompasses job this one. This was the gauntlet we had to run on our trek to school of a morning, sights and sites like this were everyday. The Guy wagons belonging to the Co- Op had to struggle to park and enter their bays...just to the left of the Southwell road marking. The Rose &Thistle did well out of Paddy when they knocked off at teatime.No such thing as a builders breakfast then...enamel mash cans,sarnies in a Wonderloaf wrapper and a cast gas ring via a gas bottle! Canteen /drying room below and gaffer in top cabin.Bottom right and top left shows this practic

Off St.Ann Wells Rd.in the early 70's ,some good intended hippies ran an adventure playground of sorts on the rough clay & bricks slopes. I recall we sledged down a bank in a lorries front wing or similar. Found this snap...knew I ain't gone batty...yet!

Don't mess with Mrs.C...just don't!!

mid 60's snap of Upper Parliament St.Nice Thames pickup.

My Dads influence coming through here..but just love this !

When i return home i often wander about my old haunts..went in the Peacock on Mansfield Rd...who was in the best side? Mick Shaw my old RCTS mate...he was on wine...me the tap. Mentioned to the young barmaid about the pistol range in the cellar..she thought i was scuttered! Living right in amongst the city..you did feel safe and it shaped me as a person. Listening to tales from old folk and just soaking up true working classness.

My oldest boy is Joseph Louis...when my boxing mates found out..i got the thumbs up...passed by Needhams last week.