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Margie, thanks for putting me right about the Ovaltiney song. Something else to do with air raid shelters. Bonfire Night was not allowed during the war but the first one after the war saw an enormous Bonfire in the middle of the road just up from my house. Celebrations went on long after my bedtime but I was eventually tucked in. I went out the next morning to find the bonfire still smouldering and several kids saying that there was going to be another bonfire that night if we could find enough stuff to put on it. Then someone had an idea. All the folks round about brought out the wooden
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Roughest area in Nottingham?
WilliamsonMeadows replied to PeverilPeril's topic in General Chat about Nottingham
I moved to West Bridgford when I was around 5 or 6 (my old dear wanted me to go to a good school). However, after a few years we had to move back to the Meadows although I continued going to school in Bridgford. Due to the reputation of the Meadows I had mates that never wanted, or were allowed, to venture over the bridge to visit. I personally never found the Meadows that bad myself. But I guess it depends on what experiences you had when you were younger as to whether things shocked you. I thought nothing of local kids kicking in our garden fence every year to make a bonfire on the grass ar -
Hi there, you talking about this shop. The one directly above the white mini roof. Remember Mrs Parry quite well, and when she got quite angry 'cos we had built a Guy Fawkes bonfire in front of her shop. And when we lit it the heat cracked all her shop windows. Alison One time resident of Summers Steet
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Just before Bonfire Night a roups of us lads would knock on the doors around Forest Fields asking for any old furniture for the bonfire. If we were lucky to get two armchais with casters we would race them down the pavements on either side of Premier Road. The onl problem was stopping them and getting three or four boys off them before you careered onto Gregory Boulevard. I recall getting into big trouble at home for scuffing some shoes used as break pads!
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My sister went to work at players when she left school in the mid 1960's. Players sports ground was brilliant. She played hockey for them and we often went to dances and various functions. I remember a fantastic bonfire night once. In fact growing up in Radford I had often been on the sports ground even prior to family connections and no one seemed to mind. I worked at Raleigh when I left school but left and went to players in about 1973. I hated it although the money was good. I worked on shifts and in the primary dept on Radford Boulevard, down in the basement. I came out one day at 2pm and
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Claremont Bilateral/secondary modern
Simon Briley replied to Craig Strongman's topic in Claremont Bilateral/Secondary Modern
Regarding various posts about teachers, the ones I remember, fondly or not, from 1970-75 in no particular order are: Mr Laughton or Lawton (?) - A P.E. Teacher with a Comb-Over & a size 12 Dunlop Greenflash for hitting people with. Mr Jacobs - only served 1 year in Claremont 70-71, in the November he made Gunpowder "as a treat" for bonfire night, sadly he then went to the office to answer a phone call and left the chemical store unlocked, then failed to notice that his little pile had got bigger and lit it anyway. Marcel Houdon - French Canadian, taught French and Tech Drawing, a forme -
Wot appn'd to all them cobbles?
NewBasfordlad replied to PeverilPeril's topic in Nottstalgia Trivia?
Pretty much the whole of New Basford was still cobbled when I left there in 1964. We always had our bonfire on the street junctions, wouldn't do much for tarmac roads. -
Growing up in Bilborough
glaisdalelad replied to Bilbraborn's topic in General Chat about Nottingham
Good to see all the interesting recent postings. Thanks katyjay for the photo of Sandra, she looks a fair bit different to what I remember but is still recognisable and was still lovely. Of course the photo was taken six or seven years on from when I knew her and we all changed so much in what seems now to be such a short period. I can vaguely recall that Sandra wrote to me just after we had moved to say that she had won a “Miss Popeye” competition, does that bring back any memories. One thing I particularly miss living her in Spain is bonfire night. Although they have lots of firework events -
Apparently bonfire night lasts about a month!
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Remember remember the fifth of november gunpowder treason and plot. Do you still have bonfire night over there I remember fireworks sparklers sixpenny bangers treacle toffee and a big bonfire in the middle of Newlyn Gardens just around the corner from my house.
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Bracing myself for the annual onslaught of witches and werewolves
denshaw replied to firbeck's topic in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !
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Annesleyred1865 I love the poem, it sums up the old feelings of Bonfire Night brilliantly. It brought back the names of some of the fireworks for me. Particularly the Bangers.
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Bonfire Night 1964 K It’s Bonfire night the excitement grows The dark night creeps up over Annesley Rows We started collecting way back in September Our wood for the fire on the Fifth of November A branch form an Oak tree a Larch and a Birch Tarpaulin and tyres, a roof from a stable, A Gorse bush some plywood and next doors old table Don’t stack it early for someone to light You know what happened last Mischievous night Old clothes, string and paper, we made us a Guy When on top of the bonfire he must touch the sky Fried onions, roast taters hot dogs and peas Ketchup or min
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Christmas is really a one day event & it seems to go on for 4 or 5 months. And bonfire night seems to go on for about a month.
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What I can't understand is how Halloween, just one night of the year, appears to have been turned into a three week event. It now seems to have been combined with bonfire night, there are copious amounts of fireworks going off outside. It wouldn't be anything to do with profiteering would it?
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Sadly, bonfire night is in name only down here in Victoria and unless you have a permit for a special occasion, fireworks are banned as well. Strangely enough, there seems to be some religious or celebratory reason in the surrounding areas at least once a month that has the night echoing with 10 minutes or more of aerial thunderclaps. Illegal fireworks and letterbox bombs are another story but, at least it all keeps the RSPCA and the local Lost Dogs Homes busy.
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Altogether now... Bonfire night, The stars are bright, Every little angel, Dressed in white. Can you eat a biscuit? Can you smoke a pipe? Can you go a-courting At 10 o’clock at night?
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I don't think this is right, but it's close! It's Bonfire Night It's Bonfire Night All the little stars are shining bright Three little Angels dressed in White One with a fiddle One with a drum One with a Pancake Stuck to her Bum
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Bonfire night was a big thing for us kids in the 50s. It was all about the fire and who had the biggest. You had to keep a watch or the big lads would come and raid your stack. Our mams made the food mushy peas, baked potato's, toffee apples and our Dads had the job of lighting the fireworks. I remember Carni,s Dad getting that jumping jack stuck up his trousers. We sang this song on the way home from school. IT,s BONFIRE NIGHT THE STARS ARE BRIGHT I carnt remember any more line,s
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Probably mentioned it before but my birthday is Nov 3rd. All my relatives used to buy me fireworks for bonfire night. I always felt ripped off. Left me bitter and twisted to this day, it 'as.
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Now i've started i cant stop! Bonfire night, we used to spend weeks collecting anything flamable storing it in the terrace. raiding Westminster street's collection and guarding against return raids was all part of it. On the night of the 5th families grouped togeather and there would be three or four fires to each street. It was stopped when the pavement bricks were replaced with tarmac. Mrs Hankins made bonfire toffee, John from the corner sweet shop always supplied a big box of fireworks.One year a spark from the fire landed in the box igniting the lot sending a rocket through Mrs Warrell's
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Keeping conk was a regular term in Radford/Hyson Green for keeping a look out. Usually it was keeping conk for park keepers, coppers on the beat, teachers, spirit tapping or for another street nicking your bonfire rubbish.
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Well being a girl I wasn't allowed such things, just dolls prams, and dolls houses and post office shops and all the other safe girly stuff.Which was a shame really cos I loved following my big brother around, climbing trees, making dens etc etc. However my big brother did have a chemistry set and though I was never allowed to touch it I remember the stuff he made. He went on to secondary school and that's where his experimenting really took off, we had the usual stink bombs and exploding chalk etc, and as he got older his experimenting became more adventurous. There used to be clay pigeon sh -
New member from carlton area
piggy and babs replied to Karlton's topic in Welcome messages to new members
yes it was coal fired run by mr and mrs george they had downs syndrom daughter dorothy who helped in the shop she was great at serving and wrapping the chips her mum used to take the money loved my six penny mix with bater bits from there. i lived on debil st during the 50s and knew a lot of the railway men who lived and worked down therespent alot of time round the sheds used to sit on the wall of the railway club top of the st a lot too especialy with my guyfawks on the friday before bonfire night -
Growing up in Bilborough
glaisdalelad replied to Bilbraborn's topic in General Chat about Nottingham
Hi Thanks for your postings and your positive attitude to my ramblings. Thanks Katyjay for putting me right on Beecham powders, they were for cold symptoms and not for upset stomachs as I said, the Beecham Pills acted in much the same way as Carters Little Liver Pills. Bilbraborn I do remember Cod Liver Oil which was dreadful on its own but mainly we had it mixed with the malt which made it a bit more palatable. Thanks Cliff Ton for the interesting map which as you say must have been from the early fifties or even the late forties. I think it is great to record and share childhood memories
