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I was given a pedometer from the physio at the local hospital following a triple by-pass at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary earlier this year, I didn't use it at first, but reading this forum has done the trick and I am now a convert. As Babs and Ashley know, my walking was a little laboured at the Skegness Rockers Reunion this year. Now I am walking better I have decided to start using it. Yesterday I did 4100, not very much, but about half of it included carrying a telescope and tripod in a force seven wind, (it's the bird migration season up here in Shetland).
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Claremont Bilateral/secondary modern
SPIKEISLAND9 replied to Craig Strongman's topic in Claremont Bilateral/Secondary Modern
Ard Dunby #23 Good post mate. A nasty cane that of Barnett`s. His office and vicinity always smelt of TCP to me. In later years I realised he was probably on the brandy. Sammy Salter`s pocket antics were widely observed, but I thought he was an excellent English and History teacher. Many of the others you mention were there during my time. Ashley #36 Yep! In our day it wasn`t used for any education, just school meals. Very plain and basic but y` didn`t leave ote in them days! Occasionally, salad cream was available, (`own brand` stuff by school meals svc.) It came in ex-`steri -
Ashley was mentioning Satanic Majesties Request from 1967 some Bump ago,after the track sing this all together there is a 30 second instrumental track,which is a weird clanging musical affair. If you possess a vinyl copy..pop it on your turntable at 33/rpm place stylus on said track and slightly speed up lp with one finger..out of your speakers," we wish you a merry Xmas...." Years ago I bought a fan- club stones single called cosmic Christmas and this was on it!!
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That sounds expensive for a kids day out, Ashley.
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Old Roads around Basford
FLY2 replied to Ashley's topic in 'Mucky Ukna' Bull'el Baasford & Hyson Green
Ashley, can you tell me the full title, then I can look in Vernon Rd or Bulwell Libraries. I tried PMing you, but the system says NO. -
Old Roads around Basford
Cliff Ton replied to Ashley's topic in 'Mucky Ukna' Bull'el Baasford & Hyson Green
Going back to Ashley's original thread, this might be helpful for anyone who knows Basford today. This is the area around Church Street and Valley Road in the 1870s. The cemetery on the right is still there, although no longer in use. St Leodegarius church is still there, next to the old bridge over the railway. The ring road approximately follows the line of Fairfax Street which is below the gas holders. -
Well said Ashley,..........nice to know i'm not the only one. lol.
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I remember the district well I lived on Cambridge St...the children's home I always knew it as Hartley road home I used to go to school the of the owner the son was Ashley Evens I was in touch with him once on friends reunited...I remember getting sweets from broken broke jars from Barnett's factory left just inside the door...for the kids to take...I think lol...the boys brigade was the 25th I was a member the club was the Dame Agnes Mellers boys club play football many time on the 5 aside pitch at the back the first flood lite in the country I remember the baths with a plaque to Tommy Blowe
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#52 ashley...................with ref' to ach,ach, sites, in the fifties we played in/on some concrete bunkers adjacent to Henry whipple/Padstow school, which i'm sure would have been used as a 'Battery',and the school football pitch was known as the 'camp pitch' indicating a POW or 'Army' site.Ive never read or heard any direct info on this,wonder if anyone can come up with an old map?........it was actualy sited between the top of Gainsford cres.and a famous Copse called 'Bendigoes' ring,after the famous bare knuckle fighter.
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See you at the Ship, Ashley.
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Sorry to read you have hurt yourself Ashley. Hope your leg is better in time for your trip to Skeg Ashley.
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Ouch! Hope your knee/foot gets better soon, Ashley.
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Nominate Rowland Emett for the next £20 note
The Engineer replied to The Engineer's topic in General Chat about Nottingham
Just looked on the Bank of England website. The public can only nominate (it's not an election by poll). There's an advisory panel who will create a shortlist based on the contribution made by each nominee and the Governor of the Bank of England will choose the winner. There's some stiff competition already including: Augustus Pugin Alec Issigonis Alexander McQueen Alfred Hitchcock Beatrix Potter Capability Brown Charles Rennie MacIntosh Charlie Chaplin Clarice Cliff Colin Chapman David Lean Francis Bacon Frederick Henry Royce Gerry Anderson Isambard Kingdom Brunel John Cons -
Walking the old railway lines after closure.
Bilbraborn replied to Bilbraborn's topic in General Chat about Nottingham
Compo got that book for my birthday a couple of years ago. Ashley, we walked the Thomas North railway also. I have done a lot of research into the railway and the mines it served. Very interesting topic. -
Ashley #143: There was a café on Ilkeston road that fitted the description you give of "the downstairs and kitchen of terraced houses on main roads". In 1974 or perhaps '75, I approached the owner of the Café ( I think it was called "The Shangri La" and asked if she would sell the illuminated sign. She wanted a small noticeboard for the wall outside, so in exchange for making one for her, she gave me the sign. I set it up in my bathroom, where it was the main source of lighting for many years afterwards.
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Ashley:you are spot on- i used to sign on at Davids lane then walk to the Silver Teapot cafe for a brew!- she dumped him in plastic and constantly bleached the outside loo!
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Sorry to put it this way Ashley but that is a complete and utter load of B*****ks, yesterdays rules. That code of practice dated 1994 has been superseded and amended that many times I would be here all day typing the difference's. The major change that this concerns came about in 1998 Approved by R A Banner on the 12th October and coming into force 31st October 1998. First paragraph. These Regulations........ Require work on a gas fitting to be carried out only by a competent person blah blah blah ....are required to be a member of a class of persons approved by the HSE at the time of th
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Ashley, in the Basford forum, the thread Old Roads Leadings into Old Basford, post #22 has a picture of the island, so you didn't imagine it.
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The photo was taken when Grandma was in Ashley Grove Nursing Home in Worksop. I presume that place is no longer there? It used to have lovely grounds which I used to explore when visiting got a bit boring for a 7 year old
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Ashley, where is this building? they are supposed to be building a new fire station on London road. Giacones garage closed last year to vacate some buildings.
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Bulwell China Street
Radford replied to Radford's topic in 'Mucky Ukna' Bull'el Baasford & Hyson Green
Thank you so much for your kind welcome,the photo of china street was amazing. I lived on Commercial road,one side was Mrs Brancroft who taught me the piano,the other side next to the back entrance and the bakery was Bess,Frank and Uncle Sam plus their Alsatian dog.Across from our house was a row of cottages with my mums friend Mrs Weedon and her son Tony.The Blueit family lived behind the back passage next to school as Mr Blueit was the caretaker. There were 3/4 houses after ours then a sweet shop and Rufford school which I a attended until 1961,Mr Thether was the head with Miss Wood,Mr Ha -
Doug himself also taught but at Cottesmore. My wife went there but it was the boys he taught. Did anyone mention Jesse Boot and also John Dane and William Ashley Player. All were real Nottingham heroes, not only providing employment for many people but also gave of their own wealth for the people of Nottingham.
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Ashley, I have just been reading the posts on this thread and back in 2010 you mention Smith's scrap yard just over the bridge at Basford and you couldn't remember the son's name or I cannot find it in these postings. The son's name was Ron, he was a big lad who could look after himself. I also think his dad was also called Ron and they lived at Bestwood Park.
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That's great, David, many thanks. It sounds like the location may well be Teesdales mentioned by Ray and Ashley.
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Ashley your right Sydney Smiths though as I recall we used to call it the 'brass foundry' even if it wasn't a foundry as such. That block end where the loading bay was located was our play ground.
