Compo 10,328 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 It was about 1966 when Sun Valley opened their amusement arcade on Lower Parliament Street. What Joy! It was like being at the seaside every day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Norasgoodasskeggytho' 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Yes me an me mates hung around there 1968-1969. Proper pinball wizard, me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Me too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 I once did a nightshift there fitting display cabinets for a company I worked for at the time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 My wife's mate used to work at bell Fruit and did a few stints sorting the machines at Sun Valley. that's where she met her husband who worked there. It's also where she lost him to the young girls who worked there. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 544 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 when it first opened it was a bit of a hang out for a lot of the young local rockers both boys and girls went in there a few times after ice skating. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TGC 216 Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Your right Compo. It reminded me of Mablethorpe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,086 Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 There was another arcade on either Kent Street or Rick Street (between Huntingdon St and Parliament St) that I remember visiting to play pinball in the late 1960s on the one and only time I bunked off school. I'm pretty sure it wasn't a Sun Valley, but can't for the life of me remember what it was called. Any ideas? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 There was another arcade on either Kent Street or Rick Street (between Huntingdon St and Parliament St) that I remember visiting to play pinball in the late 1960s on the one and only time I bunked off school. I'm pretty sure it wasn't a Sun Valley, but can't for the life of me remember what it was called. Any ideas? I remember that one, I think it was called "Play World". It was owned by Geo Akins. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Playland !! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,086 Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Yes! Playland. That's the one, ta! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted December 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Thanks for the memory jog Catfan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Thanks for the memory jog Catfan You are most welcome ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hoggie 3 Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 It was about 1966 when Sun Valley opened their amusement arcade on Lower Parliament Street. What Joy! It was like being at the seaside every day me rob perkins and john ogram used to play bingo there up stairs.... we had a bag of washers to put in bingo machines Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Did you ever "get your own back" ?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Sun Valley on Lower Parliament st,was bigger than Playland- the huge Scalextric track was 'citing!! Into Greyfriars for a bag of chips and saveloy's. Watching the Bingo Lil's in action listening to Dave Dee...... great times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,451 Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Sun Valley on Lower Parliament St was bigger than Playland- the huge Scalextric track was 'citing!! Circa 1969. With an Austin A40 and a fairly rare Triumph Herald Convertible Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Nice one Cliff,' no nudging' was a familiar sign up in Sun Valley. Just a glimpse of a MK1 ford escort as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,569 Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 I remember a shop near the bottom of Sneinton road called Dens or Deny's,useless info I know but it might jog a few memories Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 894 Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Pic. Therewas a store somewhere on that row where you could buy heating and plumbing supplies. Copper pipe, elbows, etc, which was rarer in those days (70s). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,107 Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 There was also an Italian restaurant in the row called Luigi’s. You could see Luigi in the kitchen cooking - always with a glass of wine in his hand. By the end of the evening Luigi was totally ratted! The food was good though and we went regularly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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