LizzieM 9,510 Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 I seem to recall hearing that they lived on Ribblesdale Rd when they first came to Nottingham (I say THEY, but somehow doubt Freddie lived up here). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,082 Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 My friend and I both used to go skating at the stadium on Sat. we would go to the 9 00 session the 2 00 session and the 7 30 session cost was 1/- to skate if you wanted to hire skates it cost 1/6 at break time we allways had a coke which was the real thing cost 6d. We only used to go down to the rink on the look out for boys. There were some nice ones but Oh !!! there was also some who were not worth speaking about. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Never Ice skated.......and only went to the Stadium for Boxing shows.... Always remember Roller Skating at a small arena in Hunstanton...that was a disaster........i couldnt get the hang of it...and finished up hanging on to a Ladies shall we say ''Upper Parts;;; i kept saying '''sorry duck''' but daren't let go...eventually sliding to the ground....then to make it worse while still apologising.......i patted her in the same place......its a wonder i wasn't arrested............ 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,307 Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Any excuse!! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,082 Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 Best time to go ice skating was Saturday afternoon. We would all get into a long line and hold hands, then we would skate around the rink going faster an faster each time, no H/S rules. Any way if you was on the end of the chain, it was not ideal if you let go, so you hung on for your life. Of cause being young non of us could see any danger. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha 176 Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 Hi Mary1947, I too went ice-skating Saturday afternoons and in the evening and remember good times spent there. I remember vividly when it was announced the assassination of JFK. We would often sit in the top row seating on the right as viewed from the entrance to the rink. Perhaps we may have passed by each other on the ice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karin Williams 0 Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 Came across an old post regarding organist at old Ice Stadium. His name was Dougie Walker, not Helyer. Jack Helyer (my father) was the organist at the Odeon cinema, formerly the Ritz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Radford Boy 26 Posted February 7, 2021 Report Share Posted February 7, 2021 Hi karin, I got the two confused. I think heard your dad play at the Odeon in the early 60s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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