Beekay 5,094 Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 7 minutes ago, TBI said: Thing with Facebook is to simply set up the privacy options to your requirements. That's the reason for being inundated with junk. Wouldn't know where to start TBI. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 I've found loads of old friends, one from my young days, my late Mum and his worked together on opposite shifts, that way they had cheap baby sitters, that was over 65 years back. Caught up with another old mate who I've known for 54 years and lost contact with until FB. My old boss is on my friends list and loads of old workmates from way back, so FB has it's uses. I also started a private group for myself and relatives. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 I've been on FB for years and never had any problems with large amounts of junk. All I see is posts from people who I know, and posts made within Groups which I follow. (and quite a few of those include people on Nottstalgia). I've also established contact with a lot of people I've known at various times in the past and, without help from FB, I probably would never have met again. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 10 minutes ago, Beekay said: Wouldn't know where to start TBI. Plenty of online help BK, and members on here who use it I'm sure could assist. Personally FB has limited appeal to me so I don't use it much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue B 48 1,226 Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 I was very anti FB at one time but just over a year ago I felt I was losing touch with my family in Canada so I joined and it's been great to share family memories. I have had one or two strange friend request but I just delete them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 Thanks TBI and sue B 48 but as regards FB I'm afraid the jury is still out. B. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,380 Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 If you lot are not seeing the problems I've described then it must be something I did, or didn't do. I've just googled 'stop notifications on Facebook'. According to FB support you can't turn off notifications entirely. Being a dinosaur any programme that foists their dross on me is always going in the bin 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 WELL DONE BREW !!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 My oldman's old school Radford Boulevard got a few demolition signs attached to it That's going to make a big hole? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart.C 483 Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 That's been raised on Facebook, there are no plans for demolition of the Old building at the roadside, it's the newer extensions at the rear that are going. And Asbestos removal inside Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 Yes, it's the same 'demolition' company who also have a sign on the Grove pub at Lenton, and with a similar explanation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jasonxavier 0 Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Just wondering if anyone can recall the school's layout or even have a picture of the floor plan or something? Would love to propose a refurbishment architecture project which adopts zero demolition on this school but struggling to find more information online. Thanks for any kind assistance! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Jasonxavier, I attended boulevard school 1953 to 1958. I'm sure I've got a couple of pictures in my files. Will start a dig out tomorrow for you. Hope this might help. Regards, Beekay. NB. From memory, I could even draw a floor plan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jasonxavier 0 Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 55 minutes ago, Beekay said: Jasonxavier, I attended boulevard school 1953 to 1958. I'm sure I've got a couple of pictures in my files. Will start a dig out tomorrow for you. Hope this might help. Regards, Beekay. NB. From memory, I could even draw a floor plan. Yes, that'll be really helpful! I've got some information from this website which shows some of interiors. I believe only the dark corridor photo is showing the single storey classrooms after the east entrance next to the piano shop. https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/radford-boulevard-council-school-nottingham-november-2019.121834/ And the images like sportshall should be showing the north side since it's like a double height space but I don't even know what's happening with the rectangle block since I can't access into this school nowadays. It's such a shame that this building has to be demolished since it was designed by one of famous NG architects. Your drawn floor plans will be really helpful and it's okay if it takes time to refresh your mind. It's quite big and comes about like 3 floors from my own gathered info. Thanks again! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart.C 483 Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 There are no plans approved to demolish the building. In fact there are no plans showing as being submitted for any development of the School on the City Planning Pages. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 The story about that building being demolished has been mentioned on several Facebook Groups, but it's people jumping to conclusions. It's because this sign has appeared on it - https://goo.gl/maps/ZStCpQwYniuVPxUe7 but the company (All Demolition Ltd) also do other things such as asbestos removal, site clearance etc etc. They also have one of their signs at the former Grove pub at the end of Castle Boulevard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 Jasonxavier, if your'e still after a floor plan, this one is from memory.Forgive any errors, it was 63 years ago. Hope this helps. https://postimg.cc/gallery/F3qKpK6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2mortar1 5 Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 l started there in 1954/5, and l would not let go of that door entrance to go in, me mam had me horizontal trying to get me in. those photos took me straight back, nothing seems to have changed. The doors seemed HUGE at the time. I was youngest of 7 kids/arabs as me dad would call us.Mial st Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,269 Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 Beekay wasn't the only pupil, then? I know he's in a class of his own but...really? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 2mortar1, I really wish I could decipher your Avatar picture, but when I zoom in, it just becomes out of focus. If you do get to read this post, I can say that you were at R.B. at the same time as me. You must remember some of the teachers... Mr. Jim Sullivan, Mr. Baker, Mr. Tompkinson, Mr. Hallam, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Chambers, to name just a few. Did you ever have a crafty fag in the bike shed? At playtime, Mr Chambers, (P,E.) used to run like the clappers and hide in the boys toilets, so he could catch unsuspecting smokers ! Not knowing your name, if you'd like to swap memories then let me know with a PM. It's great to find someone who went to 'Bughole' as well as me. Jill, thanks for the compliment, (I think ). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2mortar1 5 Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 Beekay, hi, no l don't recall any teachers names,sorry. l only started there in 54/55,left about 57/58 and moved to clifton. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 2MORTAR1, yes, that was the years when I was there. I left December 1958. Left on a Friday and started at Hucknall pit on the following Monday. We were at the school at the same time. We could have been in the same class ! As I don't know your name, it's difficult to know. Your age could be different to mine so we could be different age group. Nevertheless, it's nice to talk to someone who went to the same school. Ps. I'm 78. Born Nov.1943. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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