AgeUKNotts 0 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Hello! At Age UK Notts we're putting together a series about how the people of Nottingham have shaped the city today. In your opinions what key organisations or people have influenced the city? We'd also really like to speak to some of these people, perhaps people who used to work at Boots, Raleigh or Players or maybe someone who helped to build a key landmark. Any thoughts? Help would be much appreciated! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Jesse Boot would be a good start. D H Lawrence, Alan Sillitoe, Brian Clough etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
... 1,411 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Communities ,like meadows and st Anne's pre demolition,communities that like many of their time ,made up of war veterans and humane thinking human beings ,a time where people looked out for each other.however the city council at the time thought it a good idea to replace slums with ghettos.dispute this the good folk of nottingham have over the past 50 years help develop a city that has a lot going for it ,things like football ,ice skating ,rowing lake ,athletics,greyhound ,horse racing ,2excellent hospitals ,a excellent university, the list goes on and on ,but the main ingredient for this fantastic city is nottingham folk.nottingham successes were most successful when run and worked by nottingham people,when nottingham companies are taken over they usually deteriorate,with companies like breweries going downhill when taken over.as this site shows nottingham folk do take a pride in their city despite detrimental planning.Oh by the way when I speak of successes I am not always talking financial. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BulwellBrian 107 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 We all did. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Several other industries contributed too, Nottingham Lace, various manufacturing companies like Beeston Boiler who boasted there isn't a school in the UK that isn't heated by our boilers or radiators. Dobsons, who made hydraulic roof supports for the mining industry and knitting frames for the clothes industry, then thousands that worked in the areas coal mines. Plaster and plasterboards from Gotham and East Leakes British Plaster and Boards Ltd. Soap companies, engineering companies. Nottingham had diversity, in the 50's and 60's a kid could leave school and walk into a trade apprenticeship, it's people were lucky enough to have full employment in a multitude of different jobs. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 People who made Nottingham what it is today can also include the planners, architects and designers of the 1950s and 1960s who inflicted the concrete block monstrosities on the city centre. They should be embarrassed at their legacy. There's a group of people employed by the Council/Corporation in the post-war years who decided that wholesale demolition of the city centre was needed (not just Drury Hill and Vic Station). It may not be something they should be proud of, but they were responsible for a lot of what makes Nottingham the city it is today. We are gradually getting rid of their mistakes, but there are still plenty remaining. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Don't forget coal miners/ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 I made mention of them in my last post.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AgeUKNotts 0 Posted August 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 I have just been in touch with the ex miners group and they are very keen to tell their story. Thank you for that suggestion. Do you know of any key figures who are still alive today? Betty Higgins has been suggested. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karlton 582 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Torvil and Dean what a boost for the young ice skaters of to-day. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Mick Twome has done Nottingham a great service,in my humble opinion,and I am sure there are a few thousand Nottingham folk would agree with my comment. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AgeUKNotts 0 Posted August 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 That sounds interesting, can you tell me a bit more about Mick Twome? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
... 1,411 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 You wouldn't be posting here without him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Mudgie, that is what I was about to say MICK TWOME, can't believe you never heard of him ageuknotts, without him you wouldn't be posting ... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 I have never known any one who hasn't heard of Nottingham Lace, as mentioned in #5 by Ayupmeducks Robin Hood, Major Oak, Sherwood Forest, Nottingham Castle. But a few to mention. The People of Nottingham and their Friendliness And of course the Architect, Watson Fothergill Not forgetting the man we all agree has opened up this fantastic Nottstalgia. Well Done mick2me. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
siddha 825 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Generations of the people of Nottingham have made it what it is. Our predecessors and many of us are those people. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 The Trent..................oh, & the Snots of course!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkazana 1,736 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Don't forget the Goose Fair! And our reputation for having the best looking girls in the land 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Mick Twomey is an ordinary working class Nottingham lad, that came up with a terrific idea,'NOTTSTALGIA'. It has become a worldwide phenomenon,and has brought thousands of people together with a strong bond,we all come from Nottingham. The people of this city have been,hard working,industrious,warm hearted,generous,and always had a great sense of humour. At 2:59,US eastern time,I raise my afternoon cup of tea to you all,'Cheers miducks',and God bless you all. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Mick's surname is Twomey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Thank's Stu, I stand corrected sir Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,165 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Men like John MOUNTENEY, Who passed away this week,he was devoted to Notts county,one time Director he served county for as long as i can remember in many promotional roles,he was also a director of AB Gibsons of Daybrook and Leivers wholesalers of Arnold,a real nottm Gent. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karlton 582 Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 A Guild of weavers was,indeed,in existance in the year 1199. The position of the district in the wool trade reached its zenith in the middle of the 14th century, when the price of Nottingham wool set the standard for all england. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smiffy49 590 Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 Found this site, it has lots of interesting facts about Nottingham's past. www.nottinghamhidddenhistoryteam.wordpress.com Well worth a browse. Smiffy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smiffy49 590 Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 Too many n's ! Sorry, that should be www.nottinghamhiddenhistoryteam.wordpress.com Smiffy 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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