Beefsteak 305 Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 I camped at the 'Dirty Duck 'in the mid eighties with the intention of fishing the canal next day. The first night I ground baited up a good looking swim before going to the pub, and then again before going to bed, woke up at about 8 in the morning and looked over the bank with the intention of baiting up again before breakfast, only to see a match on, not best pleased (cos I had mentioned the fact that I was there for the fishing to the landlord the night previous, and he 'forgot' there was a match on) Any way the swim I had baited up was one of the only ones not being used , and I asked one of the fishermen what time they were finishing, he told me so I baited up again (The nearest fishermen were not best pleased,) and as they were packing up I cast in and had already caught two decent sized Carp by the time the weigh in was being completed (All the fish being in my swim eating my "Secret " ground bait 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
veggiesosage 1 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Martin Lacey has recently got himself into a spot of bother having a bit of a pop at a Radio Nottingham reporter http://www.captiveanimals.org/news/2008/lacey.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 I knew a Martin Lacey that lived in Ilkeston - it isn't the same one by any chance? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Look at Rob237's post Number 9 on this forum for a piccy. That bit about him getting narky with a Radio Nott'm reporter happened ages ago didn't it? I'm sure I heard that story before Christmas (I'm probably wrong again though) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Look at Rob237's post Number 9 on this forum for a piccy. That bit about him getting narky with a Radio Nott'm reporter happened ages ago didn't it? I'm sure I heard that story before Christmas (I'm probably wrong again though) It could be - but I haven't seen him for about 40 years so I am certainly not sure. I do remember he had a very attractive sister - but I can't remember her name! Editt - yes I can, it was Carol! Old age ain't all it's cracked up to be! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BAZZER 10 Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 a bit late on this post,,,,,, I knew Martin Lacey very loosely, as i used to visit his 'zoo' in the 60's. In those days he was more interested in the animals, than the public, or their perception of his animal - as was John Aspinal at the time. The reason I'm looking into the name is that I saw the opening episode of OUR ZOO. Mottishead got his bears from a guy called 'Mr Lacey', which reminded me of Martin. After looking it up, apparantly that one was called Ted Lacey. But the Bears reminded me of,,,,, well my owing Humbug the Bear when I still lived in Nottingham. I went in a pub for a beer,,,, and went home with a bear,,,, like the Mottisheads - the wife wasn't impressed ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AntW1956 8 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Back in the early to mid seventies I used to work for Wigfalls as a driver's mate. We used to return TV's to customers. that had been repaired back at the Russell St. base. We did return Martin's TV at Sherwood Zoo on one occasion. Don't remember much, apart from he had a cracking looking wife. He had a massive landscape photograph of her on one wall lying down with a Leopard, wearing nothing but a leopard skin Bikini. I was an impressionable 17 year old at the time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 & I bet you thought that was utterley disgusting AntW1956 ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AntW1956 8 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Disgusting wasn't quite the word I was thinking of at the time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,090 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 How about Phwoar! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Next time you visit a Zoo try & wear the same colour clothes as the employees, all the animals will come closer to you also theres less chance of been attacked or eaten. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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