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51 minutes ago, Commo said:

Nowt to do wi the Square, but as well as The Pink`Un, am I imagining it, but was there also a Green`Un on Saturday?

I remember The Pink Un.

As a child, I was regularly taken to the pictures on a Saturday evening. Usually, it was the Scala in Hucknall (Annesley Road, opposite the billiard rooms and National School, long, long gone). The Scala had separate queues for the Downstairs and for the balcony (the posh seats). There was always a news seller there and on a Saturday he would be selling The Football Post. He would patrol the two queues shouting "Pink Un, Pink Un" but when he reached the queue for the balcony he would change his shout to a singular "Pink One" and then quickly retreat to the downstairs queue with "Pink Un. Pink Un".

 

I don't recall a Green Un (or even  Green One).

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Just in case anyone wants a bucketful of nostalgia, here's a piccy.

'Borrowed' this from Facebook, hope it works.    

Taken last night, Queen of the Midlands, if not England.  

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Thanks Oz, that was the one, Football News. Interesting to think that there was enough interest then to be able to support two specialist publications reporting the same results in the same city!

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Must be that the Green Un didn't extend as far as the wilds of Hucknall. By the time I was living full time in the City (mid/late 60's), I don't think either of those publications existed.

 

I do remember the Evening Post was published in several editions throughout the day (seven o'clock, or was that seventh edition? being the most popular). Does that still happen?

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The Football Post lasted well into the 70's, because I always had it delivered next day with the Sunday papers.

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14 hours ago, jonab said:

Must be that the Green Un didn't extend as far as the wilds of Hucknall. By the time I was living full time in the City (mid/late 60's), I don't think either of those publications existed.

 

I do remember the Evening Post was published in several editions throughout the day (seven o'clock, or was that seventh edition? being the most popular). Does that still happen?

There’s only one print per day of the Nottingham Evening Post and it’s  now called Nottingham Post.  It’s available early in the day and is most likely printed the day before (in Derby I believe!) so the ‘news’ is already a couple of days old by the time we read it. There’s little wonder the circulation is very low nowadays.  

 

My Dad bought the Football Post every week, in fact it was delivered and arrived not long after the days matches had been played!   I remember across the top of the front page were little cartoon characters of the local teams mascots.    The Football Post doesn’t exist anymore, which I think is rather sad, it was good that little local teams had a write up.  

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I always enjoyed the letters, and the crossword too Lizzie.

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67178.1.640.640.UNPAD.jpgThe Market Square, 1950. Beastmarket Hill. Trumans Vaults, Fifty Bob Tailor..opposite Burtons on Friar Lane..not much has been done to replace Moot Hall..though it may be re- bars and concrete i am seeing?89687.1.280.99999.unpad.jpgSo, eight years later- early 1958.

Burtons..as always and The Moot Hall Snack Bar..installed after being bombed in WW2.63545.1.640.640.UNPAD.jpgA more familiar sight for me at least 1973....Ratners The Jewellers have taken up residence..perhaps the Cafe was only a temporary structure.

Just to the rear of the bus- Tobys distinctive orange sun canopies can just be seen.

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7 hours ago, IAN123. said:

Ratners The Jewellers have taken up residence

 

We bought my wedding ring from there in 1966, I can remember as plain as day going in one weekend when Chris came to Nottm. The style I wanted was very 'in' at the time , a barrel design, not right really for my little fingers, it caused me many problems because of this. I didn't want a new one, I wanted to keep the one that I married with at Gedling church, so eventually I had it reduced in width at a jewellers in W-ton. The ring cost 10 Guineas at Ratners in 1966.  Nice to see the picture Ian, and bring back my memories for me.

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I bought an Engagement ring from there Commo about the same year........wish i could remember who for ........lol

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14 hours ago, Deepdene Boy said:

Derby Evening Telegraph published a Green 'Un for thefootball results.

Newcastle EvenIng Chronicle had the Football Pink.....says it all really.

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I've only heard 'gabbing' once since I left Nottingham and that was when I lived in Ashford, Kent. It was in a shop (M&S, I think) and the floor supervisor was admonishing her staff for not attending to their work but standing around gossiping (or gabbing). Her accent wasn't particularly Nottingham but there was a definite East Midlands tone there which stood out amongst the Sarf London and Kent dialect native to that area.

'Gleg' I heard a few times in the south of England usually as in "gizza gleg" meaning "let me have a look" - which, no doubt, is the same as in Nottingham.

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On Sunday morning there were several people 'preaching' to the uninterested and unconcerned. Everything from Peck extolling the virtue of communism to end of the world doomsayers and everything in between.   Occasionally there would someone who heckled the speaker but it was mostly good natured.

There was a catholic who brought his own little wooden pulpit, a man who stood alone but always started his speech with 'I am a group of young people' - his beef was immigration and would no doubt be arrested now days for the things he said.

One guy I remember had an khaki shirt with all the trouble spots of the world written in felt tip on the sleeves. Claimed to have been in every one (the latest at the time I think was Biafra). He 'knew and could prove' who was responsible for the atrocities because he was there. It was Loki, Norse god of mischief!

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I often sat there and listened. Some spoke very well..and i enjoyed the "here here"..or "boo".

With an icecream sucker from Watmoughs..it was Desmond Morris heaven.The sali Army band played..and stryofoam cups of tea were dished out.

Always a familiar character..the West Indian with a Pliabus Hat and acoustic.

The small bloke in denim with the Irish Wolfhound...and the three wheeled disabled cars..driver wrapped in a Tartan blanket.One tolerant Bobby and it made for a fine Sunday afternoon...only punctuated by Little John.

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We were walking around Doncaster market area a couple of years ago and there was some woman walking up and down preaching the gospels or sommat,shouting at the top of her voice, I shouted back,"why don't you shut up and go home and get your husbands dinner ready", loud cheers went up from the crowd and loads of people came up to me and shook my hand or patted me on my back, I had loads of South Yorkshire friends that day

 

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s14.jpgSure i remember this bloke..they were'nt all bible bashers..many speakers..and a few women spoke of the" danger of Thatcher and everyone buying their council houses...and no more social housing being built..industry going out to foreign shores or finishing..leaving generations north of Britain without employment and kids and grandkids..never knowing work or wages"...bleddy hell..he had a crystal ball- that fella.

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