Bip 88 Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 All the buildings up to the Blue Anderson shelter and beyond to the taller building have been demolished to make way for Beestons revamp. Only pet mart refuses to budge....[blue Anderson shelter] Bip. http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/picasso04/oooooo013-1.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/picasso04/BeestonPetMart006.jpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bip 88 Posted August 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 I lived near Beeston for thirty years and found the place very good for shopping but unfortunately over the last ten years it’s getting a little tired. Hence it’s taken on the appearance of a bombsite in many areas. But as soon as the tram comes that will all change….I hope! And I will tell you another thing there are specialist shops in and on the outskirts of Beeston that one can’t find out here in the wilderness of Sawley. and another plus the bus service is better Bip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 In my child hood ,I always had a great sense of apprehension on approaching Beeston ,either by bus or car , because it meant we were visiting relatives (All my fathers surviving family still lives in the area.) and it was always a treat for me. It usually involved a walk to Highfields , culminating in a visit to the boating lake , great day out Is the boating lake still opperating anybody??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bip 88 Posted August 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Is the boating lake still opperating anybody??? Yes! Bip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Ta . I shall take the family on there next time over. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussexred 25 Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Is the boating lake still opperating anybody??? I remember that lake well. 4 of us took out two boats. I was in a boat with Alan Carter (who lived in near Beeston Station, went to Bramcote Tech and later Plesseys) who insisted on trying to rock our boat to it's limits. I tried to counter his rocking and of course the inevitable happened and we went in. We pulled the boat to the side and did a runner, soaked to the skin. His suffering was greater though as he lost his glasses for good in the lake. Happy days! Are you out there Alan? Do you remember? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moobug 3 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Fire Station gone now too They were proper landmarks for that area of Beeston. Very sad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,159 Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 A BUNCH OF US FROM OLD BESTWOOD EST USED TO GO TO THE BEESTON LADS CLUB ABOUT 1960 WE HAD TO CATCH 2 BUSES TO GET THERE,LEARNED THE JIVE WITH A GIRL CALLED BEV.GOT TO KISS ALL THE GIRLS IN A DANCE CALLED THE BLACKOUT ARCHES.THE OTHER LADS FROM BESTWOOD WERE HARRY FEWKES,COLIN PETTIT RICHARD AND PETE ROBINSON,AND KEITH MERCER WE ALL DID OK THERE UNTILL THE POLICE STOPPED US IN BEESTON ONE NIGHT AND TOLD US TO STAY IN BESTWOOD AS WE WERNT WANTED IN BEESTON.DONT KNOW WHY THEY PULLED US.MIGHT HAVE BEEN COS WE WERE DRUNK AND ONLY 15,LOL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,159 Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 made my day this..pinched from FB......have mentioned Beeston lads club on here a couple of times....from 1961 ish... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trogg 2,016 Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 Is this the Beeston club where one of our members had many adventures in the 60s. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trogg 2,016 Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 You just beat me to posting it Ben, I saw an immediately smiled and thought of you. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 That location looks a bit different today...although the buildings at the far end have survived. https://goo.gl/maps/xcx3PxSbE9Gpw2LeA 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,159 Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 Great that you remembered Trogg......you may remember some of the lads i went with....all off Andover road.......Colin Pettit...whose back garden would have pretty well nearly backed on to yours,,,,Richard and Pete Robinson not forgetting my life-long friend Harry Fewkes who sadly passed 6 years ago.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trogg 2,016 Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 Another name for you to remember sorry forgot his first name Mercer from Arnold road, he came from a small family of about 8 lads. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,159 Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 Keith i believe Trogg ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 That's a memory from my childhood, too. My father was born in Beeston and when I was a child, my paternal grandparents lived in Humber Road. I remember driving past the Lads' Club in the car with my dad when we went to visit them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trogg 2,016 Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 Thats it Ben I put my bad memory down to age. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,159 Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 I can remember names from 60 even 70 years ago....but lately i will be watching a film and a famous face is in it...and i can't for the life of me name them Happened the other night couldnt even name Sean Connery.......or Michael Caine...a tad worrying.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 As long as you can name the bloke in the mirror! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 43 minutes ago, benjamin1945 said: I can remember names from 60 even 70 years ago.... Judging by many of your posts, that's certainly true of all your female acquaintances during those years. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted August 13, 2022 Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 More on the Lads Club. https://nottinghamhiddenhistoryteam.wordpress.com/2014/03/24/beeston-lads-club-and-its-founder-stephen-hetley-pearson/ http://www.beeston-notts.co.uk/boys_brigade.shtml 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,159 Posted August 13, 2022 Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 Been conversing on FB with a Lady named Avril...who was there same ERA as myself........reckons we could have Danced together.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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