mick2me 3,033 Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Sounds Good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 It's a park and ride for the trams really Mick. About fifteen minutes walk to Parliament Street and very useful if you're in the city for a few hours, are happy to have a bit of a walk, and are resistant to paying the swingeing parking charges in our city centre. Incidentally, on that note, the Broadmarsh multi-story is now charging £4 for a whole day's parking. It's due to lack of custom I understand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 A nice walk into the city Either Waverely Street or Mansfield Road. Is there no bus there now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Plenty of buses on Mansfield Road if you want to pay full price for travelling two or three stops. I wouldn't. Nothing on Waverley Street apart from trams. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 What I meant was Has the tram replaced the bus? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 No idea if there used to be buses on Waverley Street, I'm sure there were. Somebody here would know better than me. As mentioned though, nothing on Waverley Street apart from trams these days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 The original Park & ride was Bus? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 You're probably right Mick Didn't use it, don't know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thomas 11 Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Spent many hours there as a kid. I lived on Union Rd so it was not a long way to walk to get to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 I must make a 'Bus Pass Journey' to the Arboretum soon - one of my favourite places for flower displays. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Waverley Street was (a long time ago!) the preserve of the rather occasional and erratic No.2 bus, which started from Goldsmith Street, just above Theatre Square, and finished up at Mansfield Road/Valley Road, via Mount Hooton Road, Bentinck Road, Alfreton Road, Gregory Boulevard, Hucknall Road and Valley Road (later diverted round Hartley Road, Radford Boulevard, when the roundabout at the bottom of Alfreton Road was changed to traffic lights, and turning right into Gregory Boulevard was forbidden). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 I recall that no.2 bus! always a single decker I think? can't for life of me think why I remember it though! re Park and Ride on the Forest, it's been there years long before the trams my eldest has parked on there every day for I bet 10 years and always walked to and from work at various city centre offices (same gov. job) he's 40 now and still walks to Canal Street. ps just come back to me re the no.2 I think it was going or coming back with relation who lived on Noel St to WTA rambling club who had clubrooms in a big house somewhere at end of Shakespere St, would have been pre 1959 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 544 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 just been looking at todays paper photo in there of celerbrations for the arbouretums 150th aniversary but i did not see any publicity about them before they happened did anyone else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Babs, I just happened to visit the 'Local History's Exhibition' at the County Library and picked up a leaflet regarding the Arboretum's 150th. Anyway, the main event was the next day - I caught the tram. Weather was lovely, although blowy and there was a band - bandstand in use - lots of family groups sitting on the grass and lots of varied stalls. There's plans on opening a customer friendly building: cafeteria and toilets; I signed in approval of this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 544 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 jackson sorry i missed this event but great to hear there are plans to improve the facilities on there it might be better used again last time i was on there the toilets closed and locked mid summer last year Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Judging by the amount of people on the Arboretum the day I visited, Nottingham people are fond of the place. There's a 'Friends of the Arboretum' group which is encouraging. Try and get to see the flower displays Babs, they're worth a visit in itself! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 544 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 i think many old nottingham people are fond of the park and it evokes many good memories for many jusy a shame the council have letit get into the bad state its in at the moment, no public toilets within easy walking distance esspecialy for small chilldren who sometimes carnt wait plus elderly or disabled puts a lot of people off so park not always as busy as it could be making some people feel vunarable and nervouse so wont usethis beutiful park unless with other people. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 The 21st Nottingham Green Festival is on today @ the Arboretum its always very good but poorly advertised , its one on my favorites & the weathers looking okay 12 to 6. http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=1970 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Arboretum @ yesterdays green festival Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WAB 1 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Memories. I was taken with my family when I was a small boy, sunday evenings in the summer when the band played in the bandstand. This was in the 1930s. Later on when older the Aboretum was part of my stamping ground. In those days had to beware of the Parkies. They kept us in order. Haven't been there for many a long year. Don't live in Nottingham any longer, mores the pity. Glad to here there are still birds in the aviaries, in my day there were two very large and colourful macaws, who answered you back if you spoke. Happy days!. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 You must remember Cocky, the Sulphur-crested cockatoo? He was 114 when he died so I think our generation and at least the one before us, used to see him. There was also a Mynah bird that talked a lot. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 1912 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 It's still poorly advertised it's on tomorrow http://www.veggies.org.uk/events/nottingham-green-festival/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blondie 1,392 Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 You must remember Cocky, the Sulphur-crested cockatoo? He was 114 when he died so I think our generation and at least the one before us, used to see him. There was also a Mynah bird that talked a lot. I can remember my mother taking me to see the old cockatoo who was over 100 years old and the minah bird who mimicked us, I was only a small child then and was fascinated - it was a day out for us as we lived in Hucknall .......... So I've seen a cockatoo during in my lifetime...... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 You're back to your old self Blondie!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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