General Chat

How about Uncle Mac on a Saturday morning on the radio, a must...

Having just lost a whole reply (!) I just wanted to add that although I can relate to lots of the things that have been said, my abiding memory is of The 'Tank Field as we called it. Fodens Motor Works went over to making tanks instead of lorries and made an unholy mess of the field opposite our house - but we loved it. There was a trench at the far side where we used to hide and then 'shoot' one another, and at one end were scrap tanks which became in turn tanks, lorries, ships etc. depending on our mood. I wasn't allowed to play there but I did. And I'm still in touch with a friend from those days - seems a million years ago now.
UPDATE: and now it's covered with houses!!!!

Oh what memories, playing until late at night 10/11 oclock in summer holidays, riding horse round field no saddle or bridle, falling off. away on a bike ride bottlewater, and a piece in saddlebag. do you remember water can like the army used to have.
Now the fields are built on even old school has gone to houses.
Yes we had the best of freedom.

Bonfires on the street corner on 5th November...Everyone mucked in with food and drink and fireworks,,,and we weren't kept well away from the fireworks...No accidents ever...

One of the best things we ever did was every winter all the kids would come out and make a slide in the ice down the middle of the street (much to the anoyance of our parents) and spend a day or week depending on the length of the cold weather running and sliding down the length of the street to see who slid furthest..
Not a lot of cars then so no problems.

Paul

In the good old days when we used to get snowed in cos there was about 6 foot of snow!

X

Hi girls back from Mums shopping.....she did make me laugh on my shopping list she puts satumas but only if they are sweet.... can you image me stood in tesco's opening every bag taking a bite and saying ...no not sweet they are coming to take me away ha ha



Oh remembered we also used to play bools (marbels)

Oh Paul I can remember the slide we use to have ours on the school playground. Can you imagine them allowing that today?

Hopscotch, two ball, skipping, French skipping, marbles, hide-and-seek, exploring, going out on bikes, picking berries, making 'dens', going out with Dad on his 'football pools' round, reading anything I could get my hands on, the 'Bunty' comic, Fuzzy Felt, French knitting (how bizarre was that!), jigsaw puzzles (still love them), Sindy doll....the list is endless, lol!

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can anyone remember those rockets you used to put a cap in and drop on the floor as someone was walking past lol

I know this is going off but spanish juice and kayli

Linda xx

Well I had a tommy gun lol! My uncle Fred made it, it was like a football rattle, so I could 'kill' loads of baddies! I was the only girl in our Close and all the boys used to gang up on me - so I had to have a really serious attack weapon in order to win!

Also had a bow and arrow - I'd have liked to have a serious go at that later - but shoulders weren't strong enough.

Couldn't stand dolls and things - never saw the point of them - there were enough wains crying in the Close to put me off I think!

cap guns were good,even us girls had them,,could buy a little round box of caps,,

We used to make a tent out of a clothes horse and blankets.
Mum made a sledge as we lived at the top of a big hill.
Rope swing on gas lamps.

Hot rice(ball game)
cricket
2 Balls
Whip/top
Conkers
Marbles
French Skipping
Elastics
And does anyone remember chumping for bonfire night.

Suexxxxxxxx

"And does anyone remember chumping for bonfire night"


Sue ..................I might have done, what is chumping?

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Chumping is collecting Wood ie trees,branches for bonfire night.

Suexxxxxx

Knock down Ginger ha ha

Then yes, I've chumped......................and Ginger is lovely, why do people always knock him down :)))

xx

Mr potatoe head and GI joe for the boys

oooh! George, I remember the cotton reel tanks :-)

And Oh the freedom of those days.....long walks and singing all the way there and back...sigh!