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Annie · Full Member Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 257 Location: kent

I think the prickles made his eyes cross. I know if we meet one these days he looks embarrassed and tries to pretend it isnt there.
Yes we used to have picnics and pick bluebells, that's not allowed any more, conservation and all that, mind you Julie used to bring me a bunch if she had been in the woods with her group. Nothing smells like English bluebells. We used to make posies of primroses as well.
I was only thinking today looking in the fridge in the local Co-op how sandwiches have changed, we used to have boiled eggs, cheese and tomato, marmite, jam, things like that, nothing exotic, homemade cake or scones, maybe a biscuit at our picnics, like the parties we had, games like pass the parcel and musical chairs, food was usually sandwiches, maybe cakes from the bakers, a homemade iced birthday cake with candles and usually trifle made with tinned fruit , sponges, jelly and custard, in the summer probably salad from the garden with Heinz salad cream. Sundays we often had shrimps and winkles from the van for Sunday tea with bead and butter , pudding was often tinned fruit and evapourated milk. Not so many soft drinks either, we occasionally had Tizer and Lemonade but mostly water,
Annie

pam · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 7:32 am Post subject:

The other outing we had on warm nights was a lovely long walk - dad used to play racing games with us along the way, -to the next lamp post kind of thing. We would always stop at one of two of the pubs in the village which had play areas and seating outside. Crisps and pop were bought and a schooner of sherry for mum and a glass of beer for dad - before we set off back home.
We too had the same food as you as did most people I suppose. The difference is on Sunday's we had the salad tea (with the heinz salad cream of course) Mum always buttered extra bread and we used to have a slice and dip it in our evap milk and tinned fruit.
On Thursday evenings the 'chippy' van used to come round and we had these for tea. Pam
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Annie · Full Member Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 257 Location: kent

Yes, one walk I remember was to the old gravel pits, there was all of us plus my aunt and uncle, the idea was to get some blackberries, probably for jam or pies, My aunt stood on a dead snake, first time I ever saw an adult scream and run!! I think that impressed me more than the snake. The gravel pits were an endless source of fun for the local boys, I suppose we were lucky not to have more accidents than actually happened.

The pub was just down the road from us, we usually had Britvic fruit juice, Dad had beer, I think Mum did too but half a pint rather than a pint, Smith's crisp's with the litttle bag of salt as well usually, because of hopping there was a huge number of benches and tables outside well fixed to the ground, we used to sit there. For some reason only a gents which was a wooden shack probably just with urinals. I suspect it stunk.During hopping the benches and tables would be full of wives and children.

A lady used to come down from London where she had a market stall and sell seafood all through hopping, we had the van come round every Sunday from the next village with groceries abd sea food. Then there was the icecream man from an Italian cafe in town, he came every evening and sold wafers and cornets of their own ice cream, none nowadays tastes like it. The chip van came Tuesdays and the chips were wrapped in newpaper in those days. Amazing all the things we did with newspaper thinking back including paper mache? (not sure of the spelling) at school to make models, recycling was a way of life.
Annie

pam · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 3:19 pm Post subject:

What wonderful memories we have Ann.
I remember the blue salt bag well in the crisps.
Do you remember Johnny Morris on TV? He was known as the hot chestnut man. I remember having the hot chestnuts myself as they came out of the outer edge of the fire in our lounge and as i got older I was allowed to do the toast using the toasting fork!
The wicked tale I spoke about was a prank I played on our elderly neighbour. He was a great old chap and we had lots of laughs with him.
He would sit in his greenhouse for ages with his transistor radio on a pint of beer and his newspaper. He loved gardening and had a prize row of green runner beans. ever morning i would see him go straight to these beans to check on them. One day after a long walk in the woods I came back with an old birds nest and put it in his green beans - right at the top. Next day I watched through the window as he wandered down to his prize beans he stood rooted for ages just looking up at the nest, scratching his head. Even showing his daughter when she came to visit. I confessed about tea time as I couldn't keep my face straight any longer. Lucky for me he found it amusing as well. Pam
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Annie · Full Member Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 257 Location: kent

What a lovely story, I enjoyed that, Yes I remember Johnie Morris, actually I am old enough to remember Muffin the Mule, Dixon of Dock Green as well, Jack Warner must have been the oldest copper in the world. Fanny Craddock also springs to mind and the original cast of Coronation Street. I used to love The Avengers especially with Diana Rigg.
They showed a clip from one of those recently and I realised it was very up to the minute at that time but looked very dated as a repeat. My middle daughter really loved Starsky and Hutch even if she did call them Spastic and Crutch, when she said that to my sister she told jme she has never been able to see them in the same light again.
Remember the original Dr Who, my two eldest were very into Daleks.Oddly my youngest says she was scared of Bagpuss for some reason though,
Annie

pam · Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject:

Re - the story -- he was a grand old chap and life wasn't the same after he had passed away.
Ann I remember all of them and remember singing 'we want muffin - muffin the mule I can still remember the tune to that. I have a very old cookery book of fanny and johnny's.
Lets not forget the wooden tops!!
Do you remember torchy the battery boy as well - I can still remember the tune to that as well - gosh I'm sounding like my parents with the reminising

Yes I remember the start of Dr Who--- and from Coronation street - Annie Walker, Ena Sharples, Minnie wats her name and - was it martha as well, who all sat together in the rovers 'snug' Ken Barlow was young and handsome in those days. Oh and lets not forget 'uncle Albert' Bet lynch was another character - Len Furclough from the builders yard. I well remember Rita from the cabin coming into the street oh lets not forget our Mavis!!!
Did you watch cross roads?
and Z cars na na naaa na-na naa na naaa - you remember the tune??

Pam
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Annie · Full Member Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 257 Location: kent

Minnie Caldwell and I think Martha Longhurst, old Albert was Albert Tatlock. Ena Sharples was Violet Carson who played the piano on Childrens Hour on the radio as Auntie Vi'. Funny you should say talking like my parents, last time my cousin was round he said '' We are the older generation now'' when I said something similar.
They are all coming back, you think of one thing and it brings up something else you had buried in the back of your mind.
How Doctor Who has changed, originally it was a girls grandfather who had built a time machine in the first series. Nothing about Time Lords at all.
Ken Barlow had a brother back then as well, David Barlow remember. Elsie Tanner as well in her tight skirts and stilletto heels.
Remember the original Top of the Pops as well. Also Juke Box Jury and Ready Steady Go. we had to watch those as teenagers.
My late Mum approved of Fanny Craddocks recipes, she said they were common sense and used ingrediants we could all afford.
Annie

pam · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 2:37 pm Post subject:

es I remember David Barlow, and Elsie Tanner - she had some right old set too's with Ena Sharples and old Jack Walker and his son Billy both from the Rovers return.
I would love them to do repeats of the old ones - you know from the first and then continue - it would be such a laugh.
I remember my brothers having a battery powered dalek - they are in the shops again now. We went to Blackpool one year when my daughter was younger and took her into the Dr Who exhibition we stood just inside looking at a Dalek and - it moved!!

My daughter turned tail and ran for it - did we laugh!
I always had to watch Ready Steady Go, T.O.P.S. Juke Box Jury 'I'll give it 5' do you remember the lady who used to say that?
I was a Beatles fan and had my hair like theirs. When I was around 16/17 my boy friend managed to get tickets to see the Beatles in Sheffield. Wow I screamed so much I couldn't speak properly the next day

Pam
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Annie · Full Member Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 257 Location: kent

All the kids were into Daleks, your daughter isn't alone, my Lou was scared of them as well, she used to hide behind the sofa when they came on.

Julie's favourite was the original Star Treck and her all time super hero was Mr Spock, she loved him, can you remember how corny that was. The later ones just weren't the same.

They do occasionally show old clips from Coronation Street. You can see how the actors have aged. I guess the early black and white ones ones would look very old fashioned to modern eyes.

I can remember the girl who said I'll give it five but not her name, was it a Brummie accent she had.

Yes I remember Z Cars, Brian Blessed was very young in those days and much slimmer.

Annie

pam · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 2:02 pm Post subject:

The juke box jury was hosted by David Jocobs I think and the lady who said I'll give it 5 was ----- Monica Rose!!
Bugged me that did

The old coro's would look very dated but what a chuckle we would get out of it - don't you think.
I never was a star trek fan so don't know much about that.
Which programme had the 'Gabbelerdictin' in - anyone??
I remember the strange name because one of my friends used to talk non stop and we christened her with that name! Rotten lot as we were!!

I'm wondering if it was torchy?
I know I keep asking this - but has anyone else memories to share with us???????? Pam
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